Fern Andra
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 24, 1894
- Died
- February 8, 1974 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Watseka, Illinois, U.S.A
Biography
From Wikipedia Fern Andra (November 24, 1893 – February 8, 1974) was an American actress, film director, script writer and producer. Next to Henny Porten and Asta Nielsen she was one of the most popular and best-known actresses in German silent films. Born as Vernal Edna Andrews in Watseka, Illinois in 1893, the daughter of a circus performer and an opera singer, Andra was already appearing in public in a tightrope act by the age of four. She later trained in song and dance. As early as 1899, in New York, she made her first film, a version of Uncle Tom's Cabin. She remained however with the circus, with which she embarked on an extensive tour across the United States, Canada and Europe. In Berlin she met Max Reinhardt, who gave her acting lessons. In 1913, aged 19, she appeared in her first German film, Das Ave Maria. Still only moderately well-known, she made her only Austrian film in 1915: Zwei Freunde. From 1916-18 she appeared almost exclusively on camera with Alfred Abel. In 1920 she starred in Robert Wiene's expressionist horror film Genuine. In the mid-1920s she lost her public appeal in Germany. From 1928 she worked in the UK and the US, later expanding her range to include radio and television. Fern Andra died in Aiken, South Carolina, on February 8, 1974, aged 80.
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Filmography
The Eyes of the World
Movie · as Mrs. Gertrude Taine
The Burgomaster of Stilemonde
Movie · as Isabelle Hilmer
Spangles
Movie · as Spangles
Radio Magic
Movie · as Melitta Mirabella
Frauen der Leidenschaft
Movie · as Cléo de Mérode
...und es lockt ein Ruf aus sündiger Welt
Movie
Die Liebe ist der Frauen Macht
Movie
Za-la-mort
Movie · as Perla
The Red Rider
Movie
Driving Force
Movie
Des Lebens und der Liebe Wellen
Movie
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
Movie · as Genuine
The Night of Queen Isabeau
Movie · as Königin Isabeau
Saferndri, die Tänzerin von Dschiapur
Movie · as Saferndri Yelama
Madame Récamier
Movie · as Madame Récamier
Um Krone und Peitsche
Movie
Zwei Menschen
Movie · as Fern
Die Rache des Titanen
Movie
Gebannt und erlöst
Movie · as Fern
Geheimnisvolle Gewalten
Movie
Auf des Lebens rauher Bahn
Movie
Die nach Glück und Liebe suchen
Movie
Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens
Movie · as Comtesse von Hagen
Drohende Wolken am Firmament
Movie
Der Seele Saiten schwingen nicht
Movie · as Fern
Des Lebens ungemischte Freude
Movie · as Fern
Ein Blatt im Sturm...doch das Schicksal hat es verweht
Movie · as Fern
The Artificial Man
Movie · as o. A.
Der Gürtel der Dollarfürstin
Movie
Ernst ist das Leben
Movie · as Fany
Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden
Movie
Die Seele einer Frau
Movie
Gesprengte Ketten
Movie
Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht
Movie
Eine Motte flog zum Licht
Movie · as Fern
Lepain Part 1: The King of the Innocents
Movie
Lepain Part 2: The Fight With Master Detective John Hawks
Movie
The Sign of the Star
Movie