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Fern Andra

1894-11-24

The 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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Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

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The Artificial Man

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Zwei Menschen

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Gesprengte Ketten

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Die Liebe ist der Frauen Macht

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Des Lebens und der Liebe Wellen

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Za-la-mort

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Ernst ist das Leben

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Um Krone und Peitsche

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Lepain Part 1: The King of the Innocents

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The Sign of the Star

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The Night of Queen Isabeau

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Auf des Lebens rauher Bahn

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Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden

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The Eyes of the World

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Ein Blatt im Sturm...doch das Schicksal hat es verweht

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Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens

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Der Seele Saiten schwingen nicht

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Des Lebens ungemischte Freude

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The Burgomaster of Stilemonde

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