Ossi Oswalda
43 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 31, 1897
- Died
- Mar 7, 1947 (age 50)
- Place of birth
- Berlin, Germany
- Also known as
- Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich
Biography
Ossi Oswalda (born Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich, 2 February 1897 – 7 March 1947) was a German actress, who mostly appeared in silent films. She was given the nickname 'The German Mary Pickford' due to her popularity at the time.
Oswalda trained as a ballerina and became a dancer for a theater in Berlin. She made her film debut in Richard Oswald's Nächte des Grauens (Night of Horrors) before being discovered by the actor and screenwriter Hanns Kräly, who in turn recommended her to director Ernst Lubitsch. During her early career, she starred in several films by Lubitsch, including The Merry Jail, I Don't Want to Be a Man, The Oyster Princess and The Doll. Her popularity at the time earned her the nickname 'The German Mary Pickford'.
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In 1921, Oswalda started her own film production company with her husband at the time, the Hungarian Baron Gustav Wilhelm Viktor Freiherr von Koczian-Miskolczy (1877–1958). However, during the next four years they only produced four films, all starring Oswalda. From 1925 on, she was contracted to Ufa. The couple divorced in 1925, and Oswalda began a high profile affair with Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
Oswalda's career waned along with the silent film era, and she only acted in two sound films, making her final appearance on screen in the 1933 film The Star of Valencia. She escaped Nazi Germany and emigrated to Prague with her partner Julius Aubenberg in the 1930s.
Later on, she became a stage actor, and in 1943, wrote the screenplay for the Czechoslovakian film Čtrnáctý u stolu. By spring 1947, Oswalda went bankrupt and was suffering from multiple health problems.
Oswalda died penniless in Prague at the age of 50. She is buried at Olsany Cemetery.
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Known for
Ossi Oswalda: movies and TV shows
Acting (42)
- 1990
- 1933 Der Stern von Valencia
as Rita
- 1930
- 1929
- 1929
- 1928
- 1928
- 1928
- 1927 Frühere Verhältnisse
as Pepi
- 1927
- 1927 A Crazy Night
as Margot Olschinsky
- 1926 Schatz, mach' Kasse
as Ossi
- 1926
- 1926 Die Kleine vom Varieté
as Rositta, die Kleine vom Varieté
- 1926
- 1926 Herrn Filip Collins Abenteuer
as Daisy Cuffler
- 1925
- 1925 Express Train of Love
as Kitty
- 1925 Niniche
as Niniche
- 1924
- 1924 Colibri
as Colibri
- 1922 Das Mädel mit der Maske
as Hothilde van Erlenkamp
- 1921
- 1920 Kakadu und Kiebitz
as Ossi Schönbeck
- 1920 Hundemamachen
as Ossi
- 1920 The Housing Shortage
as Frau
- 1919 The Doll
as Ossi, the Dollmaker’s Daughter / The Doll
- 1919 The Oyster Princess
as Ossi, his daughter
- 1919 The Swabian Maiden
as Lorle Schmied
- 1919 My Wife, the Movie Star
as Ossi, der Filmstar der Fabrik
- 1919
- 1918 I Don't Want to Be a Man
as Ossi
- 1918 The Ballet Girl
as Ossi, eine junge Tänzerin
- 1918 The Toboggan Cavalier
as Ossi Hannemann
- 1918 Prinz Sami
as Herzogin Maria
- 1917
- 1917 When Four Do the Same
as Segetoffs Tochter
- 1917 Ossis Tagebuch
as Ossi
- 1917
- 1916 The Tenor, Inc.
as Sallys Cousin
- 1916
- 1916 Pinkus's Shoe Palace
as Apprentice
Behind the camera (2)
- 1943 Čtrnáctý u stolu
Story
- 1921 Amor am Steuer
Producer
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1920