Fern Andra
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting38
movieThe Eyes of the World
1930
Mrs. Gertrude Taine
Spangles
1928
Spangles
movieRadio Magic
1927
Melitta Mirabella
Frauen der Leidenschaft
1926
Cléo de Mérode
movieZa-la-mort
1924
Perla
movieMadame Récamier
1920
Madame Récamier
movieFrühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens
1918
Comtesse von Hagen
Writing19
movieZwei Menschen
1919
Writer
movieGesprengte Ketten
1915
Screenplay
Directing9
movieZwei Menschen
1919
Director
movieUm Krone und Peitsche
1919
Director
movieErnst ist das Leben
1916
Director
movieGesprengte Ketten
1915
Director
Production6
movieMadame Récamier
1920
Producer
movieZwei Menschen
1919
Producer
movieErnst ist das Leben
1916
Producer
movieGesprengte Ketten
1915
Producer