Ellen Richter
| Ellen Richter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 July 1893 Vienna Austria-Hungary |
| Died |
11 September 1969 (aged 75) Düsseldorf Germany |
| Occupation | Film actor, producer |
| Years active | 1915 - 1933 |
Ellen Richter (1893–1969) was an Austrian film actress of the Silent era. She was married to Willi Wolff who directed many of her films. Richter formed her own production company to make her films.[1] Richter worked mainly in Germany and was one of the foremost divas of Weimar cinema, whose films were known for their exotic locations.
Selected filmography
- The Monastery of Sendomir (1919)
- The Toy of the Tsarina (1919)
- Die Tochter des Mehemed (1919)
- Napoleon und die kleine Wäscherin (1920)
- Das Rätsel der Sphinx (1921)
- Lola Montez, the King's Dancer (1922)
- Die tolle Herzogin (1926)
- Wie einst im Mai (1926)
- Heads Up, Charley (1927)
- The Imaginary Baron (1927)
- Die schönsten Beine von Berlin (1927)
- Die Dame mit dem Tigerfell (1927)
References
- ↑ Rogowski p.128
Bibliography
- Bach, Steven. Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legend. University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The UFA Story: A Story of Germany's Greatest Film Company 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
- Ragowski, Christian. The Many Faces of Weimar Cinema: Rediscovering Germany's Filmic Legacy. Camden House, 2010.