Esther Carena

Born: 1898-08-24

The daughter of a German father and Spanish mother, she studied medicine for one semester and trained in an Italian acrobat troupe. Until 1916 she lived mostly in Italy and performed there in stage sketches. In 1916 she came to Germany and was discovered by Swedish film actor and director Nils Olaf Chrisander. She was presented as a heroine in thrillers, dramas, and melodramas that were staged by Harry Piel at the end of the First World War. She designed many of her own costumes. In 1924 she married the set designer Franz Schroedter and retired from films.


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The Vampire

as uncredited
Released: 1920-01-01

German vampire movie from 1920.

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Die Diktatur der Liebe. 1. Die böse Lust

as uncredited
Released: 1921-01-27

A tale of cheating in both love and business.

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Der stumme Zeuge

as uncredited
Released: 1917-12-01

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Ikarus, the Flying Man

as Clemence de Montignon
Released: 1918-10-27

Two French spies, Baron d’Aubigny and Clemence de Montignon, blackmail German engineer Günther...

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Wenn Colombine winkt

as uncredited
Released: 1920-09-16

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Der Frauenkönig

as uncredited
Released: 1923-01-23

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Women Who Shouldn't Get Married

as Ada Haller
Released: 1919-11-07

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Zur Strecke gebracht

as uncredited
Released: 1917-01-01

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Die von der Liebe leben

as uncredited
Released: 1919-09-05

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Das neue Paradies

as uncredited
Released: 1921-05-12

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Das Gift der Odawara

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Released: 1918-01-01

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Die Geschichte eines Spitzentuches

as uncredited
Released: 1918-01-01

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Die sprechende Hand

as uncredited
Released: 1918-01-01

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