Paula Wessely

Born: 1907-01-20

Paula Anna Maria Wessely (20 January 1907 – 11 May 2000) was an Austrian theatre and film actress. Die Wessely (literally "The Wessely"), as she was affectionately called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actress.

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as Valerie Gärtner
Released: 1935-10-31

Vienna, 1922. Due to a sudden financial tragedy, a young woman begins accepting checks from an...

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The Angel with the Trumpet

as Henriette Alt, geb. Stein
Released: 1948-08-19

A long time-span of Austrian history (from the late 19th century to the years after world war...

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Masquerade in Vienna

as Leopoldine Dur
Released: 1934-09-27

After a masked carnival ball, Gerda Harrandt, wife of the surgeon Carl Ludwig Harrandt, allows...

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The Third Sex

as Christa Teichmann
Released: 1957-08-29

Klaus is a young man in post-war Berlin. He is drawn to his friend Manfred and, under the...

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Die unvollkommene Ehe

as Frau Dr. Winifred Lert
Released: 1959-09-03

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Everyman

as Glaube
Released: 1961-12-21

Everyman (German: Jedermann) is a 1961 Austrian drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt,...

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Maria Ilona

as Maria Ilona von Wolkersdorf
Released: 1939-12-14

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Ein Leben lang

as Agnes Seethaler
Released: 1940-10-11

In 1910, the landlord's daughter Agnes from the Steiermark gets to know the diplomat Hans. They...

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Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele

as Hero (archive footage)
Released: 1970-08-16

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Das weite Land

as Genia Hofreiter
Released: 1960-06-06

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So Ended a Great Love

as Grand Duchess Marie Louise
Released: 1934-10-17

The political advisor to the French emperor Napoleon, and the Austrian emperor Franz I, arrange...

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Maria Theresia

as Maria Theresia
Released: 1951-12-18

A biography of the eighteenth century Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa.

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Anatol

as Gabriele
Released: 1961-12-15

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Cordula

as Cordula
Released: 1950-09-27

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Spiegel des Lebens

as Johanna 'Hanna' Karfreit
Released: 1938-06-07

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Weg in die Vergangenheit

as Gabriele Gärtner
Released: 1954-12-20

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Leckerbissen

as Self - film scenes (archive footage)
Released: 1948-06-05

"Gems" - Embedded in a frame story, the film shows excerpts from 18 entertainment films of the...

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The Light of Love

as Käthe Zeller
Released: 1954-07-31

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Der Bauer als Millionär

as Die Zufriedenheit
Released: 1961-11-24

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Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone

as Fürstin Pia Maria
Released: 1955-12-20

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Ich und meine Frau

as Sophie Naglmüller
Released: 1953-08-03

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Das Herz muß schweigen

as Maximiliane Frey
Released: 1944-12-19

On New Year's Eve 1900, Paul Holzgruber started a new praxis as a radiologist. The young...

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Fast ein Poet

as Nora Melody
Released: 1968-05-30

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Unter Achtzehn

as Luise Gottschalk
Released: 1957-06-01

The social worker Luise Gottschalk dedicates all her passion to the Viennese caretakers and...

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Die kluge Marianne

as uncredited
Released: 1943-06-10

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Die ganz großen Torheiten

as Therese Brandl
Released: 1937-04-29

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Die Julika

as Julika
Released: 1936-10-25

1936 Austrian film.

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Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

as Self
Released: 1973-10-30

"The Great Magician" - Max Reinhardt (1873-1943) was an Austrian theater and film director,...

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Eine Stadt als Bühne - 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele

as self
Released: 2020-08-02

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Bambi Awards

as Self
First aired: 1948-01-01

The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented...

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