Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1894-11-24
Day of Death
1974-02-08
Place of Birth
Watseka, Illinois, U.S.A
Fern Andra
Biography
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.
Filmography (38)
The Eyes of the World
1930The Burgomaster of Stilemonde
1929Spangles
1928
Radio Magic
1927Frauen der Leidenschaft
1926
...und es lockt ein Ruf aus sündiger Welt
1925Die Liebe ist der Frauen Macht
1924
Za-la-mort
1924
The Red Rider
1923Des Lebens und der Liebe Wellen
1921
Driving Force
1921Saferndri, die Tänzerin von Dschiapur
1920The Night of Queen Isabeau
1920
Madame Récamier
1920
