Fern Andra
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1894-11-24
- Died
- 1974-02-08
- Place of birth
- Watseka, Illinois, U.S.A
- Also known as
- Vernal Edna Andrews · Baroness von Weichs
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.
Known For
Movies (38)
Zwei Menschen
1919
as Fern
Madame Récamier
1920
as Madame Récamier
The Sign of the Star
1914
Saferndri, die Tänzerin von Dschiapur
1920
as Saferndri Yelama
Um Krone und Peitsche
1919
Geheimnisvolle Gewalten
1919
Lepain Part 1: The King of the Innocents
1914
The Red Rider
1923
The Eyes of the World
1930
as Mrs. Gertrude Taine
Die nach Glück und Liebe suchen
1918
Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens
1918
as Comtesse von Hagen
Gebannt und erlöst
1919
as Fern
Des Lebens ungemischte Freude
1917
as Fern
Eine Motte flog zum Licht
1915
as Fern
Der Gürtel der Dollarfürstin
1916
Auf des Lebens rauher Bahn
1918
The Artificial Man
1916
as o. A.
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
1920
as Genuine
Die Seele einer Frau
1916
The Night of Queen Isabeau
1920
as Königin Isabeau
Gesprengte Ketten
1915
Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht
1915
Die Rache des Titanen
1919
Za-la-mort
1924
as Perla
The Burgomaster of Stilemonde
1929
as Isabelle Hilmer
Ein Blatt im Sturm...doch das Schicksal hat es verweht
1917
as Fern
Drohende Wolken am Firmament
1918
Ernst ist das Leben
1916
as Fany
Spangles
1928
as Spangles
Der Seele Saiten schwingen nicht
1917
as Fern
...und es lockt ein Ruf aus sündiger Welt
1925
Lepain Part 2: The Fight With Master Detective John Hawks
1914
Die Liebe ist der Frauen Macht
1924
Driving Force
1921
Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden
1916
Radio Magic
1927
as Melitta Mirabella
Frauen der Leidenschaft
1926
as Cléo de Mérode
Des Lebens und der Liebe Wellen
1921
About Fern Andra
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… With 38 credits spanning from 1914 to 1930, Fern Andra has appeared in 38 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Zwei Menschen (1919) — as Fern
- Madame Récamier (1920) — as Madame Récamier
- The Sign of the Star (1914)
- Saferndri, die Tänzerin von Dschiapur (1920) — as Saferndri Yelama
- Um Krone und Peitsche (1919)
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