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Anny Ondra(1902-1987)

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Anny Ondra
Anny Ondra was a Polish-Czech-Austrian-German-French singer and a film and stage actress. As a child she lived in Prague, where her father was a colonel in the Austro-Hungarian army. After graduating from convent school in Prague, she studied to be an actress with Professor Bor. She was already a star in the Czech theater when, at age 16, the teenage beauty was discovered by the film industry.

From 1920--mostly under the direction of Karel Lamac--she became a major comedic star in Czech cinema, and in 1928 she conquered German cinema. Historically, she was Alfred Hitchcock's first blonde, appearing in his film Puhtauden lunnaat (1929), which was England's--and Hitchcock's--first talking film (Hitchcock, knowing that not all theaters supported talkies, also shot a silent version of the film). In 1930 in Germany she created, with the help of Karel Lamac, the Ondra-Lamac Film Society, which lasted till 1936. She was in Die vom Rummelplatz (1930) ("Those of the Sideshow") but the film, was lost and remains so to this day.

She played in German-, Czech- and French-language versions of all her movies, always as the leading lady. She became an international cinema superstar and one of the most beloved of German film stars. She appeared in more than 88 films. She retired from the industry in 1957 and lived in Hollenstedt in der Lüneburger Heide, Germany (near Hamburg), with her husband, boxing champion Max Schmeling, whom she married in 1933.

She died in Hollenstedt and will never be forgotten by her fans.
BornMay 15, 1902
DiedFebruary 28, 1987(84)
BornMay 15, 1902
DiedFebruary 28, 1987(84)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win

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Anny Ondra in Puhtauden lunnaat (1929)
Anny Ondra in Puhtauden lunnaat (1929)
Donald Calthrop, John Longden, and Anny Ondra in Puhtauden lunnaat (1929)
Sara Allgood and Anny Ondra in Puhtauden lunnaat (1929)
Donald Calthrop and Anny Ondra in Puhtauden lunnaat (1929)
Donald Calthrop, John Longden, and Anny Ondra in Puhtauden lunnaat (1929)
Donald Calthrop and Anny Ondra in Puhtauden lunnaat (1929)
John Longden and Anny Ondra in Puhtauden lunnaat (1929)
Sara Allgood, Phyllis Monkman, Anny Ondra, and Charles Paton in Puhtauden lunnaat (1929)
Anny Ondra in Puhtauden lunnaat (1929)
Anny Ondra in Puhtauden lunnaat (1929)
Anny Ondra in Puhtauden lunnaat (1929)

Known for:

Puhtauden lunnaat (1929)
Puhtauden lunnaat
6.9
  • Alice White
  • 1929
Anny Ondra in Fräulein Hoffmanns Erzählungen (1933)
Fräulein Hoffmanns Erzählungen
  • Anita Limann
  • 1933
The Manxman (1929)
The Manxman
6.2
  • Kate Cregeen
  • 1929
Die Fledermaus (1931)
Die Fledermaus
  • Adele
  • 1931

Credits

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Actress

  • Liselotte Pulver, Paul Hubschmid, and Bernhard Wicki in Sveitsiläinen kihlaus (1957)
    Sveitsiläinen kihlaus
    6.5
    • Anny Ondra
    • 1957
  • Onnen tyttö (1951)
    Onnen tyttö
    5.8
    • Rode de Lila
    • 1951
  • Hans Brausewetter, Richard Häussler, and Anny Ondra in Himmel, wir erben ein Schloß (1943)
    Himmel, wir erben ein Schloß
    • 1943
  • Hyi sellaisia miehiä (1941)
    Hyi sellaisia miehiä
    6.7
    • Erika Knittel
    • 1941
  • Narren im Schnee (1938)
    Narren im Schnee
    7.6
    • Dorothee Heinemann
    • 1938
  • Anny Ondra in Vastustamaton (1937)
    Vastustamaton
    6.9
    • Claudette Renier
    • 1937
  • Oldrich Nový and Anny Ondra in Duvod k rozvodu (1937)
    Duvod k rozvodu
    7.0
    • Anny Plavcova (as Anny Ondráková)
    • 1937
  • Paul Hörbiger and Anny Ondra in Erotaan pois (1937)
    Erotaan pois
    • Anny, a young girl
    • 1937
  • Tällaisinakin aikoina
    • Anny Palme, Tochter
    • 1937
  • Teatterihullu
    • Henriette Lange
    • 1937
  • Anny Ondra in Kuherruskuukausi (1936)
    Kuherruskuukausi
    6.8
    • Ingeborg
    • 1936
  • Oskar Sima, Will Dohm, Anny Ondra, Jules Romains, Heinz Salfner, Reinhold Schünzel, Viktor Staal, Erich von Neusser, and Aribert Wäscher in Donogoo Tonka (1936)
    Donogoo Tonka
    6.6
    • Josette
    • 1936
  • Anny Ondra in Der junge Graf (1935)
    Der junge Graf
    7.4
    • Billy
    • 1935
  • Anny Ondra in Großreinemachen (1935)
    Großreinemachen
    7.3
    • Bessie
    • 1935
  • Knockout - Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann (1935)
    Knockout - Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann
    6.8
    • Marianne Plümke
    • 1935

Producer

  • Tällaisinakin aikoina
    • executive producer
    • 1937
  • Teatterihullu
    • producer
    • 1937
  • Der Hund von Baskerville (1937)
    Der Hund von Baskerville
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1937
  • Anny Ondra in Kuherruskuukausi (1936)
    Kuherruskuukausi
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1936
  • Anny Ondra in Der junge Graf (1935)
    Der junge Graf
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1935
  • Anny Ondra in Großreinemachen (1935)
    Großreinemachen
    7.3
    • producer
    • 1935
  • Knockout - Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann (1935)
    Knockout - Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1935
  • Anny Ondra in Polenblut (1934)
    Polenblut
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1934
  • Anny Ondra in Klein Dorrit (1934)
    Klein Dorrit
    • producer
    • 1934
  • Der neue Schreibtisch (1913)
    Im Schallplattenladen
    7.5
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Die vertauschte Braut (1934)
    Die vertauschte Braut
    7.8
    • producer
    • 1934
  • Anny Ondra in Das verliebte Hotel (1933)
    Das verliebte Hotel
    7.3
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Anny Ondra in Fräulein Hoffmanns Erzählungen (1933)
    Fräulein Hoffmanns Erzählungen
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Anny Ondra in Kiki (1932)
    Kiki
    • producer
    • 1932
  • Fritz Rasp in Näkymätön kostaja (1932)
    Näkymätön kostaja
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1932

Soundtrack

  • Anny Ondra in Klein Dorrit (1934)
    Klein Dorrit
    • performer: "Das verstehst Du nicht..."
    • 1934
  • Anny Ondra in Kiki (1932)
    Kiki
    • performer: "Dir möcht' ich mich gerne anvertrau'n"
    • 1932
  • Anny Ondra in Die grausame Freundin (1932)
    Die grausame Freundin
    • performer: "Sei mein Liebling", "Träume, mein Baby"
    • 1932
  • Faut-il les marier? (1932)
    Faut-il les marier?
    • performer: "Rêve d'Enfant" (Träume mein Baby), "Un Peu d'Amour" (Sei mein Liebling)
    • 1932

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Any Ondra
  • Born
    • May 15, 1902
    • Tarnów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Tarnów, Malopolskie, Poland]
  • Died
    • February 28, 1987
    • Hollenstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany(stroke)
  • Spouses
      Max SchmelingJuly 6, 1933 - February 28, 1987 (her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    After the war, she and her husband were left without funds or assets. In 1949 they moved to Hollenstedt near Hamburg, where her husband started their business on land they owned. Later, Max Schmeling begun working for the Coca-Cola Company.

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