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 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.
38 acting credits · 9 directing credits
Acting · 38
Gesprengte Ketten
1915
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
1920
The Artificial Man
1916
The Eyes of the World
1930
Madame Récamier
1920
Der Seele Saiten schwingen nicht
1917
Ein Blatt im Sturm...doch das Schicksal hat es verweht
1917
Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens
1918
Driving Force
1921
The Night of Queen Isabeau
1920
Die nach Glück und Liebe suchen
1918
The Burgomaster of Stilemonde
1929
Frauen der Leidenschaft
1926
Des Lebens und der Liebe Wellen
1921
Radio Magic
1927
Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden
1916
Des Lebens ungemischte Freude
1917
Die Liebe ist der Frauen Macht
1924
Zwei Menschen
1919
Ernst ist das Leben
1916
Um Krone und Peitsche
1919
The Red Rider
1923
...und es lockt ein Ruf aus sündiger Welt
1925
Spangles
1928
Auf des Lebens rauher Bahn
1918
Za-la-mort
1924
Drohende Wolken am Firmament
1918
Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht
1915
Lepain Part 2: The Fight With Master Detective John Hawks
1914
Gebannt und erlöst
1919
Lepain Part 1: The King of the Innocents
1914
The Sign of the Star
1914
Saferndri, die Tänzerin von Dschiapur
1920
Die Rache des Titanen
1919
Eine Motte flog zum Licht
1915
Geheimnisvolle Gewalten
1919
Die Seele einer Frau
1916
Der Gürtel der Dollarfürstin
1916
Directing · 9
Gesprengte Ketten
1915
Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens
1918
Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden
1916
Zwei Menschen
1919
Ernst ist das Leben
1916
Um Krone und Peitsche
1919
Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht
1915
Die Rache des Titanen
1919
Eine Motte flog zum Licht
1915