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Ossi Oswalda
Ossi Oswalda
50 years (Jan 31, 1897 – Mar 7, 1947)
Berlin, Germany
16 Movies

Ossi Oswalda

Ossi Oswalda is an actress by trade, and the profile that emerges from the data is a plain one. Of the titles on record, 'The Doll' is the one that gets cited, with Ossi, the Dollmaker’s Daughter / The Doll as her character. The trail starts in 1916. Her name shows up mostly on comedy titles. The career on record runs to about 110 years.
Ossi Oswalda is an actress by trade, and the profile that emerges from the data is a plain one. Of the titles on record, 'The Doll' is the one that gets cited, with Ossi, the Dollmaker’s Daughter / The Doll as her character. The trail starts in 1916. Her name shows up mostly on comedy titles. The career on record runs to about 110 years.
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Is Ossi Oswalda still alive?
Ossi Oswalda passed away on March 7, 1947 at age 50.
What are the most famous roles of Ossi Oswalda?
Ossi Oswalda is best known for roles in The Doll, The Oyster Princess, I Don't Want to Be a Man.
How many movies has Ossi Oswalda been in?
Over a 31-year career (since 1916), Ossi Oswalda has appeared in 16 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Ossi Oswalda's first movie?
The career of Ossi Oswalda began with Pinkus's Shoe Palace (1916).
What is Ossi Oswalda's most recent movie or series?
Ossi Oswalda's most recent release is Der Stern von Valencia, which premiered on July 4, 1933.
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Ossi Oswalda
Ossi Oswalda
1897-01-31 · Berlin, Germany

Ossi Oswalda (born Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich, 2 February 1897 – 7 March 1947) was a German actress, who mostly appeared in silent films. She was given the nickname 'The German Mary Pickford' due to her popularity at the time.

Oswalda trained as a ballerina and became a dancer for a theater in Berlin. She made her film debut in Richard Oswald's Nächte des Grauens (Night of Horrors) before being discovered by the actor and screenwriter Hanns Kräly, who in turn recommended her to director Ernst Lubitsch. During her early career, she starred in several films by Lubitsch, including The Merry Jail, I Don't Want to Be a Man, The Oyster Princess and The Doll. Her popularity at the time earned her the nickname 'The German Mary Pickford'.

In 1921, Oswalda started her own film production company with her husband at the time, the Hungarian Baron Gustav Wilhelm Viktor Freiherr von Koczian-Miskolczy (1877–1958). However, during the next four years they only produced four films, all starring Oswalda. From 1925 on, she was contracted to Ufa. The couple divorced in 1925, and Oswalda began a high profile affair with Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.

Oswalda's career waned along with the silent film era, and she only acted in two sound films, making her final appearance on screen in the 1933 film The Star of Valencia. She escaped Nazi Germany and emigrated to Prague with her partner Julius Aubenberg in the 1930s.

Later on, she became a stage actor, and in 1943, wrote the screenplay for the Czechoslovakian film Čtrnáctý u stolu. By spring 1947, Oswalda went bankrupt and was suffering from multiple health problems.

Oswalda died penniless in Prague at the age of 50. She is buried at Olsany Cemetery.

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