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Ossi Oswalda

Ossi Oswalda

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1897-01-31

Birth Place

Berlin, Germany

Movies and TV shows :

A Crazy Night

A Crazy Night

1927

6.0

Movie
A Night of Horror

A Night of Horror

1917

0.0

Movie
Amor am Steuer

Amor am Steuer

1921

0.0

Movie
Amsterdam Artists from the Film 'Housing Shortage' on a Trip to Volendam

Amsterdam Artists from the Film 'Housing Shortage' on a Trip to Volendam

1920

0.0

Movie
Colibri

Colibri

1924

0.0

Movie
Das Mädel mit der Maske

Das Mädel mit der Maske

1922

0.0

Movie
Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée

Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée

1929

0.0

Movie
Der Hilferuf

Der Hilferuf

1916

0.0

Movie
Der Stern von Valencia

Der Stern von Valencia

1933

0.0

Movie
Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer

Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer

1926

0.0

Movie
Die Kleine vom Varieté

Die Kleine vom Varieté

1926

0.0

Movie
Die Puppe

Die Puppe

1990

0.0

Movie
Die vierte von rechts

Die vierte von rechts

1929

0.0

Movie
Eddy Polo mit Pferd und Lasso

Eddy Polo mit Pferd und Lasso

1928

0.0

Movie
Express Train of Love

Express Train of Love

1925

0.0

Movie
Frühere Verhältnisse

Frühere Verhältnisse

1927

0.0

Movie
Gräfin Plättmamsell

Gräfin Plättmamsell

1926

0.0

Movie
Herrn Filip Collins Abenteuer

Herrn Filip Collins Abenteuer

1926

0.0

Movie
Hundemamachen

Hundemamachen

1920

0.0

Movie
I Don't Want to Be a Man

I Don't Want to Be a Man

1918

6.4

Movie
Kakadu und Kiebitz

Kakadu und Kiebitz

1920

0.0

Movie
Meyer from Berlin

Meyer from Berlin

1919

6.0

Movie
My Wife, the Movie Star

My Wife, the Movie Star

1919

0.0

Movie
Niniche

Niniche

1925

0.0

Movie
Ossis Tagebuch

Ossis Tagebuch

1917

0.0

Movie
Pinkus's Shoe Palace

Pinkus's Shoe Palace

1916

5.7

Movie
Prinz Sami

Prinz Sami

1918

0.0

Movie
Schatz, mach' Kasse

Schatz, mach' Kasse

1926

0.0

Movie
Sir or Madame

Sir or Madame

1928

0.0

Movie
The Ballet Girl

The Ballet Girl

1918

0.0

Movie
The chaste Joseph

The chaste Joseph

1930

0.0

Movie
The Doll

The Doll

1919

7.4

Movie
The Girl with a Patron

The Girl with a Patron

1925

0.0

Movie
The Housing Shortage

The Housing Shortage

1920

0.0

Movie
The Merry Jail

The Merry Jail

1917

6.4

Movie
The Oyster Princess

The Oyster Princess

1919

6.8

Movie
The Swabian Maiden

The Swabian Maiden

1919

0.0

Movie
The Tenor, Inc.

The Tenor, Inc.

1916

0.0

Movie
The Toboggan Cavalier

The Toboggan Cavalier

1918

0.0

Movie
When Four Do the Same

When Four Do the Same

1917

0.0

Movie