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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 2.796 |
Birthday | 1897-01-31 |
Place of Birth | Berlin, Germany |
Also Known As | Oswalda Stäglich, |
1918
I Don't Want to Be a Man
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The Doll
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The Doll
1919
The Oyster Princess
6.7/57
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The Oyster Princess
1917
Ossis Tagebuch
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Directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
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Ossis Tagebuch
1916
Pinkus's Shoe Palace
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Die Kleine vom Varieté
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Die Kleine vom Varieté
1933
Der Stern von Valencia
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Der Stern von Valencia
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A Night of Horror
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A Night of Horror
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Express Train of Love
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Silent romantic comedy set on a train.
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Express Train of Love
1916
The Tenor, Inc.
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The Tenor, Inc.
1919
Meyer from Berlin
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Meyer from Berlin
1918
Prinz Sami
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Prinz Sami
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The Swabian Maiden
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The Swabian Maiden
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The Ballet Girl
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The Toboggan Cavalier
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The Toboggan Cavalier
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My Wife, the Movie Star
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The Housing Shortage
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Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée
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A Crazy Night
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Niniche
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1928
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1930
The chaste Joseph
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1920
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The Merry Jail
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The Merry Jail
1925
The Girl with a Patron
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Die vierte von rechts
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Der Hilferuf
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Die Puppe
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Amor am Steuer
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Kakadu und Kiebitz
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