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