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