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Ossi Oswalda‌

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Birthday

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Ossi Oswalda

Berlin, Germany

Ossi Oswalda

Berlin, Germany

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1897-01-31

Popularity

star2.6

Biography

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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Amor am Steuer

Amor am Steuer‌
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calendar 1921

Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer

Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer‌
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calendar 1926

The Doll

The Doll‌
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calendar 1919

I Don't Want to Be a Man

I Don't Want to Be a Man‌
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calendar 1918

The Oyster Princess

The Oyster Princess‌
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calendar 1919

Kakadu und Kiebitz

Kakadu und Kiebitz‌
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calendar 1920

Die vierte von rechts

Die vierte von rechts‌
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calendar 1929

Ossis Tagebuch

Ossis Tagebuch‌
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calendar 1917

Pinkus's Shoe Palace

Pinkus's Shoe Palace‌
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calendar 1916

Die Kleine vom Varieté

Die Kleine vom Varieté‌
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calendar 1926

Der Stern von Valencia

Der Stern von Valencia‌
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calendar 1933

When Four Do the Same

When Four Do the Same‌
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calendar 1917

Der Hilferuf

Der Hilferuf‌
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calendar 1916

Die Puppe

Die Puppe‌
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calendar 1990

A Night of Horror

A Night of Horror‌
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calendar 1917

Express Train of Love

Express Train of Love‌
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calendar 1925

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

Amsterdam Artists from the Film 'Housing Shortage' on a Trip to Volendam‌
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calendar 1920

The Tenor, Inc.

The Tenor, Inc.‌
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calendar 1916

Prinz Sami

Prinz Sami‌
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calendar 1918

The Toboggan Cavalier

The Toboggan Cavalier‌
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calendar 1918

The Ballet Girl

The Ballet Girl‌
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calendar 1918

Meyer from Berlin

Meyer from Berlin‌
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calendar 1919

My Wife, the Movie Star

My Wife, the Movie Star‌
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calendar 1919

The Swabian Maiden

The Swabian Maiden‌
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calendar 1919

The Housing Shortage

The Housing Shortage‌
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calendar 1920

Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée

Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée‌
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calendar 1929

Frühere Verhältnisse

Frühere Verhältnisse‌
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calendar 1927

Herrn Filip Collins Abenteuer

Herrn Filip Collins Abenteuer‌
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calendar 1926

A Crazy Night

A Crazy Night‌
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calendar 1927

Schatz, mach' Kasse

Schatz, mach' Kasse‌
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calendar 1926

Das Mädel mit der Maske

Das Mädel mit der Maske‌
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calendar 1922

Gräfin Plättmamsell

Gräfin Plättmamsell‌
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calendar 1926

Niniche

Niniche‌
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calendar 1925

Sir or Madame

Sir or Madame‌
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calendar 1928

The chaste Joseph

The chaste Joseph‌
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calendar 1930

Hundemamachen

Hundemamachen‌
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calendar 1920

Colibri

Colibri‌
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calendar 1924

Eddy Polo mit Pferd und Lasso

Eddy Polo mit Pferd und Lasso‌
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calendar 1928

The Merry Jail

The Merry Jail‌
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calendar 1917

The Girl with a Patron

The Girl with a Patron‌
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calendar 1925

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