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Elissa Landi‌

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Elissa Landi

Venice, Italy

Elissa Landi

Venice, Italy

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1904-12-06

Popularity

star1.9

Biography

Elissa Landi (December 6, 1904 – October 21, 1948) was an Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s. Rumoured to be a descendant of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, she was noted for her aristocratic bearing. Born Elisabeth Marie Christine Kühnelt in Venice, Landi was raised in Austria and educated in England. Her first ambition was to be a writer, and she wrote her first novel at the age of twenty. She would return to writing during lulls in her acting career. She joined the Oxford Repertory Company at an early age, appearing in many British and American stage successes. During the 1920s she appeared in British, French, and German films before travelling to the United States to appear in a Broadway production of A Farewell to Arms. She was signed to a contact by Fox Film Corporation (later 20th Century Fox) in 1931. She played the heroine in Cecil B. De Mille's The Sign of the Cross (1932), but was overshadowed by Claudette Colbert who played the flashier role of Poppea. She was paired successfully with some of the major leading men, such as David Manners, Charles Farrell, Warner Baxter, and Ronald Colman in romantic dramas such as Body and Soul (1931) before appearing in the box office hit The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) with Robert Donat. Her contract with Fox was abruptly cancelled in 1936 as a result of her refusal to accept a particular role. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer signed her to a contract and after a couple of romantic dramas she played the cousin of Myrna Loy in the very popular After the Thin Man (1936). After only two more films she retired, in 1943. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1943, and dedicated herself to writing, producing six novels and a series of poems. She died from cancer in Kingston, New York, and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Elissa Landi has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 1615 Vine St. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elissa Landi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Underground

Underground‌
star6.9
calendar 1928

After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man‌
star7.3
calendar 1936

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo‌
star6.6
calendar 1934

Devil's Lottery

Devil's Lottery‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross‌
star6.1
calendar 1932

Enter Madame

Enter Madame‌
star5.5
calendar 1935

The Yellow Ticket

The Yellow Ticket‌
star5.0
calendar 1931

Mad Holiday

Mad Holiday‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

By Candlelight

By Candlelight‌
star5.8
calendar 1933

The Thirteenth Chair

The Thirteenth Chair‌
star5.8
calendar 1937

Wicked

Wicked‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Sin

Sin‌
star6.0
calendar 1928

Crimson Dynasty

Crimson Dynasty‌
star5.3
calendar 1935

Man of Two Worlds

Man of Two Worlds‌
star6.0
calendar 1934

Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party‌
star6.3
calendar 1937

The Masquerader

The Masquerader‌
star4.8
calendar 1933

I Loved You Wednesday

I Loved You Wednesday‌
star2.5
calendar 1933

Without Regret

Without Regret‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

The Warrior's Husband

The Warrior's Husband‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

London

London‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

A Passport to Hell

A Passport to Hell‌
star5.3
calendar 1932

Always Goodbye

Always Goodbye‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Body and Soul

Body and Soul‌
star4.5
calendar 1931

The Amateur Gentleman

The Amateur Gentleman‌
star4.0
calendar 1936

Corregidor

Corregidor‌
star4.8
calendar 1943

The Woman in Room 13

The Woman in Room 13‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

The Voice of Hollywood

The Voice of Hollywood‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Bolibar

Bolibar‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Children of Chance

Children of Chance‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

The Price of Things

The Price of Things‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Knowing Men

Knowing Men‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

The Great Flirtation

The Great Flirtation‌
star3.0
calendar 1934

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