Fern Andra
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1894-11-24
Day of Death
1974-02-08 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Watseka, Illinois, U.S.A
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
Acting
(1930)
The Eyes of the World
as Mrs. Gertrude Taine
(1929)
The Burgomaster of Stilemonde
as Isabelle Hilmer
(1927)
Radio Magic
as Melitta Mirabella
(1926)
Frauen der Leidenschaft
as Cléo de Mérode
(1925)
(1924)
Za-la-mort
as Perla
(1924)
(1923)
(1921)
(1921)
(1920)
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
as Genuine
(1920)
The Night of Queen Isabeau
as Königin Isabeau
(1920)
Saferndri, die Tänzerin von Dschiapur
as Saferndri Yelama
(1920)
Madame Récamier
as Madame Récamier
(1919)
Zwei Menschen
as Fern
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens
as Comtesse von Hagen
(1918)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1916)
The Artificial Man
as o. A.
(1916)
(1916)
Ernst ist das Leben
as Fany
(1916)
(1916)
(1915)
(1915)
(1915)
Eine Motte flog zum Licht
as Fern
(1914)
(1914)
(1914)
Crew
(1921)
(1920)
Madame Récamier
Producer
(1919)
Um Krone und Peitsche
Director, Writer
(1919)
Zwei Menschen
Producer, Writer, Director
(1919)
Die Rache des Titanen
Director, Writer
(1919)
Gebannt und erlöst
Writer
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens
Director, Writer
(1918)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
(1916)
Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden
Producer, Writer, Director
(1916)
Ernst ist das Leben
Producer, Writer, Director
(1916)
Die Seele einer Frau
Writer
(1915)
Eine Motte flog zum Licht
Producer, Director, Writer
(1915)
Gesprengte Ketten
Producer, Screenplay, Director
(1915)
Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht
Director, Writer