Ossi Oswalda

Ossi Oswalda

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1897-01-31
Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
Also Known As: Oswalda Stäglich

Movies List of Ossi Oswalda

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Amor am Steuer

1921 Movie
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The Doll

1919 Movie
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The Oyster Princess

1919 Movie
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Kakadu und Kiebitz

1920 Movie
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Die vierte von rechts

1929 Movie
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Ossis Tagebuch

1917 Movie
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Pinkus's Shoe Palace

1916 Movie
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When Four Do the Same

1917 Movie
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Der Hilferuf

1916 Movie
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Die Puppe

1990 Movie
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A Night of Horror

1917 Movie
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Express Train of Love

1925 Movie
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The Tenor, Inc.

1916 Movie
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Prinz Sami

1918 Movie
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The Ballet Girl

1918 Movie
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The Swabian Maiden

1919 Movie
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The Toboggan Cavalier

1918 Movie
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Meyer from Berlin

1919 Movie
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The Housing Shortage

1920 Movie
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A Crazy Night

1927 Movie
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Schatz, mach' Kasse

1926 Movie
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Gräfin Plättmamsell

1926 Movie
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Niniche

1925 Movie
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Sir or Madame

1928 Movie
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The chaste Joseph

1930 Movie
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Hundemamachen

1920 Movie
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Colibri

1924 Movie
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The Merry Jail

1917 Movie