Lya Mara(1897-1960)

Actress

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Lya Mara

Lya Mara was born on 1 August 1897 in Riga, Russian Empire [now Latvia]. She was an actress, known for Kri-Kri, die Herzogin von Tarabac (1920), Charlotte Corday (1919) and Anna Karenina (1920). She was married to Frederic Zelnik. She died on 1 March 1960 in Ticino, Switzerland.

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Known for

Fanny Carlsen, Lya Mara, Frederic Zelnik, and Josef Fenneker in Kri-Kri, die Herzogin von Tarabac (1920)

Kri-Kri, die Herzogin von Tarabac

Kri-Kri

1920

Charlotte Corday

Charlotte Corday

1919

Lya Mara in Anna Karenina (1920)

5.2

Anna Karenina

1920

Die Erlebnisse der berühmten Tänzerin Fanny Elßler

Fanny Elßler

1920

Credits

Actress

Jeder fragt nach Erika
7.6
- Erika Poliakoff
- 1931
Le cercle rouge
7.3
- Thalia Drummond
- 1929
Mon coeur est un jazz band
- Jessie
- 1929
Mary Lou
- Mary-Lou
- 1928
Heut tanzt Mariett
- Mariett
- 1928
Das tanzende Wien
- Komtesse Frizzi Zirsky
- 1927
Les tisserands
7.2
- 1927
Sandor, Prince vagabond
5.5
- Saffi
- 1927
Die lachende Grille
- Die kleine Fadette
- 1926
An der schönen blauen Donau
- Mizzi Staudinger
- 1926
Die Försterchristel
- Försterchristl
- 1926
Die Kirschenzeit
Short
- 1925
Frauen, die man oft nicht grüßt
- Nina
- 1925
La rue sans joie
7.0
- Frau (uncredited)
- 1925
La Vénus de Montmartre
- Joujou
- 1925

Personal details

Alternative name
- Mia Mara
Born
- August 1, 1897
- Riga, Russian Empire [now Latvia]
Died
- March 1, 1960
- Ticino, Switzerland(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Frederic Zelnik1918 - November 29, 1950 (his death)
Publicity listings
- 2 Pictorials

Did you know

Trivia
After her husband's death in 1950, she retired from film business. Her fate is unknown.

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