Ellen Richter(1893-1969)

Actress
Producer

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Ellen Richter

Ellen Richter was born on 21 July 1893 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress and producer, known for Maria Tudor (1920), Lola Montez, die Tänzerin des Königs (1922) and Napoleon und die kleine Wäscherin (1920). She was married to Willi Wolff. She died in 1969 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Known for

Maria Tudor

1920

Lola Montez, die Tänzerin des Königs

6.1

Lola Montez

1922

Rudolf Lettinger and Ellen Richter in Napoleon und die kleine Wäscherin (1920)

Napoleon und die kleine Wäscherin

Madame Sans-Gêne

1920

Der rote Henker

1.8

Marion Delorme

1920

Credits

Actress

Manolescu, prince des sleepings
- Olivia, seine Frau
- 1933
Amour de princesse
- Fürstin Olga Rostowska
- 1932
Strafsache van Geldern
7.9
- Martha - His Wife
- 1932
Dupont et Cie
6.8
- Colette, a dancer
- 1931
Polizeispionin 77
- Nr. 77
- 1930
Die Frau ohne Nerven
6.2
- Ellen Seefeldt
- 1930
Carnival of Crime
- 1929
Immoralité
- Yvonne Longval
- 1928
Moral
7.1
- Ninon de Hauteville
- 1928
Die Dame mit dem Tigerfell
- Lady Portin, alias Ellen Garet
- 1927
Die schönsten Beine von Berlin
- Dolorès
- 1927
Tête haute, Charly!
5.7
- Charlotte Ditmar
- 1927
Wie einst im Mai
- Eugenie de la Roche
- Eugenie Schönlein, geb. de la Roche & Charlotte, ihre Enkelin
- Mabel Ward
- 1926
Die tolle Herzogin
- Herzogin Gloria
- 1926
Schatten der Weltstadt
7.2
- Olly Bernard
- 1925

Producer

Manolescu, prince des sleepings
- producer
- 1933
Amour de princesse
- executive producer
- 1932
Strafsache van Geldern
7.9
- producer
- 1932
Die Marquise von Pompadour
7.5
- producer
- 1931
Polizeispionin 77
- producer
- 1930
Tête haute, Charly!
5.7
- producer
- 1927
Le baron imaginaire
6.0
- producer
- 1927
Wie einst im Mai
- producer
- 1926
Die tolle Herzogin
- producer
- 1926
Der Flug um den Erdball, 2. Teil - Indien, Europa
5.6
- producer
- 1925
Der Flug um den Erdball, 1. Teil - Paris bis Ceylon
6.2
- producer
- 1925
Die große Unbekannte
- producer
- 1924
Die Vampyre von New-York. 3. Dagestan - Paris
- producer
- 1923
Die Vampyre von New-York. 2. Der Prinz ohne Land
- producer
- 1923
Die Frau mit den Millionen - 1. Der Schuß in der Pariser Oper
6.6
- executive producer
- 1923

Personal details

Born
- July 21, 1893
- Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Died
- 1969
- Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Spouse
- Willi Wolff1923 - April 6, 1947 (his death)
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

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Trivia
Brunette Austrian diva of the silent screen, of Hungarian/Jewish ancestry. She was immensely popular as an exotic action star of thrillers and cliffhangers. With her producer/director husband Willi Wolff, she formed her own production company (Ellen Richter Film GmbH) in 1920. Hitler's assumption of power in 1933 effectively ended her career. She eventually resettled in the U.S., becoming an American citizen in 1946.

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