Biography

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.

She was able to hold her popularity upright in the 20's. She appeared in movies like "Lola Montez, die Tänzerin des Königs" (1922) and "Die Frau ohne Nerven" (1929).

In 1938 she went to France and two years later she went to the USA via Portugal.

She played in the movies like "Die Abenteurerin von Tunis" (1931) and "Das Geheimnis von Johann Orth" (1932) in the 30's before she did not get any other jobs because she was a Jew.

She conquered the audience in no time with movies like "Das Gesetz der Mine" (1915), "Der Fluch des Spiels" (1918) and "Ein Schritt vom Wege" (1918), and she became a competitor of the action star Harry Piel.