Olga Engl(1871-1946)

Actress

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Olga Engl

Olga Engl was born on 30 May 1871 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Anna Karenina (1920), The Rebel (1933) and Der große Coup (1919). She died on 21 September 1946 in Berlin, Germany.

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Known for

Lya Mara in Anna Karenina (1920)

5.2

Movie

Furstin Sherbatzki

1920

Vilma Bánky, Luis Trenker, and Victor Varconi in The Rebel (1933)

7.3

Movie

Andrlan's Mother

1933

Der große Coup

Movie

Actress

1919

Mártha Eggerth, Paul Hörbiger, Georg Jacoby, Paul Kemp, Bobby E. Lüthge, Max Pfeiffer, Hans Söhnker, Ida Wüst, Hans H. Zerlett, and Josef Fenneker in Die Czardasfürstin (1934)

Die Czardasfürstin

7.2

Movie

Die Ankleiderin

1934

Credits

Actress

Das kleine Hofkonzert
6.5
- 1948
Das alte Lied
7.7
- Generalin
- 1945
Der ewige Klang
6.9
- Zuhörerin (as Olga Engel)
- 1943
Dr. Crippen an Bord
6.7
- Eine Nachbarin Dr. Crippens
- 1942
Un grand amour
6.2
- Alte dame im Mietshaus
- 1942
Clarissa
6.4
- Clarissas Tante Ernestine
- 1941
Frau Luna
7.1
- Eine schwerhörige Kundin im Saturnverlag (uncredited)
- 1941
Falschmünzer
7.4
- Antonie Lieb, Inhaberin des Schuhgeschäfts
- 1940
Der Weg zu Isabel
- Tante Lucy
- 1940
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
7.1
- Generalin Volkstett
- 1939
La belle Hongroise
6.0
- Ilonas Tante Margit
- 1938
L'homme qui ne peut pas dire non
- Theresa, Elsas Mutter
- 1938
Die fremde Hand
Short
- 1936
Stadt Anatol
5.9
- Großmutter Yvolandi
- 1936
Familienparade
- Frau Wennergren
- 1936

Personal details

Alternative name
- Olga Engel
Born
- May 30, 1871
- Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Died
- September 21, 1946
- Berlin, Germany(undisclosed)

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Trivia
Grand dame of the German/Austrian theatre and a leading actress in silent films. She was monastically educated and trained for acting at Prague Conservatory, appearing on stage from 1884. Engl was at her best in commanding maternal roles, aristocrats or royalty. She made a successful transition to sound and was particularly noted in the 30's for her roles in Émile et les détectives (1931), L'Héroïque embuscade (1932) and La belle Hongroise (1938).

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