Ossi Oswalda
Acting
Born January 31, 1897 · Berlin, Germany
Biography
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 J…
Known For · 40 titles
The Girl with a Patron
A Night of Horror
The Oyster Princess
The Girl on a Swing
Express Train of Love
Amor am Steuer
The Merry Jail
The Doll
The chaste Joseph
I Don't Want to Be a Man
Es zogen drei Burschen
Herrn Filip Collins Abenteuer
The Tenor, Inc.
When Four Do the Same
Meyer from Berlin
Die Kleine vom Varieté
Ossis Tagebuch
The Toboggan Cavalier
Schatz, mach' Kasse
My Wife, the Movie Star
Pinkus's Shoe Palace
Der Stern von Valencia
Ein Weihnachtsfilm für Große
Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée
Das Mädel mit der Maske
Prinz Sami
The Swabian Maiden
Sir or Madame
The Ballet Girl
Niniche
The Housing Shortage
Gräfin Plättmamsell
A Crazy Night
Die Puppe
Hundemamachen
Amsterdam Artists from the Film 'Housing Shortage' on a Trip to Volendam
Frühere Verhältnisse
Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer
Kakadu und Kiebitz
Der Hilferuf