Portrait of Paula Wessely

Paula Wessely

Acting

Biography

Paula Anna Maria Wessely (20 January 1907 – 11 May 2000) was an Austrian theatre and film actress. Die Wessely (literally "The Wessely"), as she was affectionately called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actress.

Born: January 20, 1907

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Filmography

1968
Fast ein Poet

as Nora Melody

1961
Everyman

as Glaube

1961
Anatol

as Gabriele

1961
Der Bauer als Millionär

as Die Zufriedenheit

1960
Das weite Land

as Genia Hofreiter

1959
Die unvollkommene Ehe

as Frau Dr. Winifred Lert

1957
The Third Sex

as Christa Teichmann

1957
Unter Achtzehn

as Luise Gottschalk

1955
Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone

as Fürstin Pia Maria

1954
Weg in die Vergangenheit

as Gabriele Gärtner

1954
The Light of Love

as Käthe Zeller

1953
Ich und meine Frau

as Sophie Naglmüller

1951
Maria Theresia

as Maria Theresia

1950
Cordula

as Cordula

1948
The Angel with the Trumpet

as Henriette Alt, geb. Stein

1948
Leckerbissen

as Self - film scenes (archive footage)

1948
Bambi

as Self

1944
Das Herz muß schweigen

as Maximiliane Frey

1940
Ein Leben lang

as Agnes Seethaler

1939
Maria Ilona

as Maria Ilona von Wolkersdorf

1938
Spiegel des Lebens

as Johanna 'Hanna' Karfreit

1937
1936
Die Julika

as Julika

1935
Episode

as Valerie Gärtner

1934
So Ended a Great Love

as Grand Duchess Marie Louise

1934
Masquerade in Vienna

as Leopoldine Dur