Ossi Oswalda

Personal Info

Birthday

January 31, 1897

Day of Death

1947-03-07

(50 years old)

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

Also Known As

Oswalda Stäglich

Ossi Oswalda

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 Jail, I Don't Want to Be a Man, The Oyster Princess and The Doll.

Known For

The Doll

Pinkus's Shoe Palace

The Ballet Girl

I Don't Want to Be a Man

The Tenor, Inc.

The Oyster Princess

Frühere Verhältnisse

A Crazy Night

Filmography

1933
Der Stern von Valencia
as Rita
1927
Frühere Verhältnisse
as Pepi
A Crazy Night
as Margot Olschinsky
1926
Schatz, mach' Kasse
as Ossi
Die Kleine vom Varieté
as Rositta, die Kleine vom Varieté
Herrn Filip Collins Abenteuer
as Daisy Cuffler
1925
Express Train of Love
as Kitty
Niniche
as Niniche
1924
Colibri
as Colibri
1922
Das Mädel mit der Maske
as Hothilde van Erlenkamp
1920
Kakadu und Kiebitz
as Ossi Schönbeck
Hundemamachen
as Ossi
The Housing Shortage
as Frau
Amsterdam Artists from the Film 'Housing Shortage' on a Trip to Volendam
as Herself
1919
The Doll
as Ossi / The Doll
The Oyster Princess
as Ossi, his daughter
The Swabian Maiden
as Lorle Schmied
My Wife, the Movie Star
as Ossi, der Filmstar der Fabrik
1918
I Don't Want to Be a Man
as Ossi
The Ballet Girl
as Ossi, eine junge Tänzerin
The Toboggan Cavalier
as Ossi Hannemann
Prinz Sami
as Herzogin Maria
1917
When Four Do the Same
as Segetoffs Tochter
Ossis Tagebuch
as Ossi
1916
The Tenor, Inc.
as Sallys Cousin
Pinkus's Shoe Palace
as Apprentice