Fern Andra

Personal Info

Birthday

November 24, 1894

Day of Death

1974-02-08

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Watseka, Illinois, U.S.A

Also Known As

Vernal Edna Andrews

Baroness von Weichs

Fern Andra

Biography

From Wikipedia Fern Andra (November 24, 1893 – February 8, 1974) was an American actress, film director, script writer and producer. Next to Henny Porten and Asta Nielsen she was one of the most popular and best-known actresses in German silent films.

Born as Vernal Edna Andrews in Watseka, Illinois in 1893, the daughter of a circus performer and an opera singer, Andra was already appearing in public in a tightrope act by the age of four. She later trained in song and dance. As early as 1899, in New York, she made her first film, a version of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Known For

Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

The Artificial Man

Za-la-mort

Radio Magic

The Burgomaster of Stilemonde

Der Seele Saiten schwingen nicht

Ernst ist das Leben

The Night of Queen Isabeau

Filmography

1930
The Eyes of the World
as Mrs. Gertrude Taine
1929
The Burgomaster of Stilemonde
as Isabelle Hilmer
1928
Spangles
as Spangles
1927
Radio Magic
as Melitta Mirabella
1926
Frauen der Leidenschaft
as Cléo de Mérode
1924
Za-la-mort
as Perla
1920
Saferndri, die Tänzerin von Dschiapur
as Saferndri Yelama
The Night of Queen Isabeau
as Königin Isabeau
Madame Récamier
as Madame Récamier
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
as Genuine
1919
Zwei Menschen
as Fern
1918
Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens
as Comtesse von Hagen
1917
Des Lebens ungemischte Freude
as Fern
Ein Blatt im Sturm...doch das Schicksal hat es verweht
as Fern
Der Seele Saiten schwingen nicht
as Fern
1916
Ernst ist das Leben
as Fany
The Artificial Man
as o. A.
1915
Eine Motte flog zum Licht
as Fern