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Carmen Cartellieri


Foto: D'Ora Kallmus (1881-1963)
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1891 - 1953

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The actress Carmen Cartellieri was born as Franziska Ottilia Cartellieri in Prossnitz. At the age of 16 she got married with the painter and director Emanuel Ziffer Edler von Teschenbruck.

She became acquainted with the director Cornelius Hintner who engaged her for her first movie called "Das Zigeunermächen". She acted in this movie with the pseudonym Carmen Teschen.
It followed Hungarian movies like "A sors ökle" (18), "Kettös alarc alat" (18), "A bosszu" (18), "Marion Delorme" (19) and "Theeran Gyöngye" (19).

She went to Austria in 1920 and foundet the Cartellierifilm Gmbh company where she produced her first feature move "Die Würgehand" (20).

She became one of the most popular actresses in Austria in the next years. She underpinned her fame with other interesting roles in movies like "Was ist Liebe" (22), Robert Wiene's movie classic "Orlacs Hände" (24) with Conrad Veidt and "Der Rosenkavalier" (26).
 

Other movies with Carmen Cartellieri:
Az összeesküvok (18) A ciganyleany (18) Az elrabaolt szerencse (19) Gleiches Blut (19) Die Sucht nach Luxus (20) Büsser der Leidenschaft (20) Die Sportlady (21) Parema, Creature from the Starworld (22) Der Balletterzherzog (26) Madame wagt einen Seitensprung (26) Das Geheimnis von Genf (27) Die Hölle von Montmartre (28) Das Schicksal derer von Habsburg (28)

 
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