Foto: Alexander Binder (1888-1929)

1889 - 1931

Her first appearances in the film business were determined by comical roles with which she was very successful. When she impersonated a dramatic role in the movie "Die Sünde" in 1918 she was also able to assert in this part of work and her reputation gain in more importance by the critics.

Today the name Ressel Orla is especially well-known because of her appearance in Fritz Langs movie "Die Spinnen" (19) where she played a villain at Carl de Vogt's side. The movie anticipated the figure of Indiana Jones of the modern times, so to speak.

Likewise under the direction of Fritz Lang she played in the movie "Halbblut" (19) where she again impersonated a negative character. 

When the talkies called the tune in the cinemas, Ressel Orla had to retire from the film business owing to illness.As an experienced theater actress and talented singer she surely would had been able to give an impetus in the 30's, but the destiny chose an other way.
After a long illness she died at the age of 41.
 

Other movies with Ressel Orla:
Radium (13) Das rote Licht (14) Paulchens Fingerhut (15) Ein Wiedersehen in Feindesland (15) Der Onkel aus Amerika (15) Fürst Seppl (15) Der Krieg brachte Frieden (15) Das Todestelephon (16) Der Sekretär der Königin (16) Ein Blatt Papier (16) Gräfin Lukani (16) Hoffmanns Erzählungen (16) O, die verflixte Wissenschaft (16) Maria Lukani (16) Lux, der Spürhund von Stratford (16) Kellner, zahlen (16) Der versiegelte Bürgermeister (16) Die Faust des Schicksals (17) Gaugräfin Fifi (17) Musketier Kaczmarek (17) Das Glück der Frau Beate (18) Arme Lena (18) Die Frauen des Josias Grafenreuth (18) Die Krone des Lebens (18) Marionetten des Hasses (18) Genie und Liebe (18) Wolkenbau und Flimmerstern (19) Insel der Glücklichen (19) Anständige Frauen (20) Des Teufels Krallen (20) Narrentanz der Liebe (20) Die Sippschaft (20) Die Schuld des Andern (20) Das Götzenbild der Wahrheit (20) Der langsame Tod/Die nach Liebe schmachten/Die verleugneten Jahre (20) Die Wölfin (20) Im Banne des Andern (20) Die Augen der Welt (20) Monte Carlo (20) Das Mädchen, das wartete (21) Hazard (21) Die rote Redoute (21) Das Haus der Qualen (21) Das Mädel von Piccadilly (21) Die Beute der Erinnyen (21) Pariserinnen (21) Satansketten (21) Die Lou vom Montmartre (21) Lebenshunger (22) Frau Schlange (23) Die Kette klirrt (23) Inge Larsen (23) Die rote Maus (25) Die Abenteuer eines Zehnmarkscheins/K.13513 (26) Die dritte Eskadron (26) Frauen, die den Weg verloren (26) Das gefährliche Alter (27) Elternlos (27) Lockendes Gift (29) Es war einmal ein treuer Husar (29) 

Fotos: 1 Alexander Binder (1888-1929), 2 - 9 Nicola Perscheid (1864-1930)