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Paula Wessely

Bio: 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: Sun, Jan 20 1907
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

Death: Thu, May 11 2000
Paula Wessely is 93 years old
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Poster of Eine Stadt als Bühne - 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
Eine Stadt als Bühne - 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
Paula Wessely would have been no older than
93 in Eine Stadt als Bühne - 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
as 'self'.
Sun, Aug 02 2020
Poster of Der Unbestechliche
Der Unbestechliche
Paula Wessely was
76 in Der Unbestechliche
Sun, Jan 08 1984
Poster of Glücksachen
Glücksachen
Paula Wessely was
69 in Glücksachen
Sat, Jan 01 1977
Poster of Nichts als Erinnerung
Nichts als Erinnerung
Paula Wessely was
66 in Nichts als Erinnerung
as 'Militza'.
Sun, Jan 06 1974
Poster of Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
Paula Wessely was
66 in Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
as 'Self'.
Tue, Oct 30 1973
Poster of Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
Paula Wessely was
63 in Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
as 'Hero (archive footage)'.
Sun, Aug 16 1970
Poster of Fast ein Poet
Fast ein Poet
Paula Wessely was
61 in Fast ein Poet
as 'Nora Melody'.
Thu, May 30 1968
Poster of Port Royal
Port Royal
Paula Wessely was
58 in Port Royal
as 'Schwester Angelika vom hl. Johannes'.
Fri, May 14 1965
Poster of Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung
Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung
Paula Wessely was
57 in Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung
as 'Mrs. Arbuthnot'.
Thu, Sep 17 1964
Poster of Überfahrt
Überfahrt
Paula Wessely was
55 in Überfahrt
as 'Mrs. Midget'.
Sun, Jan 13 1963
Poster of Everyman
Everyman
Paula Wessely was
54 in Everyman
as 'Glaube'.
Thu, Dec 21 1961
Poster of Anatol
Anatol
Paula Wessely was
54 in Anatol
as 'Gabriele'.
Fri, Dec 15 1961
Poster of Der Bauer als Millionär
Der Bauer als Millionär
Paula Wessely was
54 in Der Bauer als Millionär
as 'Die Zufriedenheit'.
Fri, Nov 24 1961
Poster of Das weite Land
Das weite Land
Paula Wessely was
53 in Das weite Land
as 'Genia Hofreiter'.
Mon, Jun 06 1960
Poster of Die unvollkommene Ehe
Die unvollkommene Ehe
Paula Wessely was
52 in Die unvollkommene Ehe
as 'Frau Dr. Winifred Lert'.
Thu, Sep 03 1959
Poster of The Third Sex
The Third Sex
Paula Wessely was
50 in The Third Sex
as 'Christa Teichmann'.
Thu, Aug 29 1957
Poster of Unter Achtzehn
Unter Achtzehn
Paula Wessely was
50 in Unter Achtzehn
as 'Luise Gottschalk'.
Sat, Jun 01 1957
Poster of Maria Stuart
Maria Stuart
Paula Wessely was
49 in Maria Stuart
as 'Königin Maria Stuart von Schottland'.
Sun, Jan 06 1957
Poster of Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone
Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone
Paula Wessely was
48 in Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone
as 'Fürstin Pia Maria'.
Tue, Dec 20 1955
Poster of Weg in die Vergangenheit
Weg in die Vergangenheit
Paula Wessely was
47 in Weg in die Vergangenheit
as 'Gabriele Gärtner'.
Mon, Dec 20 1954
Poster of The Light of Love
The Light of Love
Paula Wessely was
47 in The Light of Love
as 'Käthe Zeller'.
Sat, Jul 31 1954
Poster of Ich und meine Frau
Ich und meine Frau
Paula Wessely was
46 in Ich und meine Frau
as 'Sophie Naglmüller'.
Mon, Aug 03 1953
Poster of Maria Theresia
Maria Theresia
Paula Wessely was
44 in Maria Theresia
as 'Maria Theresia'.
Tue, Dec 18 1951
Poster of Cordula
Cordula
Paula Wessely was
43 in Cordula
as 'Cordula'.
Wed, Sep 27 1950
Poster of Vagabunden
Vagabunden
Paula Wessely was
42 in Vagabunden
as 'Dr. Elisabeth Kamma'.
Mon, Oct 17 1949
Poster of The Angel with the Trumpet
The Angel with the Trumpet
Paula Wessely was
41 in The Angel with the Trumpet
as 'Henriette Alt, geb. Stein'.
Thu, Aug 19 1948
Poster of Leckerbissen
Leckerbissen
Paula Wessely was
41 in Leckerbissen
as 'Self - film scenes (archive footage)'.
Sat, Jun 05 1948
Poster of Das Herz muß schweigen
Das Herz muß schweigen
Paula Wessely was
37 in Das Herz muß schweigen
as 'Maximiliane Frey'.
Tue, Dec 19 1944
Poster of Die kluge Marianne
Die kluge Marianne
Paula Wessely was
36 in Die kluge Marianne
Thu, Jun 10 1943
Poster of Späte Liebe
Späte Liebe
Paula Wessely was
36 in Späte Liebe
as 'Sophie von Angerspang'.
Tue, Feb 16 1943
Poster of Homecoming
Homecoming
Paula Wessely was
34 in Homecoming
as 'Maria Thomas'.
Fri, Oct 10 1941
Poster of Ein Leben lang
Ein Leben lang
Paula Wessely was
33 in Ein Leben lang
as 'Agnes Seethaler'.
Fri, Oct 11 1940
Poster of Maria Ilona
Maria Ilona
Paula Wessely was
32 in Maria Ilona
as 'Maria Ilona von Wolkersdorf'.
Thu, Dec 14 1939
Poster of Spiegel des Lebens
Spiegel des Lebens
Paula Wessely was
31 in Spiegel des Lebens
as 'Johanna 'Hanna' Karfreit'.
Tue, Jun 07 1938
Poster of Die ganz großen Torheiten
Die ganz großen Torheiten
Paula Wessely was
30 in Die ganz großen Torheiten
as 'Therese Brandl'.
Thu, Apr 29 1937
Poster of Die Julika
Die Julika
Paula Wessely was
29 in Die Julika
as 'Julika'.
Sun, Oct 25 1936
Poster of Episode
Episode
Paula Wessely was
28 in Episode
as 'Valerie Gärtner'.
Thu, Oct 31 1935
Poster of So Ended a Great Love
So Ended a Great Love
Paula Wessely was
27 in So Ended a Great Love
as 'Grand Duchess Marie Louise'.
Wed, Oct 17 1934
Poster of Masquerade in Vienna
Masquerade in Vienna
Paula Wessely was
27 in Masquerade in Vienna
as 'Leopoldine Dur'.
Thu, Sep 27 1934

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Poster of Deutscher Filmpreis
Deutscher Filmpreis
Paula Wessely was
43+ in Deutscher Filmpreis
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Mon, Jan 01 1951
Poster of Bambi Awards
Bambi Awards
Paula Wessely was
40+ in Bambi Awards
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Thu, Jan 01 1948