Actor
Ossi Oswalda
January 31, 1897 · Berlin, Germany
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. Her popularity at the time earned her the nickname 'The German Mary Pickford'.
Often works with
Harry Liedtke
5 titles together
The Oyster Princess, The Merry Jail, A Crazy Night
Victor Janson
3 titles together
The Doll, The Oyster Princess, I Don't Want to Be a Man
Ernst Lubitsch
3 titles together
The Doll, Pinkus's Shoe Palace, Meyer from Berlin
Erich Schönfelder
3 titles together
Pinkus's Shoe Palace, The Merry Jail, Meyer from Berlin
Lydia Potechina
3 titles together
Schatz, mach' Kasse, Gräfin Plättmamsell, Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer
Paul Morgan
2 titles together
The Doll, Schatz, mach' Kasse
Full filmography · 35
Die Puppe
cast
1990
Der Stern von Valencia
as Rita
1933
The chaste Joseph
cast
1930Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée
cast
1929Die vierte von rechts
cast
1929
Sir or Madame
cast
1928
Frühere Verhältnisse
as Pepi
1927
The Girl on a Swing
cast
1927
A Crazy Night
as Margot Olschinsky
1927Schatz, mach' Kasse
as Ossi
1926
Gräfin Plättmamsell
cast
1926
Die Kleine vom Varieté
as Rositta, die Kleine vom Varieté
1926