WERA ENGELS
Wera Engels
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: May 12, 1909
Deathday: November 16, 1988
Place of Birth: Kiel, Germany
Biography
Wera Engels was a daughter of a German Admiral and Governor of the then German colony Tsing-tau-China. After successful leading roles in productions of the well-established German UFA-studios in Babelsberg as well as in France, Engels was invited to Hollywood. Producers saw her as a cheap alternative to Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich. She was contracted with RKO.
Filmography
Starring
Jacqueline Topelius
1936·
Stjenka RasinPrinzessin Dolgoruki
Princess Stephanie Elderstrom
1935·
Sweepstake AnnieBaroness Yvonne Baritska
1935·
Hong Kong NightsTrina Vidor
1935·
Together We LiveSonia
1934·
Fugitive RoadSonya Valinoff
1933·
The Great JasperNorma McGowd
1932·
The Ringer1931·
Lucky childrenEdith Rance
1930·
The CopperMabel
1928·
Befehl zur EheEllen Shiffer
1927·
Lützow's Wild HuntIrene Wendtland