Paula Wessely

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1907-01-20

Place of Birth

Vienna, Austria

Paula Wessely

Biography

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.

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Acting History

2020
Eine Stadt als Bühne - 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele as self
1984
Der Unbestechliche
1977
Glücksachen
1974
Nichts als Erinnerung as Militza
1973
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt as Self
1970
Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele as Hero (archive footage)
1968
Fast ein Poet as Nora Melody
1965
Port Royal as Schwester Angelika vom hl. Johannes
1964
Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung as Mrs. Arbuthnot
1963
Überfahrt as Mrs. Midget
1961
Everyman as Glaube
1961
Anatol as Gabriele
1961
Der Bauer als Millionär as Die Zufriedenheit
1960
Das weite Land as Genia Hofreiter
1959
Die unvollkommene Ehe as Frau Dr. Winifred Lert
1957
The Third Sex as Christa Teichmann
1957
Unter Achtzehn as Luise Gottschalk
1957
Maria Stuart as Königin Maria Stuart von Schottland
1955
Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone as Fürstin Pia Maria
1954
Weg in die Vergangenheit as Gabriele Gärtner
1954
The Light of Love as Käthe Zeller
1953
Ich und meine Frau as Sophie Naglmüller
1951
Maria Theresia as Maria Theresia
1951
German Film Award as Self
1950
Cordula as Cordula
1949
Vagabunden as Dr. Elisabeth Kamma
1948
The Angel with the Trumpet as Henriette Alt, geb. Stein
1948
Leckerbissen as Self - film scenes (archive footage)
1948
Bambi as Self
1944
Das Herz muß schweigen as Maximiliane Frey
1943
Die kluge Marianne
1943
Späte Liebe as Sophie von Angerspang
1941
Homecoming as Maria Thomas
1940
Ein Leben lang as Agnes Seethaler
1939
Maria Ilona as Maria Ilona von Wolkersdorf
1938
Spiegel des Lebens as Johanna 'Hanna' Karfreit
1937
Die ganz großen Torheiten as Therese Brandl
1936
Die Julika as Julika
1935
Episode as Valerie Gärtner
1934
So Ended a Great Love as Grand Duchess Marie Louise
1934
Masquerade in Vienna as Leopoldine Dur