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Luli Deste(1902-1951)

  • Actress
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Luli Deste in She Married an Artist (1937)
Luli Deste was born on 7 November 1902 in Heidelberg, Germany. She was an actress, known for Thunder in the City (1937), The Case of the Black Parrot (1941) and South to Karanga (1940). She died on 7 July 1951 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornNovember 7, 1902
DiedJuly 7, 1951(48)
BornNovember 7, 1902
DiedJuly 7, 1951(48)
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Known for

Edward G. Robinson and Luli Deste in Thunder in the City (1937)
Thunder in the City
6.1
  • Lady Patricia
  • 1937
William Lundigan, Charles Waldron, and Maris Wrixon in The Case of the Black Parrot (1941)
The Case of the Black Parrot
5.9
  • Madame de Charriere
  • 1941
Charles Bickford, James Craig, and Luli Deste in South to Karanga (1940)
South to Karanga
4.6
  • Julia Garrett
  • 1940
Luli Deste, Viktor Staal, and Anneliese Uhlig in Verdacht auf Ursula (1939)
Verdacht auf Ursula
6.9
  • Ursula von Tweel
  • 1939

Credits

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Actress

  • William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jean Del Val, Luli Deste, Brad King, and Alberto Morin in Outlaws of the Desert (1941)
    Outlaws of the Desert
    5.8
    • Marie Karitza
    • 1941
  • William Lundigan, Charles Waldron, and Maris Wrixon in The Case of the Black Parrot (1941)
    The Case of the Black Parrot
    5.9
    • Madame de Charriere
    • 1941
  • Charles Bickford, James Craig, and Luli Deste in South to Karanga (1940)
    South to Karanga
    4.6
    • Julia Garrett
    • 1940
  • Ski Patrol (1940)
    Ski Patrol
    4.2
    • Julia Engel
    • 1940
  • Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, and Charles Middleton in Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
    Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
    6.6
    • Queen Fria [Chs. 1-2] (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Luli Deste, Viktor Staal, and Anneliese Uhlig in Verdacht auf Ursula (1939)
    Verdacht auf Ursula
    6.9
    • Ursula von Tweel
    • 1939
  • John Boles, Luli Deste, and Frances Drake in She Married an Artist (1937)
    She Married an Artist
    4.3
    • Toni Bonnet
    • 1937
  • Edward G. Robinson and Luli Deste in Thunder in the City (1937)
    Thunder in the City
    6.1
    • Lady Patricia
    • 1937
  • Silhouetten (1936)
    Silhouetten
    5.7
    • Lydia Sanina (as Luli von Hohenberg)
    • 1936
  • Luli Deste and Jan Kiepura in Thank You, Madame (1936)
    Thank You, Madame
    • Corinne Dalma (as Luli von Hohenberg)
    • 1936
  • My Friend the King
    5.0
    • Countess Zena
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Luli Hohenberg
  • Born
    • November 7, 1902
    • Heidelberg, Germany
  • Died
    • July 7, 1951
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Aristocratic blue-eyed German actress, dancer and singer, daughter of Baron Eberhard von Bodenhausen, a former director of the Krupp steel works. She made her English-speaking film debut in Britain opposite Edward G Robinson in Thunder in the City. Luli subsequently came to Hollywood with an entourage of three Afghan hounds but found quality roles hard to come by. She quit film acting in 1941.

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