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Wera Engels(1909-1988)

  • Actress
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Wera Engels in Stjenka Rasin (1936)
Wera Engels was born on 12 May 1909 in Kiel, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Ringer (1932), Hong Kong Nights (1935) and Le parfum de la dame en noir (1931). She was married to Ivan Lebedeff. She died on 16 November 1988 in Munich, Germany.
BornMay 12, 1909
DiedNovember 16, 1988(79)
BornMay 12, 1909
DiedNovember 16, 1988(79)
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Known for

Fritz Rasp in The Ringer (1932)
The Ringer
6.2
  • Cora Ann Milton
  • 1932
Wera Engels and Tom Keene in Hong Kong Nights (1935)
Hong Kong Nights
4.8
  • Trina Vidor
  • 1935
Le parfum de la dame en noir (1931)
Le parfum de la dame en noir
6.1
  • Edith Rance
  • 1931
Wera Engels, Valerie Hobson, and Edmund Lowe in The Great Impersonation (1935)
The Great Impersonation
6.1
  • Princess Stephanie Elderstrom
  • 1935

Credits

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Actress

  • Man spricht über Jacqueline (1937)
    Man spricht über Jacqueline
    6.8
    • Jacqueline Topelius
    • 1937
  • Wera Engels in Stjenka Rasin (1936)
    Stjenka Rasin
    7.1
    • Prinzessin Dolgoruki
    • 1936
  • Wera Engels, Valerie Hobson, and Edmund Lowe in The Great Impersonation (1935)
    The Great Impersonation
    6.1
    • Princess Stephanie Elderstrom
    • 1935
  • Wera Engels and Tom Keene in Hong Kong Nights (1935)
    Hong Kong Nights
    4.8
    • Trina Vidor
    • 1935
  • Peck's Bad Boy (1934)
    Together We Live
    5.2
    • Sonia
    • 1935
  • Tom Brown and Marian Nixon in Sweepstake Annie (1935)
    Sweepstake Annie
    5.4
    • Baroness Yvonne Baritska
    • 1935
  • Erich von Stroheim, Wera Engels, and Leslie Fenton in Fugitive Road (1934)
    Fugitive Road
    6.0
    • Sonya Valinoff
    • 1934
  • Richard Dix and Wera Engels in The Great Jasper (1933)
    The Great Jasper
    6.4
    • Norma McGowd
    • 1933
  • Lumpenkavaliere (1932)
    Lumpenkavaliere
    • Diebin
    • 1932
  • Fritz Rasp in The Ringer (1932)
    The Ringer
    6.2
    • Cora Ann Milton
    • 1932
  • Kinder des Glücks
    • 1931
  • Le parfum de la dame en noir (1931)
    Le parfum de la dame en noir
    6.1
    • Edith Rance
    • 1931
  • L'anglais tel qu'on le parle
    • Miss Betty Hogson (as Véra Engels)
    • 1931
  • Hans Albers in Der Greifer (1930)
    Der Greifer
    5.7
    • Mabel (German Version) (as Vera Engel)
    • 1930
  • The Streets of London
    • Alida
    • 1929

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Vera Engel
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • May 12, 1909
    • Kiel, Germany
  • Died
    • November 16, 1988
    • Munich, Germany
  • Spouse
    • Ivan LebedeffJanuary 25, 1941 - March 31, 1953 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She and the silent movie actress Mary Pickford became best friends.

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