- Ellen Frank was born on March 9, 1904 in Aurich, Province of Hanover, Prussia [now Lower Saxony], Germany. She was an actress, known for Peer Gynt (1934), So ein Flegel (1934) and Ein Unsichtbarer geht durch die Stadt (1933). She was married to Georg Arm. She died on September 17, 1999 in Klagenfurt, Austria.
- SpouseGeorg Arm(1939 - 1953) (divorced, 1 child)
- Sister of Ilse Frank, who was later named Ise Gropius and wife of Walter Gropius.
- Was orphaned by the age of seventeen.
- German actress and dancer. Frank performed as a dancer from 1924, subsequently studying acting under Erwin Piscator. She first first appeared on stage at the Volksbühne Berlin in Schiller's "Die Räuber". In films from 1933, often paired with Heinz Rühmann. After a long break, returned to the screen in 1964 with regular TV appearances, often as guest star in popular crime shows like "Tatort", "Derrick" and "Der Alte".
- The actress Ellen Frank had to learn early to stand on her own feet when her parents died within two years when she was only 17.
- She changed from dance to acting and made her theater debut in Berlin in the play "Die Räuber", directed by Erwin Piscator.
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