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Lya Mara(1897-1960)

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Lya Mara
Lya Mara was born on 1 August 1897 in Riga, Russian Empire [now Latvia]. She was an actress, known for Kri-Kri, die Herzogin von Tarabac (1920), Charlotte Corday (1919) and Anna Karenina (1920). She was married to Frederic Zelnik. She died on 1 March 1960 in Ticino, Switzerland.
BornAugust 1, 1897
DiedMarch 1, 1960(62)
BornAugust 1, 1897
DiedMarch 1, 1960(62)
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Known for

Fanny Carlsen, Lya Mara, Frederic Zelnik, and Josef Fenneker in Kri-Kri, die Herzogin von Tarabac (1920)
Kri-Kri, die Herzogin von Tarabac
  • Kri-Kri
  • 1920
Charlotte Corday
  • Charlotte Corday
  • 1919
Lya Mara in Anna Karenina (1920)
Anna Karenina
4.5
  • Anna Karenina
  • 1920
Die Erlebnisse der berühmten Tänzerin Fanny Elßler
  • Fanny Elßler
  • 1920

Credits

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Actress

  • Walter Janssen, Lya Mara, Ralph Arthur Roberts, and Ernö Verebes in Jeder fragt nach Erika (1931)
    Jeder fragt nach Erika
    7.2
    • Erika Poliakoff
    • 1931
  • Lya Mara in Der rote Kreis (1929)
    Der rote Kreis
    7.3
    • Thalia Drummond
    • 1929
  • Mein Herz ist eine Jazzband
    • Jessie
    • 1929
  • Mary Lou
    • Mary-Lou
    • 1928
  • Fanny Carlsen, Willy Haas, Lya Mara, Ladislaus Vajda, Frederic Zelnik, and Willy Dietrich in Heut tanzt Mariett (1928)
    Heut tanzt Mariett
    • Mariett
    • 1928
  • Dancing Vienna (1927)
    Dancing Vienna
    • Komtesse Frizzi Zirsky
    • 1927
  • Die Weber (1927)
    Die Weber
    7.1
    • 1927
  • The Gypsy Baron (1927)
    The Gypsy Baron
    4.6
    • Saffi
    • 1927
  • Die lachende Grille
    • Die kleine Fadette
    • 1926
  • Lya Mara in The Beautiful Blue Danube (1926)
    The Beautiful Blue Danube
    • Mizzi Staudinger
    • 1926
  • William Dieterle, Harry Liedtke, Lya Mara, Eduard von Winterstein, and Frederic Zelnik in The Bohemian Dancer (1926)
    The Bohemian Dancer
    • Försterchristl
    • 1926
  • Die Kirschenzeit
    Short
    • 1925
  • Frauen, die man oft nicht grüßt (1925)
    Frauen, die man oft nicht grüßt
    • Nina
    • 1925
  • Greta Garbo in The Joyless Street (1925)
    The Joyless Street
    7.0
    • Frau (uncredited)
    • 1925
  • Lya Mara and Heinrich Peer in Die Venus von Montmartre (1925)
    Die Venus von Montmartre
    • Joujou
    • 1925

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mia Mara
  • Born
    • August 1, 1897
    • Riga, Russian Empire [now Latvia]
  • Died
    • March 1, 1960
    • Ticino, Switzerland(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Frederic Zelnik1918 - November 29, 1950 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Pictorials

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    After her husband's death in 1950, she retired from film business. Her fate is unknown.

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