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Ellen Richter(1893-1969)

  • Actress
  • Producer
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Ellen Richter
Ellen Richter was born on 21 July 1893 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress and producer, known for Maria Tudor (1920), Lola Montez, die Tänzerin des Königs (1922) and Napoleon und die kleine Wäscherin (1920). She was married to Willi Wolff. She died in 1969 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
BornJuly 21, 1893
Died1969
BornJuly 21, 1893
Died1969
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Known for

Maria Tudor
  • Maria Tudor
  • 1920
Lola Montez, die Tänzerin des Königs
6.1
  • Lola Montez
  • 1922
Rudolf Lettinger and Ellen Richter in Napoleon und die kleine Wäscherin (1920)
Napoleon und die kleine Wäscherin
  • Madame Sans-Gêne
  • 1920
Der rote Henker
2.2
  • Marion Delorme
  • 1920

Credits

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Actress

  • Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe (1933)
    Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe
    • Olivia, seine Frau
    • 1933
  • Gretl Theimer in Das Geheimnis um Johann Orth (1932)
    Das Geheimnis um Johann Orth
    • Fürstin Olga Rostowska
    • 1932
  • Strafsache van Geldern (1932)
    Strafsache van Geldern
    7.2
    • Martha - His Wife
    • 1932
  • Die Abenteurerin von Tunis (1931)
    Die Abenteurerin von Tunis
    6.4
    • Colette, a dancer
    • 1931
  • Polizeispionin 77
    • Nr. 77
    • 1930
  • Die Frau ohne Nerven
    6.8
    • Ellen Seefeldt
    • 1930
  • Carnival of Crime
    • 1929
  • Unmoral
    • Yvonne Longval
    • 1928
  • Moral (1928)
    Moral
    6.8
    • Ninon de Hauteville
    • 1928
  • Die Dame mit dem Tigerfell
    6.2
    • Lady Portin, alias Ellen Garet
    • 1927
  • Die schönsten Beine von Berlin
    • Dolorès
    • 1927
  • Kopf hoch, Charly!
    4.5
    • Charlotte Ditmar
    • 1927
  • Wie einst im Mai
    • Eugenie de la Roche
    • Eugenie Schönlein, geb. de la Roche & Charlotte, ihre Enkelin
    • Mabel Ward
    • 1926
  • Die tolle Herzogin
    • Herzogin Gloria
    • 1926
  • Schatten der Weltstadt (1925)
    Schatten der Weltstadt
    6.8
    • Olly Bernard
    • 1925

Producer

  • Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe (1933)
    Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Gretl Theimer in Das Geheimnis um Johann Orth (1932)
    Das Geheimnis um Johann Orth
    • executive producer
    • 1932
  • Strafsache van Geldern (1932)
    Strafsache van Geldern
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1932
  • Anny Ahlers in Die Marquise von Pompadour (1931)
    Die Marquise von Pompadour
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1931
  • Polizeispionin 77
    • producer
    • 1930
  • Kopf hoch, Charly!
    4.5
    • producer
    • 1927
  • Der Juxbaron (1927)
    Der Juxbaron
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1927
  • Wie einst im Mai
    • producer
    • 1926
  • Die tolle Herzogin
    • producer
    • 1926
  • Der Flug um den Erdball, 2. Teil - Indien, Europa
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1925
  • Der Flug um den Erdball, 1. Teil - Paris bis Ceylon
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1925
  • Die große Unbekannte
    • producer
    • 1924
  • Die Vampyre von New-York. 2. Der Prinz ohne Land
    • producer
    • 1923
  • Die Vampyre von New-York. 3. Dagestan - Paris
    • producer
    • 1923
  • Die Frau mit den Millionen - 1. Der Schuß in der Pariser Oper
    6.6
    • executive producer
    • 1923

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 21, 1893
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • 1969
    • Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Spouse
    • Willi Wolff1923 - April 6, 1947 (his death)
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brunette Austrian diva of the silent screen, of Hungarian/Jewish ancestry. She was immensely popular as an exotic action star of thrillers and cliffhangers. With her producer/director husband Willi Wolff, she formed her own production company (Ellen Richter Film GmbH) in 1920. Hitler's assumption of power in 1933 effectively ended her career. She eventually resettled in the U.S., becoming an American citizen in 1946.

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