Biography

Dark-haired comedienne, the daughter of a Prussian regimental commander. Worked as a teacher before making her theatrical debut in 1910. For most of the decade active on the Berlin stage and in cabaret. A leading activist in Germany's women's suffrage movement. Appeared in comedy support in several films of the early 30's.

Senta Söneland committed suicide in 1934 and ended the film career in the new arising sound film era.

As it was usual before World War I her contract at stage contained the clause that she wasn't allowed to work for the film business because of its bad reputation.

When the theater scene grew weary at the beginning of World War I, a lot of contracts were terminated and the stage actors and actresses seized the opportunity to begin in the film business, so did Senta Söneland.

In the following years she only appeared in movies now and then, she even got an own film serial with "Senta as....", but she concentrated her main activity to the theater.