Maria Orska

Maria Orska

Maria Orska, born Effi Rachel Blindermann, was a Russian/German stage and screen actress. Just before World War I she moved to Wien, Hamburg and Berlin in 1915. She spoke fluently German, French, Italian, Russian and Polish. In Berlin, she worked with Rudolf Bernauer in the Hebbel Theater, Max Reinhardt and was famous for her parts in theater plays by Strindberg, Wedekind and Pirandello. Maria Orska's film debut was in "Dämon und Mensch" (1915) produced by Jules Greenbaum. an important actress of the German theater and cinema in the 1920s.

  • Title: Maria Orska
  • Popularity: 0.295
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1893-03-16
  • Place of Birth: Nikolayev, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Mykolaiv, Ukraine]
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  • Also Known As: Maria Daisy Orska
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Maria Orska Movies

  • 1917
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    Die schwarze Loo
    Die schwarze Loo

    7.5 1917 HD

    About a gypsy who earns a living as a dancer in cheap barracks. Homeless, her performance is documented by a young and talented but largely...

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  • 1915
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    Dämon und Mensch
    Dämon und Mensch

    1 1915 HD

    Philanthropist attempts to awaken the good side in criminals.

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  • 1916
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    Adamants letztes Rennen
    Adamants letztes Rennen

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1921
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    Die Bestie im Menschen
    Die Bestie im Menschen

    1 1921 HD

    Jacques Lantier, the "human beast" of the title, has a hereditary madness and has several times in his life wanted to murder women. At the beginning...

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