Ossi Oswalda

Ossi Oswalda

Ossi Oswalda (born Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich, 2 February 1897 – 7 March 1947) was a German actress, who mostly appeared in silent films. She was given the nickname 'The German Mary Pickford' due to her popularity at the time. Oswalda trained as a ballerina and became a dancer for a theater in Berlin. She made her film debut in Richard Oswald's Nächte des Grauens (Night of Horrors) before being discovered by the actor and screenwriter Hanns Kräly, who in turn recommended her to director Ernst Lubitsch. During her early career, she starred in several films by Lubitsch, including The Merry Jail, I Don't Want to Be a Man, The Oyster Princess and The Doll. Her popularity at the time earned her the nickname 'The German Mary Pickford'. In 1921, Oswalda started her own film production company with her husband at the time, the Hungarian Baron Gustav Wilhelm Viktor Freiherr von Koczian-Miskolczy (1877–1958). However, during the next four years they only produced four films, all starring Oswalda. From 1925 on, she was contracted to Ufa. The couple divorced in 1925, and Oswalda began a high profile affair with Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. Oswalda's career waned along with the silent film era, and she only acted in two sound films, making her final appearance on screen in the 1933 film The Star of Valencia. She escaped Nazi Germany and emigrated to Prague with her partner Julius Aubenberg in the 1930s. Later on, she became a stage actor, and in 1943, wrote the screenplay for the Czechoslovakian film Čtrnáctý u stolu. By spring 1947, Oswalda went bankrupt and was suffering from multiple health problems. Oswalda died penniless in Prague at the age of 50. She is buried at Olsany Cemetery.

  • Title: Ossi Oswalda
  • Popularity: 1.126
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1897-01-31
  • Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
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  • Also Known As: Oswalda Stäglich
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Ossi Oswalda Movies

  • 1921
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    Amor am Steuer

    Amor am Steuer

    1 1921 HD

    A millionaire daughter is to be married to a man unknown to her. To get to know him, she slips into men's clothes, sticks on a mustache and is hired...

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  • 1926
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    Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer

    Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1919
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    The Doll

    The Doll

    7.4 1919 HD

    The misadventures of an effete young man who must get married in order to inherit a fortune. He opts to purchase a remarkably lifelike doll and marry...

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  • 1918
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    I Don't Want to Be a Man

    I Don't Want to Be a Man

    6.4 1918 HD

    A teenage tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun. She quickly discovers that being...

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  • 1919
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    The Oyster Princess

    The Oyster Princess

    6.8 1919 HD

    A pampered American oyster tycoon decides to buy a husband for his daughter, but things don’t go quite as planned. Along the way there are...

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  • 1920
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    Kakadu und Kiebitz

    Kakadu und Kiebitz

    1 1920 HD

    German silent film directed by Erich Schönfelder.

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  • 1929
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    Die vierte von rechts

    Die vierte von rechts

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1917
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    Ossis Tagebuch

    Ossis Tagebuch

    1 1917 HD

    Directed by Ernst Lubitsch.

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  • 1916
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    Pinkus's Shoe Palace

    Pinkus's Shoe Palace

    5.7 1916 HD

    Sally Pinkus is an German-Jewish boy who takes a job as a shoe store clerk after being expelled from school for goofing around. Soon fired for trying...

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  • 1926
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    Die Kleine vom Varieté

    Die Kleine vom Varieté

    1 1926 HD

    Peter Verdy falls in love with Lola (Ossi Oswalda) who is mistaken for a boy when she appears in stage regalia before a rich uncle who has other...

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  • 1917
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    When Four Do the Same

    When Four Do the Same

    1 1917 HD

    Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Lubitsch plays a book shop employee who falls in love with Jannings' daughter.

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  • 1933
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    Der Stern von Valencia

    Der Stern von Valencia

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1916
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    Der Hilferuf

    Der Hilferuf

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1990
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    Die Puppe

    Die Puppe

    1 1990 HD

    A child is moved around like a doll

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  • 1917
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    A Night of Horror

    A Night of Horror

    1 1917 HD

    An extremely jealous artist slips into a monkey costume and kills all those men who come too close to his wife, another artist.

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  • 1925
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    Express Train of Love

    Express Train of Love

    1 1925 HD

    Silent romantic comedy set on a train.

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  • 1920
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    Amsterdam Artists from the Film 'Housing Shortage' on a Trip to Volendam

    Amsterdam Artists from the Film 'Housing Shortage' on a Trip to Volendam

    1 1920 HD

    In the summer of 1920, the staff of the Rembrandt Theatre in Amsterdam went on strike, which was especially unfortunate for the management of the...

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  • 1916
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    The Tenor, Inc.

    The Tenor, Inc.

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1918
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    Prinz Sami

    Prinz Sami

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1918
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    The Ballet Girl

    The Ballet Girl

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1919
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    Meyer from Berlin

    Meyer from Berlin

    6 1919 HD

    Sally Meyer, a young Berliner, persuades his Doctor to convince his wife that he is ill, so that he is able to take a holiday in the Austrian Alps in...

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  • 1918
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    The Toboggan Cavalier

    The Toboggan Cavalier

    1 1918 HD

    A young woman is forced by her father to marry a man she doesn't love and flees before the marriage takes place. In a small village she falls in love...

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  • 1919
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    The Swabian Maiden

    The Swabian Maiden

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1919
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    My Wife, the Movie Star

    My Wife, the Movie Star

    1 1919 HD

    While making a movie in the Alps, the female star falls in love with a nobleman.

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  • 1920
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    The Housing Shortage

    The Housing Shortage

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1929
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    Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée

    Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1927
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    Frühere Verhältnisse

    Frühere Verhältnisse

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1926
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    Herrn Filip Collins Abenteuer

    Herrn Filip Collins Abenteuer

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1927
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    A Crazy Night

    A Crazy Night

    6 1927 HD

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  • 1926
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    Schatz, mach' Kasse

    Schatz, mach' Kasse

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1922
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    Das Mädel mit der Maske

    Das Mädel mit der Maske

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1926
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    Gräfin Plättmamsell

    Gräfin Plättmamsell

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1928
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    Sir or Madame

    Sir or Madame

    1 1928 HD

    A girl posing as a knight's male valet is vamped by his fiancée

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  • 1925
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    Niniche

    Niniche

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1930
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    The chaste Joseph

    The chaste Joseph

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1920
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    Hundemamachen

    Hundemamachen

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1924
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    Colibri

    Colibri

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1928
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    Eddy Polo mit Pferd und Lasso

    Eddy Polo mit Pferd und Lasso

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Merry Jail

    The Merry Jail

    6.4 1917 HD

    A neglected wife disguises herself in order to lure her wastrel husband into a compromising position.

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  • 1925
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    The Girl with a Patron

    The Girl with a Patron

    1 1925 HD

    The Girl with a Patron (German: Das Mädchen mit der Protektion) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Max Mack and starring Ossi...

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  • 1921
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    Amor am Steuer

    Amor am Steuer

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1943
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    Čtrnáctý u stolu

    Čtrnáctý u stolu

    1 1943 HD

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