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Esther Carena

Aug 24, 1898 - Jan 26, 1972 (73 years old) in Hannover

The daughter of a German father and Spanish mother, she studied medicine for one semester and trained in an Italian acrobat troupe. Until 1916 she lived mostly in Italy and performed there in stage sketches. In 1916 she came to Germany and was discovered by Swedish film actor and director Nils Olaf Chrisander. She was presented as a heroine in thrillers, dramas, and melodramas that were staged by Harry Piel at the end of the First World War. She designed many of her own costumes. In 1924 she married the set designer Franz Schroedter and retired from films.

Known For

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Die Peitsche
Bert
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Die Diktatur der Liebe. 1. Die böse Lust
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The Vampire
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Das neue Paradies
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Die Diktatur der Liebe. 2. Die Welt ohne Liebe
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Der stumme Zeuge
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Ikarus, the Flying Man
Clemence de Montignon
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Women Who Shouldn't Get Married
Ada Haller
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Der Schrei des Gewissens
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Der Frauenkönig

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