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Paula Wessely

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Paula Wessely

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Born: January 20, 1907
Died: May 11, 2000
From: Vienna, Austria

Also known as

Paula Anna Maria Wessely

Biography

Paula Anna Maria Wessely (20 January 1907 – 11 May 2000) was an Austrian theatre and film actress. Die Wessely (literally "The Wessely"), as she was affectionately called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actress.

Known for

Masquerade in Vienna

The Third Sex

The Angel with the Trumpet

Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone

Such Great Foolishness

Filmography

32 displayed · 42 matching · 42 total

2025

Planet Arium

2020

Eine Stadt als Bühne - 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele

Acting (self)

1984

Der Unbestechliche

1977

Glücksachen

1974

Nichts als Erinnerung

Acting (Militza)

1973

Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

Acting (Self)

1970

Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele

Acting (Hero (archive footage))

1968

Fast ein Poet

Acting (Nora Melody)

1965

Acting (Schwester Angelika vom hl. Johannes)

1964

Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung

Acting (Mrs. Arbuthnot)

1963

Acting (Mrs. Midget)

1961

Acting (Glaube)

Acting (Gabriele)

Der Bauer als Millionär

Acting (Die Zufriedenheit)

1960

Das weite Land

Acting (Genia Hofreiter)

1959

Die unvollkommene Ehe

Acting (Frau Dr. Winifred Lert) Production (Executive Producer)

1957

The Third Sex

Acting (Christa Teichmann)

Unter Achtzehn

Acting (Luise Gottschalk) Production (Producer)

Maria Stuart

Acting (Königin Maria Stuart von Schottland)

1955

Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone

Acting (Fürstin Pia Maria)

1954

Weg in die Vergangenheit

Acting (Gabriele Gärtner)

The Light of Love

Acting (Käthe Zeller) Production (Executive Producer)

1953

Ich und meine Frau

Acting (Sophie Naglmüller)

1951

Maria Theresia

Acting (Maria Theresia)

German Film Award

Acting (Self) 1 EP

1950

Acting (Cordula)

1949

Acting (Dr. Elisabeth Kamma)

1948

The Angel with the Trumpet

Acting (Henriette Alt, geb. Stein)

Leckerbissen

Acting (Self - film scenes (archive footage))

Acting (Self) 1 EP

1944

The Heart Must Be Silent

Acting (Maximiliane Frey)

1943

Die kluge Marianne