Paula Wessely

1907-01-20 – 2000-05-11 (age 93) Vienna, Austria

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.

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Known For

Maria Ilona

1939

as Maria Ilona von Wolkersdorf

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Späte Liebe

1943

as Sophie von Angerspang

The Light of Love

1954

as Käthe Zeller

The Third Sex

1957

as Christa Teichmann

The Heart Must Be Silent

1944

as Maximiliane Frey

Ein Leben lang

1940

as Agnes Seethaler

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Glücksachen

1977

Der Bauer als Millionär

1961

as Die Zufriedenheit

Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

1973

as Self

Planet Arium

2025

So Ended a Great Love

1934

as Grand Duchess Marie Louise

Die unvollkommene Ehe

1959

as Frau Dr. Winifred Lert

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Homecoming

1941

as Maria Thomas

Such Great Foolishness

1937

as Therese Brandl

Weg in die Vergangenheit

1954

as Gabriele Gärtner

Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone

1955

as Fürstin Pia Maria

Die kluge Marianne

1943

The Angel with the Trumpet

1948

as Henriette Alt, geb. Stein

Everyman

1961

as Glaube

Masquerade in Vienna

1934

as Leopoldine Dur