Elissa Landi

Elissa Landi

Elissa Landi (December 6, 1904 – October 21, 1948) was an Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s. Rumoured to be a descendant of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, she was noted for her aristocratic bearing. Born Elisabeth Marie Christine Kühnelt in Venice, Landi was raised in Austria and educated in England. Her first ambition was to be a writer, and she wrote her first novel at the age of twenty. She would return to writing during lulls in her acting career. She joined the Oxford Repertory Company at an early age, appearing in many British and American stage successes. During the 1920s she appeared in British, French, and German films before travelling to the United States to appear in a Broadway production of A Farewell to Arms. She was signed to a contact by Fox Film Corporation (later 20th Century Fox) in 1931. She played the heroine in Cecil B. De Mille's The Sign of the Cross (1932), but was overshadowed by Claudette Colbert who played the flashier role of Poppea. She was paired successfully with some of the major leading men, such as David Manners, Charles Farrell, Warner Baxter, and Ronald Colman in romantic dramas such as Body and Soul (1931) before appearing in the box office hit The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) with Robert Donat. Her contract with Fox was abruptly cancelled in 1936 as a result of her refusal to accept a particular role. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer signed her to a contract and after a couple of romantic dramas she played the cousin of Myrna Loy in the very popular After the Thin Man (1936). After only two more films she retired, in 1943. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1943, and dedicated herself to writing, producing six novels and a series of poems. She died from cancer in Kingston, New York, and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Elissa Landi has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 1615 Vine St. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elissa Landi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Teideal: Elissa Landi
  • Coitianta: 4.132
  • Is eol do: Acting
  • Breithlá: 1904-12-06
  • Áit bhreithe: Venice, Italy
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  • Ar a dtugtar: Элисса Ланди, Elisabeth Marie Christine von Kühnelt
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  • 1928
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    Underground

    Underground

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  • 1936
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    After the Thin Man

    After the Thin Man

    7.3 1936 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    6.6 1934 HD

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  • 1932
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    Devil's Lottery

    Devil's Lottery

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    The Sign of the Cross

    The Sign of the Cross

    6.2 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    Enter Madame

    Enter Madame

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  • 1931
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    The Yellow Ticket

    The Yellow Ticket

    5 1931 HD

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  • 1936
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    Mad Holiday

    Mad Holiday

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  • 1933
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    By Candlelight

    By Candlelight

    5.8 1933 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Thirteenth Chair

    The Thirteenth Chair

    5.8 1937 HD

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  • 1931
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    Wicked

    Wicked

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  • 1928
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    Synd

    Synd

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  • 1935
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    Koenigsmark

    Koenigsmark

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  • 1934
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    Man of Two Worlds

    Man of Two Worlds

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1937
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    Hollywood Party

    Hollywood Party

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  • 1933
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    The Masquerader

    The Masquerader

    4.8 1933 HD

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    I Loved You Wednesday

    I Loved You Wednesday

    2.5 1933 HD

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  • 1935
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    Without Regret

    Without Regret

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  • 1933
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    The Warrior's Husband

    The Warrior's Husband

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  • 1927
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    London

    London

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  • 1932
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    A Passport to Hell

    A Passport to Hell

    5.3 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    Always Goodbye

    Always Goodbye

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    Body and Soul

    Body and Soul

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  • 1936
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    The Amateur Gentleman

    The Amateur Gentleman

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  • 1943
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    Corregidor

    Corregidor

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  • 1932
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    The Woman in Room 13

    The Woman in Room 13

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Voice of Hollywood

    The Voice of Hollywood

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1928
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    Bolibar

    Bolibar

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1930
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    Children of Chance

    Children of Chance

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  • 1930
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    The Price of Things

    The Price of Things

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Knowing Men

    Knowing Men

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  • 1934
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    The Great Flirtation

    The Great Flirtation

    3 1934 HD

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