Annette Karen Carell (variously Carrell; born Anneliese Erlanger; 7 January 1926 – 20 October 1967) was a German-born American actress of stage, screen, and television who lived in the United States and Britain at various stages of her career. She appeared in American, British, and German films, plays, and television series, including ''

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'', '' No Hiding Place'', '' The Prisoner'', ''

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Biography

Early life

Carell was born Anneliese Erlanger in

Nuremberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...

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, the daughter of Stephen (Stefan) Erlanger and Lilly Kromwell. Her family was Jewish, and left

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for England in the late 1930s. In 1942 the family emigrated from England to the United States, where Carell became a naturalized American citizen on 12 February 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts. She attended the

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in Boston.

Career

Under the name Annette Erlanger, her first notable acting role was a supporting part in the Washington National Theatre production of

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's play '' The Rugged Path'' (1945), starring

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. While acting in Germany in the early 1950s, she adopted the stage name Carell. Her most prominent film role was probably in the German-shot ''

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'' (1953) as Luther's wife, Katherine von Bora. She also had supporting roles in ''

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'' (1965), ''

'' (1967), and '' The Vulture'' (1967).

Personal life

Carell married expatriate British playwright

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in New Jersey on 1 September 1953. They returned to England from the U.S. in 1956; the couple had no children. Carell died of a barbiturate overdose at her home in London on 20 October 1967, in what was ruled a suicide.Death certificate: Annette Karen Savory. Westminster, London. Register 925, Entry 132. General Register Office, 1967.

Filmography

Films

Television

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carell, Annette 1926 births 1967 suicides Actors from Nuremberg American film actresses American television actresses German film actresses German television actresses Drug-related suicides in England Barbiturates-related deaths Naturalized citizens of the United States 20th-century American actresses Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States 20th-century German women