Camilla Spira (1 March 1906 – 25 August 1997) was a German film actress. She appeared in 68 films between 1924 and 1986. She was born in

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, Germany, of Jewish ancestry on her father's side, and died in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

, Germany. Her father was the Austrian actor

Fritz Spira Fritz Spira (1 August 1881 – c. 1943) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared frequently in films during the silent and early sound eras. Spira played the role of the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef in the 1926 film ''The Third Squadro ...

who died in the Ruma

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in 1943. Her mother was actress

Lotte Spira Lotte Spira (; 24 April 1883 – 17 December 1943) was a German stage and film actress. She appeared in supporting roles in around seventy films. She was married to the Austrian actor Fritz Spira in 1905. In 1934 she divorced her Jewish husband ...

and her sister was the East German actress Steffie Spira.

Selected filmography

* ''Mutter und Sohn'' (1924) * ''In den Krallen der Schuld'' (1924) - Matia * ''

A Free People ''A Free People'' (german: Freies Volk) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Martin Berger and starring Albert Florath and Ellen Plessow. It is now considered a lost film. It was one of two films made by Berger under commission from t ...

'' (1925) * ''Im Krug zum grünen Kranze'' (1925) - Marie, seine Tochter * ''

The Heart on the Rhine ''The Heart on the Rhine'' (German: ''Das Herz am Rhein'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Heinrich Lisson and starring Camilla Spira.Parish p.533 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. Cast * Heinz Ludwig as ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Pride of the Company ''The Pride of the Company'' (German: ''Der Stolz der Kompanie'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Georg H. Schnell and Camilla Spira. The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1926) - Minna * ''

We Belong to the Imperial-Royal Infantry Regiment ''We Belong to the Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment'' (German:''Wir sind vom K. u. K. Infanterie-Regiment'') is a 1926 German silent film starring Mary Kid, Paul Heidemann and Fritz Spira. The film's art direction was by Heinrich Rich ...

'' (1926) - Köchin * ''

The Third Squadron ''The Third Squadron'' (german: Die dritte Eskadron) is a 1926 German silent war film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Fritz Spira, Eugen Burg, and Reinhold Häussermann. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin and on location in Vie ...

'' (1926) - Ilonka, seine Tochter * '' Maytime'' (1926) - Minchen Lemke, die Tochter * ''

Wrath of the Seas ''Wrath of the Seas'' or ''When Fleet Meets Fleet'' (German: ''Die versunkene Flotte'') is a silent war film released in 1926. Directed by Graham Hewett and Manfred Noa and starring Bernhard Goetzke, Agnes Esterhazy and Nils Asther.Bock & Bergf ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) - Marlene - Wirtschafterin * ''

On the Banks of the River Weser ''On the Banks of the River Weser'' (german: An der Weser) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Carl Auen, Olga Engl, and Camilla Spira Camilla Spira (1 March 1906 – 25 August 1997) was a Germ ...

'' (1927) * '' Love's Masquerade'' (1928) - Zofe * ''

Sixteen Daughters and No Father ''Sixteen Daughters and No Father'' (German: ''Sechzehn Töchter und kein Papa'') is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Paul Graetz and Camilla Spira.Parish p.533 The film's art direction was by August Rina ...

'' (1928) * '' My Sister and I'' (1929) - Schuh-Molly * ''Die Jugendgeliebte'' (1930) * ''Die lustigen Musikanten'' (1930) - Anna Müller - Tochter * ''Die Faschingsfee'' (1931) - Lori * '' My Leopold'' (1931) - Klara, seine Tochter * ''Der schönste Mann im Staate'' (1932) - Julischka * ''

Scandal on Park Street ''Scandal on Park Street'' (german: Skandal in der Parkstraße) is a 1932 German film directed by Franz Wenzler and starring Camilla Spira, Fritz Kampers, and Kurt Lilien. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is t ...

'' (1932) * ''Ja, treu ist die Soldatenliebe'' (1932) - Lotte Kramereit * '' The Eleven Schill Officers'' (1932) - Magd Anna * '' The Heath Is Green'' (1932) - Grete Lüdersen * ''

Haunted People ''Haunted People'' (german: Gehetzte Menschen) is a 1932 German-Czech drama film directed by Friedrich Feher and starring Magda Sonja, Hans Feher, and Eugen Klöpfer.Goble p. 775 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location ...

'' (1932) * '' Morgenrot'' (1933) - GreteJaul, Fredericks' girl * ''

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'' (1933) - Anni * ''

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse ''The Testament of Dr. Mabuse'' (german: Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse), also called ''The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse'', is a 1933 German crime-thriller film directed by Fritz Lang. The movie is a sequel to Lang's silent film ''Dr. Mabuse the Gambl ...

'' (1933) - Juwelen-Anna * ''

The Roberts Case ''The Roberts Case'' (german: Der Fall Roberts or ) is a 1933 German drama film directed by Erich Engels and starring Hermann Speelmans, Camilla Spira and Eduard von Winterstein.Moeller p. 65 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin ...

'' (1933) - Maria, seine Frau * ''

The Judas of Tyrol ''The Judas of Tyrol'' (german: Der Judas von Tirol) is a 1933 German historical drama film directed by Franz Osten and starring Fritz Rasp, Camilla Spira, and Marianne Hoppe. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.89 The fil ...

'' (1933) - Walpurga * '' Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (1935) * ''

Die Buntkarierten ''Girls in Gingham'' (german: Die Buntkarierten; literally, The Checkered Ones)—sometimes called Beaverskin—is a 1949 German drama film directed by Kurt Maetzig. Plot In 1884, Guste is born as the illegitimate daughter of a maid. She marrie ...

'' (1949) - Guste Schmiedecke * ''

Dr. Semmelweis ''Dr. Semmelweis'' (german: Semmelweis – Retter der Mütter) is an East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation o ...

'' (1950) - Josepha Hochleitner * ''

The Orplid Mystery ''The Orplid Mystery'' or ''Epilogue'' (german: Epilog: Das Geheimnis der Orplid) is a 1950 West German thriller film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Horst Caspar, Bettina Moissi, and O.E. Hasse. The film did not perform well at the bo ...

'' (1950) - Pensionswirtin * ''

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'' (1950) - Frau Gretchen Reich * ''

Three Days of Fear ''Three Days of Fear'' (german: Drei Tage Angst) is a 1952 West German comedy crime film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Rudolf Platte, Camilla Spira and Cornelia Froboess.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 It was shot at the Göttingen Studios. T ...

'' (1952) - Anna Espenlaub, seine Frau * '' Pension Schöller'' (1952) - Ulrike * '' The Merry Vineyard'' (1952) - Annemarie * ''

Emil and the Detectives ''Emil and the Detectives'' () is a 1929 novel set mainly in Berlin, by the German writer Erich Kästner and illustrated by Walter Trier. It was Kästner's first major success and the only one of his pre-1945 works to escape Nazi censorship. The ...

'' (1954) - Emils Tante Martha Heimbold * ''Roman eines Frauenarztes'' (1954) - Oberschwester Lindwedel * ''

The Devil's General ''The Devil's General'' (german: Des Teufels General) is a 1955 black and white West German film based on the play of the same title by Carl Zuckmayer. The film features Curd Jürgens as General Harras, Marianne Koch, Viktor de Kowa, Karl John, ...

'' (1955) - Kammersängerin Olivia Geiss * ''

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'' (1955) - Berta Helbig * ''

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'' (1955) - Sabine Hoevelmann * ''

Sky Without Stars ''Sky Without Stars'' (german: Himmel ohne Sterne) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Erik Schumann, Eva Kotthaus and Horst Buchholz. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Berthel and R ...

'' (1955) - Elsbeth Friese * ''

Two Blue Eyes ''Two Blue Eyes'' (german: Zwei blaue Augen) is a 1955 West German romance film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Marianne Koch, Claus Holm and Helen Vita.Bock & Bergfelder p. 253 It was made at the Wandsbek Studios of the Hamburg-based comp ...

'' (1955) - Frau Friedrich * ''

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'' (1956) - Frau Ballard * ' (1956) - Frau Wermelskirch * ''Made in Germany'' (1957) - Ottilie Zeiss * '' The Mad Bomberg'' (1957) - Frau Kommerzienrat Mühlberg * '' The Heart of St. Pauli'' (1957) - Trudchen Meyer * ''

Night Nurse Ingeborg ''Night Nurse Ingeborg'' (German: ''Nachtschwester Ingeborg'') is a 1958 West German drama film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Ewald Balser, Claus Biederstaedt and Immy Schell.Rentschler p.5 The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1958) - Frau Roeder * ''

The Csardas King ''The Csardas King'' (German: ''Der Czardas-König'') is a 1958 West German musical film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Rudolf Schock and Elma Karlowa.Bock & Bergfelder p.61 It is a biopic of the life of the Hungarian op ...

'' (1958) - Frau Kalman * ''

Father, Mother and Nine Children '' Father, Mother and Nine Children'' (german: Vater, Mutter und neun Kinder) is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Camilla Spira and Corny Collins.Bock & Bergfelder p.113 The film's sets were desi ...

'' (1958) - Martha Schiller * '' Freddy, the Guitar and the Sea'' (1959) - Mutter Ossenkamp * ''

Roses for the Prosecutor ''Roses for the Prosecutor'' (german: Rosen für den Staatsanwalt) is a 1959 West German comedy film with tragical and critical elements, directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Martin Held, Walter Giller and Ingrid van Bergen. It was one of th ...

'' (1959) - Hildegard Schramm * ''Freddy unter fremden Sternen'' (1959) * ''Vertauschtes Leben'' (1961) - Luise Lindner * ''

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt ''Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt'' ("The Girl and the Prosecutor") is a 1962 German drama film directed by Jürgen Goslar and starring Wolfgang Preiss, Götz George and Elke Sommer. Cast * Wolfgang Preiss as Staatsanwalt Soldan * Elke Somm ...

'' (1962) - Gefängnisinsassin * ''

Piccadilly Zero Hour 12 ''Piccadilly Zero Hour 12'' (german: Piccadilly null Uhr zwölf) is a 1963 West German crime film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and starring Helmut Wildt. Cast * Helmut Wildt - Mike Hilton * Hanns Lothar - Jack Bellamy * Ann Smyrner - Ruth Mo ...

'' (1963) - Pamela

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Spira, Camilla 1906 births 1997 deaths German people of Jewish descent German film actresses German television actresses German silent film actresses Actresses from Hamburg 20th-century German actresses