Dagny Servaes (10 March 1894 – 10 July 1961) was a

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and

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. In the theatre she appeared in the productions of

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Styan p.89 and Berthold Brecht. Servaes appeared in around sixty films during her career, initially in

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and later in

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s. One of her earliest screen performances was in the 1917 propaganda film ''

Dr. Hart's Diary ''Dr. Hart's Diary'' (German: ''Das Tagebuch des Dr. Hart'') is a 1917 German silent war film directed by Paul Leni and starring Heinrich Schroth, Käthe Haack and Dagny Servaes. The film depicts a German field hospital in occupied Russian Poland ...

''. She also voiced the character of the evil queen in a German language dub of Disney's

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made for the Austrian market in 1938.

Personal life

Servaes was born in

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in the

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) to parents Martha (née Haese) and Franz Theodor Hubert Servaes. She had with Erwin Goldarbeiter, a daughter, Evi Servaes, who also became an actress in movies and on stage. She had a brother, Roderich Servaes, whose son Arnim became a stage actor as well. Through her father, she was cousins with Vice Admiral Reginald Servaes. She is also distant cousins to English actor

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Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1917) * ''

The Loves of Pharaoh ''The Loves of Pharaoh'' (german: Das Weib des Pharao, aka ''The Wife of the Pharaoh'') is a 1922 German historical epic film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It starred Emil Jannings. A complete version of the film had been considered lost for ye ...

'' (1922) * ''

Peter the Great Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

The Tales of Hoffmann ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died ...

'' (1923) * ''

Carlos and Elisabeth ''Carlos and Elisabeth'' (german: Carlos und Elisabeth) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Eugen Klöpfer, and Aud Egede-Nissen. It is based on the play ''Don Carlos'' by Friedrich Schiller ...

'' (1924) * ''

Modern Marriages ''Modern Marriages'' (German: ''Moderne Ehen'') is a 1924 Czech-German silent comedy film directed by Hans Otto and starring Fritz Kortner and Helena Makowska.Grange p.184 Cast * S. Polonsky as Prof. Holstein * Helena Makowska as Thea Hol ...

'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''Remembrance'' (1924) * ''

Colonel Redl ''Colonel Redl'' (german: Oberst Redl (original title); hu, Redl ezredes) is a 1985 biographical drama film by Hungarian director István Szabó. The plot, set in the period before World War I, follows the rise of Alfred Redl, an officer in the ...

'' (1925) * ''

Fadette ''Fadette'' (german: Die lachende Grille) is a 1926 German silent film, silent historical film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Yvette Guilbert and Eugen Klöpfer.Grange p. 242 The film's sets were designed by the art directors ...

'' (1926) * '' The Student of Prague'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''Golgotha'' (1933) * '' Florentine'' (1937) * '' Nanon'' (1938) * ''

A Prussian Love Story ''A Prussian Love Story'' (german: Preußische Liebesgeschichte) is a 1938 German historical romance film directed by Paul Martin and starring Karl Günther, Hans Nielsen, and Willy Fritsch. The film depicts the love affair between William I and ...

'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' The Deruga Case'' (1938) * ''

Immortal Waltz ''Immortal Waltz'' () is a 1939 historical drama film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Dagny Servaes, and Maria Andergast. It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. The film's art direction was by Julius von Borsody. T ...

'' (1939) * ''Sensationsprozess Casilla'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1940) * '' The Golden City'' (1942) * ''Lache Bajazzo'' (1943) * ''

The Immortal Face ''The Immortal Face'' (german: Das unsterbliche Antlitz) is a 1947 Austrian historical drama film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Marianne Schönauer, O.W. Fischer and Helene Thimig.Fritsche p. 85 The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1947) * ''

The Queen of the Landstrasse ''The Queen of the Landstrasse'' (German: ''Königin der Landstrasse'') is a 1948 Austrian romance film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Angelika Hauff, Rudolf Prack and Hermann Erhardt.Dassanowsky p.130 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1948) * '' Eroica'' (1949) * '' Night of the Twelve'' (1949) * '' The Fourth Commandment'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * ''

Wedding in the Hay ''Wedding in the Hay'' (German: ''Hochzeit im Heu'') is a 1951 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Oskar Sima, Inge Egger and Kurt Seifert.Fritsche p.242 It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna and th ...

'' (1951) * ''Have The World For Me'' (1953) * '' Daughter of the Regiment'' (1953)

Theatre

* ''

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'' (December 1927) –

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* '' Jedermann'' (December 1927 – January 1928) – Lechery * ''Danton's Tod'' (January 1928) – Julie * ''Peripherie'' – Anna

References

Bibliography

* Prawer, S. S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005. * Styan, J. L. ''Max Reinhardt'' . CUP Archive, 1982.

External links

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