Elizza La Porta (born Eliza Streinu; 1 March 1902 – 15 November 1997) was a Romanian-born
film actress.
[Goble p.515]
La Porta was born in
Craiova
Craiova (, also , ), is Romania's 6th Cities in Romania, largest city and capital of Dolj County, and situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximatel ...
into a
Jewish family.
She appeared in a number of German films during the
silent film era. She retired from acting at the onset of the sound film. She later emigrated to the United States where she died in
Los Angeles in 1997, aged 95.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Student of Prague'' (1926)
* ''
Light Cavalry
Light cavalry comprised lightly armed and armored cavalry troops mounted on fast horses, as opposed to heavy cavalry, where the mounted riders (and sometimes the warhorses) were heavily armored. The purpose of light cavalry was primarily rai ...
'' (1927)
* ''
The Bordellos of Algiers
''The Bordellos of Algiers'' (german: Die Frauengasse von Algier) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Hoffmann-Harnisch and starring Maria Jacobini, Camilla Horn and Warwick Ward. The film was shot on location in North Afri ...
'' (1927)
* ''
The Sporck Battalion'' (1927)
* ''
The Trial of Donald Westhof'' (1927)
* ''
The Vice of Humanity'' (1927)
* ''
The Right to Live'' (1927)
* ''
Casanova's Legacy
''Casanova's Legacy'' (German: ''Casanovas Erbe'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Andrée Lafayette, Maly Delschaft and Elizza La Porta.Bock & Bergfelder p.156
The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Give Me Life
''Give Me Life'' (German: ''Schenk mir das Leben'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Klaus Fery and starring Grete Reinwald, Henry Stuart and Elizza La Porta.Lamprecht p.195
The film's sets were designed by the art director W ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Anastasia, the False Czar's Daughter
''Anastasia, the False Czar's Daughter'' (german: Anastasia, die falsche Zarentochter) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Arthur Bergen and starring Lee Parry, Hans Stüwe and Elizza La Porta. It was shot at the National Studios in ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Robert and Bertram'' (1928)
* ''
The Right of the Unborn
''The Right of the Unborn'' (German: ''Das Recht der Ungeborenen'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Maly Delschaft, Elizza La Porta and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. The film is in the Weimar tradition of Enl ...
'' (1929)
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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1902 births
1997 deaths
Romanian film actresses
Romanian silent film actresses
German film actresses
Romanian emigrants to Germany
Romanian emigrants to the United States
People from Craiova
Romanian Jews
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