Hilde Sessak (27 July 1915 – 17 April 2003) was a German

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

who appeared in more than ninety film and television series during her career. She appeared in a number of films during the

Nazi era Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

including ''

Quax the Crash Pilot ''Quax the Crash Pilot'' (german: Quax, der Bruchpilot) is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Karin Himboldt and Lothar Firmans. It is also sometimes translated as ''Quax the Test Pilot''.Chapman p. 19 ...

'' (1941).Reimer p. 97

Selected filmography

* '' Trouble Backstairs'' (1935) * ''

City of Anatol ''City of Anatol'' (german: Stadt Anatol) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Horney and Fritz Kampers. It is based on a 1932 novel ''City of Anatol'' by Bernhard Kellermann. The film ...

'' (1936) * '' Orders Are Orders'' (1936) * '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (1936) * ''

When Women Keep Silent ''When Women Keep Silent'' (German: ''Wenn Frauen schweigen'') is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Johannes Heesters, Hansi Knoteck Johanna Knoteck, known as Hansi Knoteck (2 March 1914 – 23 February 2014) ...

'' (1937) * '' The Coral Princess'' (1937) * ''

Water for Canitoga ''Water for Canitoga'' (German: ''Wasser für Canitoga'') is a 1939 German western film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers, Charlotte Susa and Josef Sieber. The film is a " Northern", set in Canada in 1905 where an engineer is ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Curtain Falls ''The Curtain Falls'' (german: Der Vorhang fällt) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Anneliese Uhlig, Elfie Mayerhofer and Hilde Sessak. It was based on a play by Paul van der Hurck and was made by UFA at the comp ...

'' (1939) * '' Left of the Isar, Right of the Spree'' (1940) * '' Kleider machen Leute'' (1940) * '' A Man Astray'' (1940) * ''

'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1941) * ''

Happiness is the Main Thing ''Happiness is the Main Thing'' (german: Hauptsache glücklich) is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Theo Lingen and starring Heinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler and Ida Wüst.Hake p. 94 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and the Hostivar ...

'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

Paracelsus Paracelsus (; ; 1493 – 24 September 1541), born Theophrastus von Hohenheim (full name Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim), was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance. He w ...

'' (1943) * ''

A Salzburg Comedy ''A Salzburg Comedy'' or ''Little Border Traffic'' (german: Der kleine Grenzverkehr) is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Willy Fritsch, Hertha Feiler and Heinz Salfner.Rentschler p. 380 Erich Kästner wrote the screen ...

'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

Die Feuerzangenbowle ''Die Feuerzangenbowle'' (''The Fire Tongs Bowl'', ''The Punch Bowl'') is a German novel, later adapted into several films, which tells the story of a famous writer going undercover as a pupil at a small town gymnasium after his friends tell him ...

'' (1944) * ''

Who Drove the Grey Ford? ''Who Drove the Grey Ford?'' (german: Wer fuhr den grauen Ford?) is a 1950 West German crime film directed by Otto Wernicke and starring Wernicke, Ursula Herking and Hilde Sessak.Davidson & Hake p. 59 Many scenes of the film were shot on locatio ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Woman from Last Night ''The Woman from Last Night'' (german: Die Frau von gestern Nacht) is a 1950 West German comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Heli Finkenzeller, Albert Matterstock, and Hilde Sessak. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in ...

'' (1950) * ''

Not Without Gisela ''Not Without Gisela'' (german: link=no, Es geht nicht ohne Gisela) is a 1951 West German musical comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Peter Mosbacher, Eva Ingeborg Scholz and Hilde Sessak.Bliersbach p. 49 It was shot at the Spandau St ...

'' (1951) * '' When the Evening Bells Ring'' (1951) * ''

Story of a Young Couple ''Story of a Young Couple'' (german: Roman einer jungen Ehe) is an East German film, directed by Kurt Maetzig. It was released in 1952. Plot Agnes and Jochen are two young actors who meet and fall in love while appearing in a Berlin production o ...

'' (1952) * ''

The Man Between ''The Man Between'' (also known as ''Berlin Story'') is a 1953 UK, British thriller film directed by Carol Reed and starring James Mason, Claire Bloom and Hildegard Knef. The screenplay concerns a British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin, who ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Confession of Ina Kahr ''The Confession of Ina Kahr'' (german: Das Bekenntnis der Ina Kahr, ) is a 1954 West German crime film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Curd Jürgens, Elisabeth Müller and Albert Lieven. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and ...

'' (1954) * ''

The Angel with the Flaming Sword ''The Angel with the Flaming Sword'' (german: Der Engel mit dem Flammenschwert) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Gertrud Kückelmann, Martin Benrath and Petra Peters.Goble p.672 The film's sets were de ...

'' (1954) * ''

Sergeant Borck ''Sergeant Borck'' (german: Oberwachtmeister Borck) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Annemarie Düringer and Ingrid Andree.Goble p. 891 It is a remake of the 1935 film ''Sergeant Schwenk ...

'' (1955) * ''

Before God and Man ''Before God and Man'' (German: ''Vor Gott und den Menschen'') is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Viktor de Kowa, Antje Weisgerber and Hans Söhnker. Elsaesser & Wedel p.81 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios i ...

'' (1955) * '' Iron Gustav'' (1958) * ''

We Cellar Children ''We Cellar Children'' (originally ''Wir Kellerkinder'') is a 1960 West German film directed by Hans-Joachim Wiedermann. Plot summary Cast Soundtrack External links * * 1960 films 1960 comedy-drama films 1960s German-langu ...

'' (1960) * '' Jeder stirbt für sich allein'' (1962) * '' Der Hexer'' (1964) * '' The Hunchback of Soho'' (1966) * ''

Long Legs, Long Fingers ''Long Legs, Long Fingers'' (german: Lange Beine – lange Finger) is a 1966 West German comedy crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Senta Berger, Joachim Fuchsberger and Martin Held.Bock & Bergfelder p.141 The film's sets were desi ...

'' (1966) * ''

The Gorilla of Soho ''The Gorilla of Soho'' (german: Der Gorilla von Soho) is 1968 West German crime film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Horst Tappert, Uschi Glas and Uwe Friedrichsen.Bergfelder p. 256 It was part of Rialto Film's long-running series of E ...

'' (1968) * ''

Grete Minde ''Grete Minde'' is an 1880 German novel by Theodor Fontane Theodor Fontane (; 30 December 1819 – 20 September 1898) was a German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist author. He publish ...

'' (1977)

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