Lyda Salmonova (born Ludmila Vilemina Anna Salmonova; 14 July 1889 – 18 November 1968) was a
Czech
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stage and film actress who appeared primarily in German films. She was married to the actor
Paul Wegener
Paul Wegener (11 December 1874 – 13 September 1948) was a German actor, writer, and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema.
Acting career
At the age of 20, Wegener decided to end his law studies and conce ...
and appeared alongside him in a number of films.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Student of Prague'' (1913)
* ''
The Golem'' (1915)
* ''
Rübezahl's Wedding'' (1916)
* ''
The Yogi'' (1916)
* ''
Hans Trutz in the Land of Plenty'' (1917)
* ''
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (german: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany.
The legend dates back to ...
'' (1918)
* ''
The Foreign Prince'' (1918)
* ''
The Galley Slave'' (1919)
* ''
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death. S ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Dancer Barberina
''The Dancer Barberina'' (German: ''Die Tänzerin Barberina'') is a 1920 German silent historical drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lyda Salmonova, Otto Gebühr, and Harry Liedtke. Part of the group of Prussian films of the Weimar a ...
'' (1920)
* ''
The Golem: How He Came into the World'' (1920)
* ''
The Hunchback and the Dancer'' (1920)
* ''
Burning Country'' (1921)
* ''
Wandering Souls
''Wandering Souls'' (German: ''Irrende Seelen'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Asta Nielsen, Alfred Abel, and Walter Janssen. It was based on the 1869 novel ''The Idiot'' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The fil ...
'' (1921)
* ''
Monna Vanna'' (1922)
* ''
Lucrezia Borgia'' (1922)
* ''
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)
* ''
The Love Nest'' (1922)
* ''
The Island of Tears
''The Island of Tears'' (German: ''S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen'') is a 1923 German silent film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Lya De Putti, Paul Wegener, and Lyda Salmonova.Bock & Bergfelder p.83
Cast
* Lya De Putti as Lilian - Hardi ...
'' (1923)
Bibliography
* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933''. Berghahn Books, 2007.
External links
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1889 births
1968 deaths
Czech stage actresses
Czech film actresses
Czech silent film actresses
20th-century Czech actresses
Actresses from Prague
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