Mary Kid (born Marie Anna Albertine Keul; 8 August 1901 – 29 October 1988) was a German actress. She appeared in more than forty films during the

Weimar Republic The Weimar Republic (german: link=no, Weimarer Republik ), officially named the German Reich, was the government of Germany from 1918 to 1933, during which it was a constitutional federal republic for the first time in history; hence it is ...

, but her career came to an end in the early

sound era A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed befor ...

Selected filmography

* '' Harun al Raschid'' (1924) * ''

Jealousy Jealousy generally refers to the thoughts or feelings of insecurity, fear, and concern over a relative lack of possessions or safety. Jealousy can consist of one or more emotions such as anger, resentment, inadequacy, helplessness or disgus ...

'' (1925) * '' Semi-Silk'' (1925) * '' Love and Trumpets'' (1925) * '' Rags and Silk'' (1925) * ''

Upstairs and Downstairs ''Upstairs and Downstairs'' is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Michael Craig, Anne Heywood, Mylène Demongeot, Claudia Cardinale, James Robertson Justice, Joan Sims, Joan Hickson and Sid James. It feature ...

'' (1925) * ''

Accommodations for Marriage ''Accommodations for Marriage'' (german: Das Gasthaus zur Ehe) is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Elga Brink, Georg Alexander and Kurt Vespermann.The film was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. It was ba ...

'' (1926) * ''

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) * '' White Slave Traffic'' (1926) * '' The Glass Boat'' (1927) * ''

The Lady with the Tiger Skin ''The Lady with the Tiger Skin'' (German: ''Die Dame mit dem Tigerfell'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Willi Wolff and starting Ellen Richter, Mary Kid and Georg Alexander. The film's art direction is by Ernst Stern. Cast *Ellen Ric ...

'' (1927) * '' Lützow's Wild Hunt'' (1927) * '' The False Prince'' (1927) * '' I Was a Student at Heidelberg'' (1927) * ''

Circus Renz Circus Renz was a German circus company. It was established in 1842 in Berlin by Ernst Jakob Renz (1815–1892) as ''Circus Olympic'' and existed until 1897. The company had several stationary buildings in Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Breslau and V ...

'' (1927) * '' The Beloved of His Highness'' (1928) * ''

Rasputin Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (; rus, links=no, Григорий Ефимович Распутин ; – ) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, thus ga ...

'' (1928) * '' Scampolo'' (1928) * '' The Duty to Remain Silent'' (1928) * ''

Song A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetit ...

'' (1928) * '' The Missing Wife'' (1929) * ''

The Mistress and her Servant ''The Mistress and Her Servant'' (German: ''Die Herrin und ihr Knecht'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Henny Porten, Mary Kid and Fritz Kampers.Belach p.219 It was based on the novel of the same title by G ...

'' (1929) * '' Lieutenant of His Majesty'' (1929) * ''

Diary of a Coquette ''Diary of a Coquette'' (German:''Tagebuch einer Kokotte'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Constantin J. David and starring Fee Malten, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur and Alfred Döderlein.Bock & Bergfelder p.258 Cast * Fee Malten as ...

'' (1929) * '' General Babka'' (1930) * '' The Uncle from Sumatra'' (1930) * '' The Charmer'' (1931) * '' Kennst Du das Land'' (1931)

Bibliography

* Hardt, Ursula. ''From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars''. Berghahn Books, 1996.

External links

* 1901 births 1988 deaths German film actresses German silent film actresses Actresses from Hamburg 20th-century German actresses {{Germany-film-actor-stub