Paula Wessely

1907-01-20 – 2000-05-11 (age 93) Vienna, Austria

Biography

Paula Anna Maria Wessely (20 January 1907 – 11 May 2000) was an Austrian theatre and film actress. Die Wessely (literally "The Wessely"), as she was affectionately called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actress.

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Known For

Such Great Foolishness

1937

as Therese Brandl

Maria Ilona

1939

as Maria Ilona von Wolkersdorf

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Späte Liebe

1943

as Sophie von Angerspang

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Maria Stuart

1957

as Königin Maria Stuart von Schottland

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Der Unbestechliche

1984

Ein Leben lang

1940

as Agnes Seethaler

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Homecoming

1941

as Maria Thomas

Cordula

1950

as Cordula

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Glücksachen

1977

Leckerbissen

1948

as Self - film scenes (archive footage)

Das Herz muß schweigen

1944

as Maximiliane Frey

Episode

1935

as Valerie Gärtner

So Ended a Great Love

1934

as Grand Duchess Marie Louise

The Third Sex

1957

as Christa Teichmann

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Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung

1964

as Mrs. Arbuthnot

Planet Arium

2025

Masquerade in Vienna

1934

as Leopoldine Dur

Ich und meine Frau

1953

as Sophie Naglmüller

Das weite Land

1960

as Genia Hofreiter

Everyman

1961

as Glaube