Agnes Josephine Straub (2 April 1890 – 8 July 1941) was a German

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Biography

Agnes Josephine Straub was born on 2 April 1890 in Munich. She made her stage debut in

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at the age of 13. She began attending acting lessons and, in 1908, acted as

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in Grillparzer's play. After acting in

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, and

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, Straub traveled to

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and acted alongside actresses such as

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and

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. From 1925 onwards Straub mainly worked with her husband, the actor and director

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. In 1930, Royce created his own theater company called the Agnes-Straub-Ensemble. In 1934, Royce was banned from working due to being a Jew, and left for Vienna, where he changed his name and achieved great success and very favorable reviews in the nationalist press. When his identity was revealed, a scandal broke out and Royce had to leave Austria and emigrate to America. Meanwhile, Straub remained in Germany and, in 1938, was involved in a serious car accident that ended her career. She died in 1941 and was buried at the St. Georgen Cemetery in

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Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1920) * '' The Skull of Pharaoh's Daughter'' (1920) * ''

The Story of Christine von Herre ''The Story of Christine von Herre'' () is a 1921 Cinema of Germany, German silent film, silent drama film directed by Ludwig Berger (director), Ludwig Berger and starring Agnes Straub, Werner Krauss, and Paul Hartmann (actor), Paul Hartmann. It ...

'' (1921) * ''

On the Red Cliff ''On the Red Cliff'' () is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Hanna Henning and starring Fritz Kortner, Agnes Straub, and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1922) * '' The Earl of Essex'' (1922) * ''

The False Dimitri ''The False Dimitri'' () is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Alfred Abel, Agnes Straub and Eugen Klöpfer.Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500–1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmograp ...

'' (1922) * ''

Fridericus Rex ''Fridericus Rex'' (German: ''Fridericus Rex - 1. Teil: Sturm und Drang'') is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Arzén von Cserépy and starring Otto Gebühr, Albert Steinrück and Gertrud de Lalsky. It portrays the life of t ...

'' (1922) * '' Between Evening and Morning'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

The Path to God ''The Path to God'' (German: ''Der Weg zu Gott'') is a 1924 German silent film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Agnes Straub and Eduard von Winterstein.Grange p.173 It was made by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios in Munich. The film's ar ...

'' (1924) * '' The House of Lies'' (1926) * '' Students' Love'' (1927) * '' The Four Musketeers'' (1934) * '' Fridericus'' (1937) * '' The Citadel of Warsaw'' (1937) * ''

So You Don't Know Korff Yet? ''So You Don't Know Korff Yet?'' (German: ''Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht?'') is a 1938 German comedy crime film directed by Fritz Holl and starring Heinz Rühmann, Victor Janson and Franz Schafheitlin. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios i ...

'' (1938)

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* 1890 births 1941 deaths Actresses from Munich People from the Kingdom of Bavaria German stage actresses German film actresses German silent film actresses 20th-century German actresses {{Germany-film-actor-1890s-stub