Anita Dorris (December 21, 1903 – December 24, 1993) was a German actress of the
Silent era
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. She played the role of Trilby in the 1927 film ''
Svengali
Svengali () is a character in the novel ''Trilby'' which was first published in 1894 by George du Maurier. Svengali is a Jewish man who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young half-Irish girl, and makes her into a famous singer.
Defini ...
''. She was the mother of
Maria Emo who also became an actress.
Selected filmography
* ''
Frau Sopherl vom Naschmarkt'' (1926)
* ''
The Mill at Sanssouci'' (1926)
* ''
Vienna - Berlin'' (1926)
* ''
When I Came Back
''When I Came Back'' (German: ''Als ich wiederkam'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Liane Haid, Max Hansen, and Henry Bender.Bock & Bergfelder p.181 The film is a sequel to '' The White Horse Inn'' (1926) ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Fedora
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'' (1926)
* ''
The Trumpets are Blowing'' (1926)
* ''
The White Horse Inn The White Horse Inn (German: ''Im weißen Rößl'') or White Horse Inn may refer to:
*The White Horse Inn (play), ''The White Horse Inn'' (play), a 1897 play by Oscar Blumenthal and Gustav Kadelburg
*The White Horse Inn (operetta), ''The White Hors ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Svengali
Svengali () is a character in the novel ''Trilby'' which was first published in 1894 by George du Maurier. Svengali is a Jewish man who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young half-Irish girl, and makes her into a famous singer.
Defini ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Bigamie'' (1927)
* ''
Queen Louise'' (1927)
* ''
Love Affairs'' (1927)
* ''
The Schorrsiegel Affair'' (1928)
* ''
Behind Monastery Walls'' (1928)
* ''
Honour Thy Mother'' (1928)
* ''
The Girl from the Provinces'' (1929)
* ''
Eros in Chains'' (1929)
* ''
Alimente'' (1930)
* ''
Gigolo
A gigolo ( ) is a male escort, call boy or social companion who is supported by a person in a continuing relationship.
The term ''gigolo'' usually implies a man who adopts a lifestyle consisting of a number of such relationships serially rat ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Student Life in Merry Springtime'' (1931)
Bibliography
* Thomas, Douglas A. ''The early history of German motion pictures, 1895-1935''. Thomas International, 1999.
External links
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References
1903 births
1993 deaths
German film actresses
German silent film actresses
Actors from Lübeck
20th-century German actresses
Actresses from Schleswig-Holstein
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