Annette Karen Carell (variously Carrell; born Anneliese Erlanger; 7 January 1926 – 20 October 1967) was a German-born American actress of stage, screen, and television who lived in the United States and Britain at various stages of her career. She appeared in American, British, and German films, plays, and television series, including '' Beyond the Curtain'', ''

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Biography

Early life

Carell was born Anneliese Erlanger in

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, the daughter of Stephen (Stefan) Erlanger and Lilly Kromwell. Her family was Jewish, and left

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for England in the late 1930s. In 1942 the family emigrated from England to the United States, where Carell became a naturalized American citizen on 12 February 1944 in

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. She attended the Leland Powers School in Boston.

Career

Under the name Annette Erlanger, her first notable acting role was a supporting part in the Washington National Theatre production of

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's play ''

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. While acting in Germany in the early 1950s, she adopted the stage name Carell. Her most prominent film role was probably in the German-shot ''

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'' (1953) as Luther's wife, Katherine von Bora. She also had supporting roles in '' Darling'' (1965), ''

'' (1967), and '' The Vulture'' (1967).

Personal life

Carell married expatriate British playwright

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in New Jersey on 1 September 1953. They returned to England from the U.S. in 1956; the couple had no children. Carell died of a

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at her home in London on 20 October 1967, in what was ruled a suicide.Death certificate: Annette Karen Savory. Westminster, London. Register 925, Entry 132.

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, 1967.

Filmography

Films

Television

Notes

References

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