Lily Hertha Kann 26 October 1893,

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– 2 November 1978,

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, was a German-born British actress. (Though the

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website claims that she was born in Berlin, and died in

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). She appeared in the West End in the play ''

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'' by

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(1950).

Selected filmography

* ''

The Flemish Farm ''The Flemish Farm'' is a 1943 British war film, based on an actual wartime incident. Released during the war and used as a propaganda tool to support the Allied war effort, the film begins with the caption: :The following story is based on an ...

'' (1943) as Farm Wife * ''

Escape to Danger ''Escape to Danger'' is a 1943 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and Victor Hanbury and starring Eric Portman, Ann Dvorak and Karel Stepanek. Plot During the Second World War a British schoolteacher working in Denmark is caug ...

'' (1943) as Karin Möller * ''

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'' (1945) as Maria * '' Woman to Woman'' (1947) as Concierge * ''

The Woman in the Hall ''The Woman in the Hall'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Jack Lee and starring Ursula Jeans, Jean Simmons, Cecil Parker. The screenplay was written by Lee, Ian Dalrymple Ian Dalrymple (26 August 190328 March 1989) was a British ...

'' (1947) as Baroness von Soll * ''

The White Unicorn ''The White Unicorn'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Bernard Knowles and starring Margaret Lockwood, Joan Greenwood, Ian Hunter and Dennis Price. Kyra Vayne appeared as the singer. It was made at Walton Studios by the independent prod ...

'' (1947) as Shura * '' Mrs. Fitzherbert'' (1947) as Queen Charlotte * '' Now Barabbas'' (1949) as Woman * ''

I Was a Male War Bride ''I Was a Male War Bride'' is a 1949 screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan. The film was based on "Male War Bride Trial to Army", a biography of Henri Rochard (pen name of Roger Charlier), a ...

'' (1949) as Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited) * ''

The Third Man ''The Third Man'' is a 1949 film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, Alida Valli as Anna Schmidt, Orson Welles as Harry Lime and Trevor Howard as Major Calloway. Set in post-Worl ...

'' (1949) as Nurse (uncredited) * ''

The Clouded Yellow ''The Clouded Yellow'' is a 1950 British mystery film directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty E. Box for Carillon Films. It stars Jean Simmons and Trevor Howard. A dismissed secret service agent falls in love with a disturbed young woma ...

'' (1950) as Minna Cesare * ''

A Tale of Five Cities ''A Tale of Five Cities'' ( and released as ''A Tale of Five Women'' in the US) is a 1951 British-Italian international co-production comedy drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini, Emil E. Reinert, Wolfgang Staudte, Montgomery Tully, Irma ...

'' (1951) as Charlady - (US: 'A Tale of Five Women') * '' Flesh and Blood'' (1951) as Sister Maria (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1953) as Mrs. Muller * ''

'' (1953) as Brownie * ''

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'' (1953) as Grandmere * ''

Eight O'Clock Walk ''Eight O'Clock Walk'' is a 1954 British drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Richard Attenborough, Cathy O'Donnell, Derek Farr and Maurice Denham. Based on a true story, ''Eight O'Clock Walk'' is an anti-capital punishment film ...

'' (1954) as Mrs. Zunz * '' Twist of Fate'' (1954) as Nicole * '' Betrayed'' (1954) as Jan's Grandmother * '' A Kid for Two Farthings'' (1955) as Mrs. Kramm (uncredited) * ''

Foreign Intrigue ''Foreign Intrigue'' (also known as ''Foreign Assignment'') is a syndicated espionage drama television series produced in Europe by Sheldon Reynolds. The 30-minute series ran for four seasons from 1951 to 1955, producing 156 episodes. It was ...

'' (1956) as Blind Housekeeper * ''

Cat Girl ''Cat Girl'' is a 1957 horror film directed by Alfred Shaughnessy and starring Barbara Shelley, Robert Ayres, and Kay Callard. It was produced by Herbert Smith and Lou Rusoff. The film was an unofficial remake of Val Lewton's '' Cat People'' (19 ...

'' (1957) as Anna, Brandts' Housekeeper * '' Nowhere to Go'' (1958) as Anna Berg (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1959) as Frau Steen * ''

No Trees in the Street ''No Trees in the Street'' is a 1959 British crime thriller directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Sylvia Syms, Herbert Lom and Melvyn Hayes. It was written by Ted Willis, from his 1948 stage play of the same name. The film is set in the s ...

'' (1959) as Mrs. Sarah Jacobson * ''

The House of the Seven Hawks ''The House of the Seven Hawks'' is a 1959 British mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Taylor, Nicole Maurey and Linda Christian. It was written by Jo Eisinger based on the 1952 Victor Canning novel '' The House of the ...

'' (1959) as Gerta * '' The Long Shadow'' (1961) as Old Lady * ''

Theatre 625 ''Theatre 625'' is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production an ...

'' (1965) as Old Woman

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* 1893 births 1978 deaths People from Spree-Neiße Actors from the Province of Brandenburg Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United Kingdom British film actresses British television actresses German film actresses German television actresses 20th-century British actresses 20th-century German women Actresses from Brandenburg {{UK-film-actor-stub