Ria Jende (October 29, 1898 – after 1927) was a Belgian-German
film actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...
during the
silent era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
.
[Grange p.97] She also produced three of her own films.
Originally from
Brussels
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she moved to Germany at a young age, and began working in the
German film industry
The film industry in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema made major technical and artistic contributions to early film, broadcasting and television technology. Babelsberg became a household synonym for the early 2 ...
before the
First World War
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after having been discovered in
Berlin
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by
Oskar Messter
Oskar Messter (21 November 1866 – 6 December 1943) was a German inventor and film tycoon in the early years of cinema. His firm Messter Film was one of the dominant German producers before the rise of UFA, into which it was ultimately me ...
. She enjoyed particular fame during the early 1920s, but drifted out of public awareness and the year of her death is unknown.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Blue Mauritius'' (1918)
* ''
The Devil
Satan,, ; grc, ὁ σατανᾶς or , ; ar, شيطانالخَنَّاس , also known as the Devil, and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an entity in the Abrahamic religions that seduces humans into sin or falsehood ...
'' (1918)
* ''
The Dancer'' (1919)
* ''
The Last Sun Son
''The Last Sun Son'' (German: ''Der letzte Sonnensohn'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74
Cast
In alphabetical order
* Olga Engl as Fürstin
* Bernhard Goetzke as Herzog
* Ria Jende
* Bruno Kastne ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Secret of the American Docks
''The Secret of the American Docks'' (German: ''Das Geheimnis des Amerika-Docks'') Is a 1919 German silent mystery film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Max Landa, Gustav Botz, and Reinhold Schünzel.
The film's sets were designe ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Princess of Urbino
''The Princess of Urbino'' (German: ''Die Prinzessin von Urbino'') is a 1919 German silent crime film directed by Paul Legband and starring Ria Jende, Eduard Rothauser and Hans Albers
Hans Philipp August Albers (22 September 1891 – 24 July 1 ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The World Champion'' (1919)
* ''
The Panther Bride
''The Panther Bride'' (German: ''Die Pantherbraut'') is a 1919 German silent crime film directed by Léo Lasko and starring Carl Auen, Victor Janson and Ria Jende. It was part of a series of films featuring the detective character Joe Deebs.Wlas ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Japanese Woman
''The Japanese Woman'' (German: ''Die Japanerin'') is a 1919 German silent mystery film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Max Landa, Tzwetta Tzatschewa and Conrad Veidt.Soister p.62
The film's sets were designed by the Hungarian a ...
'' (1919)
* ''
Only a Servant'' (1919)
* ''
The Golden Lie'' (1919)
* ''
The Heart of Casanova
''The Heart of Casanova'' (German: ''Das Herz des Casanova'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74
The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky.
Cast
* Ria Jende
* Bruno Kastner
* Rose Lichtenste ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Bodega of Los Cuerros
''The Bodega of Los Cuerros'' (german: Die Bodega von Los Cuerros) is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p. 74
Cast
In alphabetical order
References
Bibliography
*
External links
*
1919 films
Films of t ...
'' (1919)
* ''
Madeleine'' (1919)
* ''
The Gallant King
''The Gallant King'' (german: Der galante König) is a 1920 German silent historical drama
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and t ...
'' (1920)
* ''
The Black Forest Girl'' (1920)
* ''
Nixchen'' (1920)
* ''
Darwin
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* Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection
* Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...
'' (1920)
* ''
The Secret of Satana Magarita'' (1921)
* ''
Sunken Worlds
''Sunken Worlds'' (German: ''Versunkene Welten'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Victor Varconi, Ria Jende and Hans Albers.Bock & Bergfelder p.8
Cast
* Victor Varconi
* Ria Jende
* Max Devrient
* Han ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The Adventures of Captain Hasswell
''The Adventures of Captain Hasswell'' (german: Die Abenteuer des Kapitän Hasswell) is a 1925 German silent adventure film directed by Rolf Randolf and starring Rudolf Hilberg, Ria Jende and Ernst Pittschau.Schöning p. 195
The film's sets we ...
'' (1925)
References
Bibliography
* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
External links
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1898 births
Year of death unknown
Actresses from Brussels
German film actresses
German film producers
German women film producers
Belgian emigrants to Germany
Film people from Berlin
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