Elissa Landi

Elissa Landi

Elissa Landi (December 6, 1904 – October 21, 1948) was an Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s. Rumoured to be a descendant of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, she was noted for her aristocratic bearing. Born Elisabeth Marie Christine Kühnelt in Venice, Landi was raised in Austria and educated in England. Her first ambition was to be a writer, and she wrote her first novel at the age of twenty. She would return to writing during lulls in her acting career. She joined the Oxford Repertory Company at an early age, appearing in many British and American stage successes. During the 1920s she appeared in British, French, and German films before travelling to the United States to appear in a Broadway production of A Farewell to Arms. She was signed to a contact by Fox Film Corporation (later 20th Century Fox) in 1931. She played the heroine in Cecil B. De Mille's The Sign of the Cross (1932), but was overshadowed by Claudette Colbert who played the flashier role of Poppea. She was paired successfully with some of the major leading men, such as David Manners, Charles Farrell, Warner Baxter, and Ronald Colman in romantic dramas such as Body and Soul (1931) before appearing in the box office hit The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) with Robert Donat. Her contract with Fox was abruptly cancelled in 1936 as a result of her refusal to accept a particular role. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer signed her to a contract and after a couple of romantic dramas she played the cousin of Myrna Loy in the very popular After the Thin Man (1936). After only two more films she retired, in 1943. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1943, and dedicated herself to writing, producing six novels and a series of poems. She died from cancer in Kingston, New York, and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Elissa Landi has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 1615 Vine St. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elissa Landi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Titre: Elissa Landi
  • Popularité: 2.349
  • Connu pour: Acting
  • Anniversaire: 1904-12-06
  • Lieu de naissance: Venice, Italy
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  • Aussi connu sous le nom: Элисса Ланди, Elisabeth Marie Christine von Kühnelt
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Elissa Landi Films

  • 1928
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    Un cri dans le métro

    Un cri dans le métro

    6.9 1928 HD

    Le quotidien de jeunes travailleurs qui se rencontrent dans le métro londonien. L'amour de deux hommes pour la même femme...

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  • 1936
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    Nick, Gentleman détective

    Nick, Gentleman détective

    7.345 1936 HD

    Nick Charles vit luxueusement de la richesse de sa femme Nora qui lui permet de s'adonner à sa mauvaise habitude de boire. Sa cousine Selma...

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  • 1934
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    Le Comte de Monte Cristo

    Le Comte de Monte Cristo

    6.7 1934 HD

    Victime d'une dénonciation calmonieuse, Edmond Dantès est arrêté et envoyé au Château d'If, alors qu'il...

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  • 1932
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    Devil's Lottery

    Devil's Lottery

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    Le Signe de la croix

    Le Signe de la croix

    6.2 1932 HD

    Alors que les Chrétiens sont la cible de la vindicte de Néron, Marcus Superbus, le préfet de Rome, tombe amoureux de l'une...

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  • 1935
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    Caprice de femmes

    Caprice de femmes

    5.5 1935 HD

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  • 1931
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    Le passeport jaune

    Le passeport jaune

    5 1931 HD

    En 1913, Marya Kalish, une jeune fille pauvre d'origine juive, tente de gagner Saint-Pétersbourg dans l'espoir de revoir son père...

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  • 1936
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    Mad Holiday

    Mad Holiday

    6 1936 HD

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  • 1933
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    Court-circuit

    Court-circuit

    5.8 1933 HD

    Dans un train parcourant l’Europe, Josef, le marjordome du riche prince Alfred Von Romer, est pris pour son employeur par la belle Marie. Il...

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  • 1937
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    The Thirteenth Chair

    The Thirteenth Chair

    5.8 1937 HD

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  • 1931
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    Wicked

    Wicked

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1928
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    Synd

    Synd

    6 1928 HD

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  • 1935
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    Koenigsmark

    Koenigsmark

    5.3 1935 HD

    1912. La princesse Aurore, accompagnée de son père le prince Tumène et de sa dame de compagnie, la comtesse Mélusine,...

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  • 1934
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    Man of Two Worlds

    Man of Two Worlds

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1937
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    Hollywood Party

    Hollywood Party

    6.3 1937 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Masquerader

    The Masquerader

    4.8 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    I Loved You Wednesday

    I Loved You Wednesday

    2.5 1933 HD

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  • 1935
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    Without Regret

    Without Regret

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Warrior's Husband

    The Warrior's Husband

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1927
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    London

    London

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1932
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    A Passport to Hell

    A Passport to Hell

    5.3 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    Always Goodbye

    Always Goodbye

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    Body and Soul

    Body and Soul

    4.5 1931 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Amateur Gentleman

    The Amateur Gentleman

    4 1936 HD

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  • 1943
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    Corregidor

    Corregidor

    4.8 1943 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Woman in Room 13

    The Woman in Room 13

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Voice of Hollywood

    The Voice of Hollywood

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1928
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    Bolibar

    Bolibar

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1930
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    Children of Chance

    Children of Chance

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Price of Things

    The Price of Things

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Knowing Men

    Knowing Men

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Great Flirtation

    The Great Flirtation

    3 1934 HD

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