
Fern Andra
Biography
From Wikipedia
Fern Andra (November 24, 1893 – February 8, 1974) was an American actress, film director, script writer and producer. Next to Henny Porten and Asta Nielsen she was one of the most popular and best-known actresses in German silent films.
Born as Vernal Edna Andrews in Watseka, Illinois in 1893, the daughter of a circus performer and an opera singer, Andra was already appearing in public in a tightrope act by the age of four. She later trained in song and dance. As early as 1899, in New York, she made her first film, a version of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
She remained however with the circus, with which she embarked on an extensive tour across the United States, Canada and Europe. In Berlin she met Max Reinhardt, who gave her acting lessons. In 1913, aged 19, she appeared in her first German film, Das Ave Maria. Still only moderately well-known, she made her only Austrian film in 1915: Zwei Freunde. From 1916-18 she appeared almost exclusively on camera with Alfred Abel. In 1920 she starred in Robert Wiene's expressionist horror film Genuine.
In the mid-1920s she lost her public appeal in Germany. From 1928 she worked in the UK and the US, later expanding her range to include radio and television. Fern Andra died in Aiken, South Carolina, on February 8, 1974, aged 80.
Acting (24 movies)

The Artificial Man
1916

Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
1920

Um Krone und Peitsche
1919

Driving Force
1921

Radio Magic
1927

Gesprengte Ketten
1915

Ernst ist das Leben
1916

Za-la-mort
1924

The Sign of the Star
1914

The Eyes of the World
1930

Zwei Menschen
1919

Madame Récamier
1920

The Red Rider
1923

...und es lockt ein Ruf aus sündiger Welt
1925

Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden
1916

Der Seele Saiten schwingen nicht
1917

Die nach Glück und Liebe suchen
1918

Die Seele einer Frau
1916

Auf des Lebens rauher Bahn
1918

Des Lebens ungemischte Freude
1917

Drohende Wolken am Firmament
1918

Eine Motte flog zum Licht
1915

Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht
1915

Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens
1918
Directing (9 movies)
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Gesprengte Ketten | 1915 | Screenplay | 
| Gesprengte Ketten | 1915 | Producer | 
| Eine Motte flog zum Licht | 1915 | Producer | 
| Eine Motte flog zum Licht | 1915 | Writer | 
| Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht | 1915 | Writer | 
| Die Seele einer Frau | 1916 | Writer | 
| Ernst ist das Leben | 1916 | Producer | 
| Ernst ist das Leben | 1916 | Writer | 
| Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden | 1916 | Producer | 
| Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden | 1916 | Writer | 
| Der Seele Saiten schwingen nicht | 1917 | Writer | 
| Ein Blatt im Sturm...doch das Schicksal hat es verweht | 1917 | Writer | 
| Des Lebens ungemischte Freude | 1917 | Writer | 
| Die nach Glück und Liebe suchen | 1918 | Writer | 
| Drohende Wolken am Firmament | 1918 | Writer | 
| Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens | 1918 | Writer | 
| Auf des Lebens rauher Bahn | 1918 | Writer | 
| Um Krone und Peitsche | 1919 | Writer | 
| Geheimnisvolle Gewalten | 1919 | Screenplay | 
| Gebannt und erlöst | 1919 | Writer | 
| Zwei Menschen | 1919 | Producer | 
| Zwei Menschen | 1919 | Writer | 
| Die Rache des Titanen | 1919 | Writer | 
| Madame Récamier | 1920 | Producer | 
| Des Lebens und der Liebe Wellen | 1921 | Writer |