Agnes Esterházy
Agnes Esterhazy , also Countess Agnes Esterhazy and Agnes Esterhazy (* January 15, 1891 in Cluj , Kingdom of Hungary , Austria-Hungary , † 4. April 1956 in Munich , born Agnes Countess of Josika Branyitska ) was an Austrian actress .
Life
The daughter of Count Josika von Branyitska and his wife, the native Countess Agnes Esterházy, married in 1910 and left Transylvania after the end of the First World War, which now belonged to Romania. In Budapest she received her first film role in 1920, and in 1923 she came to Vienna at the invitation of the Sascha film industry , where she received her next film role. Soon afterwards she went to Berlin via Munich. Esterhazy took on numerous supporting roles in the 1920s, occasionally also leading roles in German films. She was also involved in the classic Die joyllose Gasse .
With the beginning of the sound film age around 1930, her film career was practically over. She still played theater on various stages, especially in Ostrava . In 1943 she made her last small film appearance. She was married to the film producer Harry R. Sokal and the actor Fritz Schulz .
Filmography
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Remarks
- ↑ Date of birth according to Kay Weniger's Das Großes Personenlexikon des Films , Volume 2, Berlin 2001, based on a corresponding entry in the Gotha nobility calendar
Web links
- Agnes Esterházy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography with photo
- Pictures by Agnes Esterházy In: Virtual History
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| SURNAME | Esterházy, Agnes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Esterhazy, Countess Agnes; Esterhazy, Agnes von; Branyitska, Agnes Countess Josika von (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cluj-Napoca , Kingdom of Hungary , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4th 1956 |
| Place of death | Munich |