Dina Gralla
Dina Gralla , née Hedwig Dieckmann , pseudonym Dina Sventen or Dina Sönten (born January 15, 1905 in Warsaw , † November 11, 1994 in Berlin ) was a German actress .
Life
She received dance training in 1919 and performed as a ballet dancer at the revues at the Berlin Wintergarten . After taking private acting lessons from Walter Steinbeck , director Richard Eichberg used it in his 1925 film drama Passion .
After that, Dina Gralla was often seen in German silent films as a naive-erotic girl, initially several times with Lilian Harvey . Repeatedly she embodied dancers, especially in 1928 as the leading actress in the successful revue film Das Girl von der Revue . At that time she also acted on stage as an actress, for example in the theater on Behrenstrasse .
Despite her Polish accent, she was initially able to continue her career in the sound film, but when she fell ill with pulmonary tuberculosis in 1933 , she had to give up her job. Since then she has worked as a typist, after 1945 as a cleaning lady and waitress, most recently as an office clerk in a Berlin library. She appeared in front of the camera for the last time in 1954 in the revue film On each finger ten .
Filmography
- 1925: passion
- 1925: The woman of 40 years
- 1925: The little one from the stroll
- 1925: The woman with something
- 1925: Our daily bread
- 1926: The Princess Trulala
- 1926: Madame does not want children
- 1927: In the luxury train
- 1927: The most beautiful legs in Berlin
- 1927: Svejk v civilu
- 1927: The ballet duke
- 1927: How do I marry my boss?
- 1927: The Prince of Pappenheim
- 1928: Old Fritz - 1st Peace
- 1928: You shouldn't steal
- 1928: The girl from the revue
- 1928: The great Countess
- 1928: Crevette model house
- 1928: His wife's mistress
- 1928: The order to marry
- 1928: The lady from till 12
- 1928: The Piccolo of the Golden Lion
- 1928: The old Fritz - 2nd finale
- 1929: Who will cry when you part?
- 1929: return! Forgive everything!
- 1929: A small advance on bliss
- 1929: Miss Lausbub
- 1930: Paramount Parade (only German version)
- 1931: children of happiness
- 1931: The love doctor
- 1931: The love express
- 1931: The floating maiden
- 1931: No celebration without Meyer
- 1932: a car and no money
- 1932: The Hieflau water devils
- 1934: Say hello to the truck again
- 1954: ten on each finger
Web links
- Dina Gralla in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dina Gralla at filmportal.de
- Images by Dina Gralla In: Virtual History
Remarks
- ↑ Name at birth after Kay Less, place of birth according to filmportal.de and IMDb, Kay Less : The film's large personal lexicon , on the other hand, specifies “Berlin” as the place of birth.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gralla, Dina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dieckmann, Hedwig (maiden name); Sventen, Dina (pseudonym); Sönten, Dina (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1994 |
| Place of death | Berlin |