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Elissa Landi

Elissa Landi

Actor

Born December 6, 1904 in Venice, Italy

Died October 21, 1948

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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.

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The Count Of Monte Cristo 1934 TRAILER Robert Donat

DeMille's The Sign of the Cross 90th Anniversary

Underground (1928) - trailer

Filmography

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Corregidor Poster

Corregidor Feature Film1943Dr. Royce Lee Stockman

Hollywood Party Poster

Hollywood Party Short Film1937Self - the Hostess

The Thirteenth Chair Poster

The Thirteenth Chair Feature Film1937Helen Trent

After the Thin Man Poster

After the Thin Man Feature Film1936Selma

Mad Holiday Poster

Mad Holiday Feature Film1936Peter Dean

Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 5 Short Film1936Self

Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 Poster

Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 Short Film1936Self

The Amateur Gentleman Poster

The Amateur Gentleman Feature Film1936Lady Cleone Meredith

Crimson Dynasty Poster

Crimson Dynasty Feature Film1935Princess Aurore

Enter Madame! Poster

Enter Madame! Feature Film1935Lisa Della Robbia

Without Regret Poster

Without Regret Feature Film1935Jennifer Gage

Man of Two Worlds Poster

Man of Two Worlds Feature Film1934Joan Pemberton

Sisters Under the Skin Poster

Sisters Under the Skin Feature Film1934Judy O'Grady aka Blossom Bailey

The Count of Monte Cristo Poster

The Count of Monte Cristo Feature Film1934Mercedes de Rosas

The Great Flirtation Poster

The Great Flirtation Feature Film1934Zita Marishka

By Candlelight Poster

By Candlelight Feature Film1933Marie

I Loved You Wednesday Poster

I Loved You Wednesday Feature Film1933Vicki Meredith

The Masquerader Poster

The Masquerader Feature Film1933Eve Chilcote

The Warrior's Husband Poster

The Warrior's Husband Feature Film1933Antiope

A Passport to Hell Poster

A Passport to Hell Feature Film1932Myra Carson

Devil's Lottery Poster

Devil's Lottery Feature Film1932Evelyn Beresford

The Sign of the Cross Poster

The Sign of the Cross Feature Film1932Mercia

The Woman in Room 13 Poster

The Woman in Room 13 Feature Film1932Laura Ramsey

Always Goodbye Poster

Always Goodbye Feature Film1931Lila Banning

Body and Soul Poster

Body and Soul Feature Film1931Carla

The Parisian Poster

The Parisian Feature Film1931Yvonne

The Yellow Ticket Poster

The Yellow Ticket Feature Film1931Marya Kalish

Wicked Feature Film1931Margot Rande

Children of Chance Poster

Children of Chance Feature Film1930Binnie

Knowing Men Poster

Knowing Men Feature Film1930Korah Harley

The Price of Things Poster

The Price of Things Feature Film1930Anthea Dane

The Inseparables Poster

The Inseparables Feature Film1929Velda

Synd Feature Film1928Jeanne - Gérard's Wife

The Betrayal Poster

The Betrayal Feature Film1928Françoise-Marie

Underground Poster

Underground Feature Film1928Nell

London Feature Film1926Alice Cranston

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