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Lya Mara

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Also known as Aleksandra Gudowicz

star of the German silent cinema (1897-1960)

Film & TV

Riga, Russian Empire

Lya Mara, born Aleksandra Gudowicz to a Polish family in Riga, Livonia (now Latvia), was a silent film star in Germany 1916 - 1931.

Known for

  • Everyone Asks for Erika — Erika Poliakoff1931
  • The Crimson Circle — Thalia Drummond1929
  • Mein Herz ist eine Jazzband — Jessie1929
  • Heut tanzt Mariett — Mariett1928
  • Mary Lou — Mary-Lou1928
  • Das tanzende Wien — Komtesse Frizzi Zirsky1927
  • The Gypsy Baron — Saffi1927
  • Die lachende Grille — Die kleine Fadette1926
  • An der Schönen Blauen Donau — Mizzi Staudinger1926
  • The Bohemian Dancer — Försterchristel1926

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Place of birth
Riga
Place of death
Lausanne
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
Latvian
Image
Lya Mara - Becker & Maass - Ross Verlag.jpg
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Commons category
Lya Mara
date of birth
1893-08-01
date of death
1969-11-01
ethnic group
Poles
place of burial
Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery
start of work period
1916-00-00
Sources (3)

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