Fanny Schiller

Acting

Fanny Schiller

Born August 3, 1901 · Mexico City, Mexico

Died September 26, 1971 · aged 70

Fanny Schiller Hernández (1897–1971) was an award-winning Mexican character actress, television star and also acted in operettas and musicals in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She won two best supporting actress awards from the Ariels and was nominated for two additional films. She was a social activist, creating the Actor's Union and inspiring the creation of “Rosa Mexicano”. She was accomplis…

Known For

Las engañadasLas engañadas · 1955
Las engañadas
5.61955
MovieDrama
Irresponsible playboy seduces a decent young lady with a fake wedding; he continues being a creep for the next 12 or 15 years.
María IsabelMaría Isabel · 1967
María Isabel
8.01967
MovieComedyDrama
A woman jumping from the poverty of the countryside to the splendor of wealth in the city without losing its simplicity
El rosarioEl rosario · 1944
El rosario
6.01944
MovieDramaRomance
Directed by Juan Ortega and set in 19th Century Victorian England, a struggling single woman of the noble class , named Juana Champion (played by actress Andrea Palma), has absolutely no marriage prospects. After finally resigning herself to becoming a Spinster or "Old Maid", she decides to go live with her very wealthy Aunt, none other than the Dutchess of Meldrum. Not long after her arrival, she quickly becomes infatuated with a charming, good-looking and talented painter named Garth, who works for her prim and proper Aunt. Although there is a mutual attraction between them from the start, Garth does not truly fall in love with Juana until he hears her sing a wonderful song called "The Rosary".
He Who Died of LoveHe Who Died of Love · 1945
He Who Died of Love
5.71945
MovieComedyDrama
Magicians transfers two peoples' souls (or whatever you want to call them) into each other's bodies.
RubíRubí · 1970
Rubí
7.11970
MovieDramaRomance
This is the story of Rubí, a young, selfish and hypocritical woman who, through ambition and deception, ruins the lives of those around her and her own.
El gran espectáculoEl gran espectáculo · 1958
El gran espectáculo
6.71958
MovieComedyMusic
Locura pasionalLocura pasional · 1956
Locura pasional
5.61956
MovieDrama
Wife-killer narrates flashbacks about how his obsessive jealousy led him to tragedy.
La monja alférezLa monja alférez · 1944
La monja alférez
6.01944
MovieAdventureHistory
A 17th century woman, imprisoned for fighting in a bar, recounts her past to a priest. She tells of her father teaching her how to fence, of being sent to a convent by her aunt when her father died, of escaping by dressing as a man, and of her life as a man following the escape.

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Sor Ye-yéSor Ye-yé · 1968
Sor Ye-yé
5.11968
MovieComedyMusic
Maria is a young orphan who lives with her wealthy aunt. Maria sings in a cocktail bar with his friends, who form a rock band, and enjoy the night with them. One of his friends, Ernesto, is in love with her, though she does not seem to feel the same about him. In fact, multiple existential doubts and feel a strange emptiness in his life suddenly drive to enter a convent as a novice, breaking Ernestos' heart. However, with her cheerlul character, open and rebellious, not appear to conform to life in the cloister, and especially have problems with the novices director , who often punished for trying to take the right path. In the convent, which also functions as children's hospital, she meets a doctor with which it takes quite right for the contrast between his two characters, but his way with love and mutual respect.

Madre de Juan