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Esther Carena

Acting

Esther Carena

Born August 24, 1898 · Hannover, Germany

Died January 26, 1972 · aged 73

The daughter of a German father and Spanish mother, she studied medicine for one semester and trained in an Italian acrobat troupe. Until 1916 she lived mostly in Italy and performed there in stage sketches. In 1916 she came to Germany and was discovered by Swedish film actor and director Nils Olaf Chrisander. She was presented as a heroine in thrillers, dramas, and melodramas that were staged by …

Known For

Der FrauenkönigDer Frauenkönig · 1923
Der Frauenkönig
★ 10.01923
Movie
The VampireThe Vampire · 1920
The Vampire
1920
MovieHorror
German vampire movie from 1920.
Ikarus, the Flying ManIkarus, the Flying Man · 1918
Ikarus, the Flying Man
★ 5.01918
MovieWarDrama
Two French spies, Baron d’Aubigny and Clemence de Montignon, blackmail German engineer Günther Ellinghaus with his gambling debts into handing over his construction plans for the new Ikarus engine. He flees to New York and works as a waiter. When World War I breaks, he signs on as a fireman on a Dutch ship and returns to Europe. He becomes a fighter pilot in Germany and faces the former spies as his enemies. After an emergency landing he is taken into their headquarters. He escapes an attempted murder and fights his enemies in an air battle. Both of them survive and after the war Ellinghaus offers them his hand in reconciliation.
Die von der Liebe lebenDie von der Liebe leben · 1919
Die von der Liebe leben
★ 10.01919
Movie
Zur Strecke gebrachtZur Strecke gebracht · 1917
Zur Strecke gebracht
★ 10.01917
Movie
Wenn Colombine winktWenn Colombine winkt · 1920
Wenn Colombine winkt
★ 10.01920
Movie
Das Gift der OdawaraDas Gift der Odawara · 1918
Das Gift der Odawara
1918
Movie
Die Geschichte eines SpitzentuchesDie Geschichte eines Spitzentuches · 1918
Die Geschichte eines Spitzentuches
1918
Movie

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