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Ossi Oswalda
Also known as Oswalda Stäglich
Career
Active 1916 – 1943
Biography
About Ossi Oswalda
Ossi Oswalda was born Oswalda Staglich on February 2, 1899, in Berlin, Germany. She trained as a ballerina and worked in chorus lines as a teenager. Director Ernst Lubitsch discovered her and cast her in his 1916 film The Shoe Palace. Over the next five years, she appeared in many of Lubitsch's comedies, including The Doll, The Oyster Princess, and I Don't Want To Be A Man. She usually played spoiled, child-like characters and even appeared in drag. Ossi became one of Europe's most bankable stars, earning the nickname "The German Mary Pickford." She and Lubitsch were very close friends, but their relationship was never romantic.
In 1919, Ossi married Hungarian Baron Gustav Von Koczian. Together they started their own production company and made five films. Their marriage ended in 1925, and Ossi began a high-profile romance with Crown Prince Wilhelm. She signed a contract with an American producer in 1926 and tried to change her image by playing more glamorous characters. Unfortunately, her career suffered with the arrival of sound films. Her last role was in the 1933 drama The Star Of Valencia. Ossi continued to work on the stage, appearing in operettas in Germany and Vienna.
Eventually, she moved to Czechoslovakia with her boyfriend, Julius Aussenberg, a former producer. In 1943, she wrote the story for the film Fourteen At The Table. By the spring of 1947, Ossi was bankrupt and suffering from numerous health problems. She died on March 7, 1947, in Prague, at the age of forty-eight. She is buried in Olsany Cemetery in the Czech Republic.
Record
Profile details
Personal
- Died
- Friday 7th of March 1947 (age 48)
- Years Active
- 1916-1943 (started around 18 years old; 27 years active)
- Birthplace
- Berlin, Germany
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian
- Sexuality
- Straight
Body
- Boobs
- Real/Natural
Frequently asked
How did Ossi Oswalda get her start in film?
She was trained as a ballerina and worked in chorus lines as a teenager, then was discovered by director Ernst Lubitsch, who cast her in his 1916 film The Shoe Palace.
What was her relationship with Ernst Lubitsch?
They were very close friends, but their relationship was never romantic.
What led to the decline of her film career?
Her career suffered with the arrival of sound films, though her last film role was in the 1933 drama The Star Of Valencia.
Did you know
- Ossi Oswalda was born Oswalda Staglich and later took the stage name Ossi Oswalda.
- She was nicknamed 'The German Mary Pickford' due to her bankability in Europe.
- She married Hungarian Baron Gustav Von Koczian in 1919, and together they produced five films.
- After her marriage ended, she had a high-profile romance with Crown Prince Wilhelm.
- In 1943, she wrote the story for the film Fourteen At The Table.
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