Paula Wessely

Biography

Paula Anna Maria Wessely (20 January 1907 – 11 May 2000) was an Austrian theatre and film actress. Die Wessely (literally "The Wessely"), as she was affectionately called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actress.

Known For

Masquerade in Vienna

as Leopoldine Dur

The Third Sex

as Christa Teichmann

The Angel with the Trumpet

as Henriette Alt, geb. Stein

Homecoming

as Maria Thomas

Episode

as Valerie Gärtner

Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone

as Fürstin Pia Maria

Vagabunden

as Dr. Elisabeth Kamma

Der Bauer als Millionär

as Die Zufriedenheit

Die ganz großen Torheiten

as Therese Brandl

Maria Ilona

as Maria Ilona von Wolkersdorf