Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1904-12-06
- Day of Death1948-10-21 (43 years)
- Place of BirthVenice, Italy
- Also Known AsЭлисса ЛандиElisabeth Marie Christine von Kühnelt
Elissa Landi
Biography
Elissa Landi (December 6, 1904 – October 21, 1948) was an Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s. Rumoured to be a descendant of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, she was noted for her aristocratic bearing. Born Elisabeth Marie Christine Kühnelt in Venice, Landi was raised in Austria and educated in England. Her first ambition was to be a writer, and she...Read More
Acting Career
- 1943
Corregidor
As: Dr. Royce Lee Stockman
- 1937
The Thirteenth Chair
As: Helen Trent
- 1936
After the Thin Man
As: Selma Forrest Landis
- 1936
Mad Holiday
As: Peter Dean
- 1936
The Amateur Gentleman
As: Lady Cleone Meredith
- 1935
Crimson Dynasty
As: Princess Aurore
- 1935
Without Regret
As: Jennifer Gage
- 1935
Enter Madame
As: Lisa Della Robbia
- 1934
The Count of Monte Cristo
As: Mercedes
1934The Great Flirtation
As: Zita Marishka
1934Man of Two Worlds
As: Joan Pemberton
1933By Candlelight
As: Marie
1933The Masquerader
As: Eve Chilcote
1933I Loved You Wednesday
As: Vicki Meredith
- 1932
The Sign of the Cross
As: Mercia
1932A Passport to Hell
As: Myra Carson
1932The Woman in Room 13
As: Laura Ramsey
1932Devil's Lottery
As: Evelyn Beresford
- 1931
The Yellow Ticket
As: Marya Kalish
1931Wicked
As: Margot Rande
1931Always Goodbye
As: Lila Banning
1931Body and Soul
As: Carla
1930Children of Chance
As: Binnie
1930The Price of Things
As: Anthea Mary Dayre
1930Knowing Men
As: Korah Hurley / Collette
1928Sin
As: Kersti
- 1928
Underground
As: Nell
1928Bolibar
As: Françoise-Marie / La Monita
1927London
As: Alice Cranston