Paula Wessely

Known for

Acting

Born

January 20, 1907

Birthplace

Vienna, Austria

Died

May 11, 2000 (aged 93)

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.

Best known work

Masquerade in Vienna

1934

The Third Sex

1957

The Angel with the Trumpet

1948

Homecoming

1941

Episode

1935

Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone

1955

Vagabunden

1949

Der Bauer als Millionär

1961

Such Great Foolishness

1937

Maria Ilona

1939

Filmography

2025
Planet Arium
2020
Eine Stadt als Bühne - 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
as self
1984
Der Unbestechliche
1977
Glücksachen
1974
Nichts als Erinnerung
as Militza
1973
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
as Self
1970
Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
as Hero (archive footage)
1968
Fast ein Poet
as Nora Melody
1965
Port Royal
as Schwester Angelika vom hl. Johannes
1964
Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung
as Mrs. Arbuthnot
1963
Überfahrt
as Mrs. Midget
1961
Everyman
as Glaube
1961
Anatol
as Gabriele
1961
Der Bauer als Millionär
as Die Zufriedenheit
1960
Das weite Land
as Genia Hofreiter
1959
Die unvollkommene Ehe
as Frau Dr. Winifred Lert, Executive Producer
1957
The Third Sex
as Christa Teichmann
1957
Unter Achtzehn
as Luise Gottschalk, Producer
1957
Maria Stuart
as Königin Maria Stuart von Schottland
1955
Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone
as Fürstin Pia Maria
1954
Weg in die Vergangenheit
as Gabriele Gärtner
1954
The Light of Love
as Käthe Zeller, Executive Producer
1953
Ich und meine Frau
as Sophie Naglmüller
1951
Maria Theresia
as Maria Theresia
1951
German Film AwardTV
as Self (1 episode)