Anny Ondra
Biography
Anny Ondra was a Czech film actress who began her career in 1920 and worked in Czech, German, Austrian, French and English productions. Born in Tarnów, she broke through with Gilly in Prague for the First Time and spent the 1920s in Czech and Austrian films such as Pratermizzi (1926), before winning the German market with Eve's Daughters (1928) and Sinful and Sweet (1929). She took British roles in Alfred Hitchcock's The Manxman and Blackmail (both 1929), playing the first Hitchcock blonde, and Blackmail became the first English sound film, with her accent dubbed by Joan Barry. Back in Germany she formed Ondra-Lamač-Films with Karel Lamač, which lasted until 1936, and took her first self-spoken sound role in Fairground People (1930) with Sig Arno. She made about forty more sound films, the last in 1957, over ninety in all, and received the Honorary German Film Award in 1970.
84years old at death
- Born Tarnów
- Died Hollenstedt
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Anna Sophie Ondráková (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 86 years1929 to 2015
Every film, newest first
- 2015Hitchcock/TruffautIMDb rating 7.3
- 1929BlackmailIMDb rating 6.9
- 1929The ManxmanIMDb rating 6.2
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Big break
Ondra's breakthrough came with Gilly in Prague for the First Time, a 1920 film. During the 1920s she also appeared in Czech and Austrian films, among them Pratermizzi in 1926.
Behind the camera
After she went back to Germany, Ondra started the production company Ondra-Lamac-Films together with Karel Lamac, and it stayed in business until 1936.
A first
In Fairground People, released in 1930, Ondra took on her first sound film part in which she spoke her own lines, appearing with Sig Arno.
A first
Ondra took roles in British dramas too. Alfred Hitchcock cast her in The Manxman and Blackmail, both 1929, and in Blackmail her character became the first "Hitchcock blonde".
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Worked with
Anny Ondra shares two films with Alfred Hitchcock, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Alfred Hitchcock's page
Bob Balaban's page
Martin Scorsese's page
Peter Bogdanovich's page
Jean-Claude Brialy's page
Sara Allgood's page
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| German Film Award | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.