Tala Birell

Biography

Tala Birell, born Natalie Bierle in Bucharest in 1907, was a Romanian-born actress of stage and screen. She built up experience in Vienna in both theater and movies, and in German films she served as a double for Marlene Dietrich. The Oakland Tribune reported that her debut came in a successful Berlin staging of Madame Pompadour. In 1930 she went to England for a part in E. A. Dupont's film Menschen im Käfig, a German-language take on Cape Forlorn. She moved to America to act in the German-language version of The Boudoir Diplomat. A stage star in Europe, she found popularity in American movies, among them a small role in Bringing Up Baby (1938). Her Broadway credits included Order Please (1934), and in 1940 she appeared at New York City's Belasco Theatre in My Dear Children. One of her last on-camera jobs was a 1953 episode of the anthology series Orient Express, titled The Red Sash. She died in 1958.

50years old at death

Born September 10, 1907Bucharest
Died February 17, 1958Landstuhl
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 13 years1935 to 1948

Genres

Drama67%, 4 films
Romance67%, 4 films
Action33%, 2 films
Crime33%, 2 films
Thriller33%, 2 films

First and latest

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A change of course
Birell doubled for Marlene Dietrich in German films, a job that used her as a body double for the star.

Tala Birell movies on Netflix

Women in the Night1948IMDb rating 4.7as Yvette Aubert
The Power of the Whistler1945IMDb rating 6.3as Constantina Ivaneska
Mrs. Parkington1944IMDb rating 7.0as Lady Nora Ebbsworth
Isle of Forgotten Sins1943IMDb rating 4.7as Christine
Bringing Up Baby1938IMDb rating 7.8as Mrs. Lehman
Crime and Punishment1935IMDb rating 6.9as Antonya Raskolnikov

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Bringing Up Baby1938 Comedy, Family, Romanceas Mrs. Lehman
IMDb rating 7.870K votes
Crime and Punishment1935 Crime, Dramaas Antonya Raskolnikov
IMDb rating 6.92.5K votes
The Power of the Whistler1945as Constantina Ivaneska
IMDb rating 6.3895 votes
Women in the Night1948as Yvette Aubert
IMDb rating 4.7233 votes
Isle of Forgotten Sins1943as Christine
IMDb rating 4.7383 votes
Mrs. Parkington1944as Lady Nora Ebbsworth
IMDb rating 7.02.1K votes

Worked with

Tala Birell shares two films with Edward Arnold, 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.

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Edward Arnold

I. Stanford Jolley

John Carradine

Ward Bond

Cary Grant

Peter Lorre

Howard HawksDirector, 1 film Josef von SternbergDirector, 1 film

Tay GarnettDirector, 1 film

Films together

Edward Arnold2 films together, 1935 to 1944
Edward Arnold's page
- Mrs. Parkington1944IMDb rating 7.0Birell as Lady Nora EbbsworthArnold as Amory Stilham
- Crime and Punishment1935IMDb rating 6.9Birell as Antonya RaskolnikovArnold as Inspector Porfiry
I. Stanford Jolley2 films together, 1943 to 1945
I. Stanford Jolley's page
- The Power of the Whistler1945IMDb rating 6.3Birell as Constantina IvaneskaJolley as Motorist
- Isle of Forgotten Sins1943IMDb rating 4.7Birell as ChristineJolley as Shooting Victim
John Carradine1 film together, 1943
John Carradine's page
- Isle of Forgotten Sins1943IMDb rating 4.7Birell as ChristineCarradine as Mike
Ward Bond1 film together, 1938
Ward Bond's page
- Bringing Up Baby1938IMDb rating 7.8Birell as Mrs. LehmanBond as Motorcycle Cop
Cary Grant1 film together, 1938
Cary Grant's page
- Bringing Up Baby1938IMDb rating 7.8Birell as Mrs. LehmanGrant as David Huxley
Peter Lorre1 film together, 1935
Peter Lorre's page
- Crime and Punishment1935IMDb rating 6.9Birell as Antonya RaskolnikovLorre as Roderick Raskolnikov
Howard HawksDirector, 1 film, 1938
All films by Howard Hawks
- Bringing Up Baby1938IMDb rating 7.8Birell as Mrs. Lehman
Josef von SternbergDirector, 1 film, 1935
All films by Josef von Sternberg
- Crime and Punishment1935IMDb rating 6.9Birell as Antonya Raskolnikov
Tay GarnettDirector, 1 film, 1944
All films by Tay Garnett
- Mrs. Parkington1944IMDb rating 7.0Birell as Lady Nora Ebbsworth

Online

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