- Anny Ondra
Anna Sophie Ondráková, known as Anny Ondra (
May 15 1903 ,Tarnów , Galicia,Austria-Hungary , now Poland -February 28 1987 ,Hollenstedt nearHarburg ,Germany ) was a Czech film actress.As the daughter of a
k.u.k. officer, she spent her childhood inPrague . She starred in Czech,Austria n and German comedies in the 1920s, but can also be seen in some British dramas, most notably inAlfred Hitchcock 's "The Manxman " and "Blackmail" (both 1929). However, when "Blackmail" was reshot with sound, Ondra's thick accent was considered unacceptable, so her dialogue was recorded by actress Joan Barry. Ondra made some forty more films in the sound era before retiring in the late-1930s.On
July 6 ,1933 , she married the boxerMax Schmeling , with whom she appeared together in the film "Knock-out" (1935). The marriage lasted until her death. Ondra was buried in the Saint Andreas Friedhof cemetery in Hollenstedt, Germany.External links
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