Elizabeth Marie Christine Kühnelt Net Worth is
$14 Million
Elizabeth Marie Christine Kühnelt Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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. From 1928 to 1936, Landi was married to John Cecil Lawrence, and from 1943 to 1948, to Curtis Kinney Thomas (1905-2002).Her first ambition was to be a writer, and she wrote her first novel at the age of twenty. She would return to writing during lulls in her acting career. She joined the Oxford Repertory Company at an early age, appearing in many British and American stage successes.During the 1920s she appeared in British, French, and German films before travelling to the United States to appear in a Broadway production of A Farewell to Arms. She was signed to a contract by Fox Film Corporation (later 20th Century Fox) in 1931.She played the heroine in Cecil B. De Mille's The Sign of the Cross (1932), but was overshadowed by Claudette Colbert who played the flashier role of Poppea. She was paired successfully with some of the major leading men, such as David Manners, Charles Farrell, Warner Baxter, and Ronald Colman in romantic dramas such as Body and Soul (1931) before appearing in the box office hit The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) with Robert Donat.Her contract with Fox was abruptly cancelled in 1936 as a result of her refusal to accept a particular role. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer signed her to a contract and after a couple of romantic dramas she played the cousin of Myrna Loy in the very popular After the Thin Man (1936). After only two more films she retired, in 1943.She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1943, and dedicated herself to writing, producing six novels and a series of poems.She died from cancer in Kingston, New York, and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Newburyport, Massachusetts.Elissa Landi has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 1615 Vine Street.
Full Name | Elizabeth Marie Christine Kühnelt |
Date Of Birth | December 6, 1904 |
Died | 1948-01-01 |
Place Of Birth | Venice, Italy |
Height | 5' 5" (1.65 m) |
Profession | Actress, Soundtrack |
Spouse | Curtiss Thomas daughter |
Children | Carolyn Maude |
Star Sign | Sagittarius |
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1 | Brother, Anthony Franz Kuehnelt, born November 17, 1902. |
2 | Daughter, Carolyn Maude, born [December 1944] |
3 | Became an American citizen in 1943. She wrote 6 novels. |
4 | She is believed by some people to have been the secret granddaughter of Sissi (Empress Elizabeth), the beautiful consort of Emperor Franz Josef of Austria. |
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Corregidor | 1943 | | Dr. Royce Lee Stockman |
The Thirteenth Chair | 1937 | | Helen Trent |
After the Thin Man | 1936 | | Selma |
Mad Holiday | 1936 | | Peter Dean |
The Amateur Gentleman | 1936 | | Lady Cleone Meredith |
Crimson Dynasty | 1935 | | Princess Aurore |
Without Regret | 1935 | | Jennifer Gage |
Enter Madame! | 1935 | | Lisa Della Robbia |
The Count of Monte Cristo | 1934 | | Mercedes |
The Great Flirtation | 1934 | | Zita Marishka |
Sisters Under the Skin | 1934 | | Judy O'Grady aka Blossom Bailey |
Man of Two Worlds | 1934 | | Joan Pemberton |
By Candlelight | 1933 | | Marie |
The Masquerader | 1933 | | Eve Chilcote |
I Loved You Wednesday | 1933 | | Vicki Meredith |
The Warrior's Husband | 1933 | | Antiope |
The Sign of the Cross | 1932 | | Mercia |
A Passport to Hell | 1932 | | Myra Carson |
The Woman in Room 13 | 1932 | | Laura Ramsey |
Devil's Lottery | 1932 | | Evelyn Beresford |
The Yellow Ticket | 1931 | | Marya Kalish |
Wicked | 1931 | | Margot Rande |
The Parisian | 1931 | | Yvonne |
Always Goodbye | 1931 | | Lila Banning |
Body and Soul | 1931 | | Carla |
Children of Chance | 1930 | | Binnie / Lia Monta |
The Price of Things | 1930 | | Anthea Dane |
Knowing Men | 1930 | | Korah Harley |
The Inseparables | 1929 | | Velda |
Synd | 1928 | | Kersti Jeanne Gerard |
The Betrayal | 1928 | | Françoise-Marie / La Monita |
Underground | 1928 | | Nell |
London | 1926 | | Alice Cranston |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Sign of the Cross | 1932 | performer: "Christian Hymn No.1" 1932 - uncredited | |
After the Thin Man | 1936 | performer: "None But the Lonely Heart" 1869 - uncredited | |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Hollywood Party | 1937 | Short | Herself - the Hostess |
Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 | 1936 | Documentary short | Herself |
Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 5 | 1936 | Documentary short | Herself |
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 8 February 1960. At 1611 Vine Street |