Ellen Frank was born on March 9, 1904 in Aurich, Germany. She was an actress, known for Such a Boor (1934), Ein Mädel aus guter Familie (1935) and Der Traum der Schwestern Pechstein (1985). She was married to Georg Arm. She died on September 17, 1999 in Klagenfurt, Austria.
Her career continued resinous for the time being. She got engagements at different theaters before she took part in movie in 1930 for the first time.
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From the 60's to the 80's she normally worked in TV productions.
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She got married with Georg Arm in 1939 and moved to Munich after the birth of her daughter. She nearly stood away from the screen for 15 years and only appeared in a movie again in 1953.
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She was admitted as a dance Elevin at the Stadttheater Hannover by ballet master Max Terpis and toured with a modern dance group through Germany.
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She changed from dance to acting and made her theater debut in Berlin in the play "Die Räuber", directed by Erwin Piscator.
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The actress Ellen Frank had to learn early to stand on her own feet when her parents died within two years when she was only 17.
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German actress and dancer. Frank performed as a dancer from 1924, subsequently studying acting under Erwin Piscator. She first first appeared on stage at the Volksbühne Berlin in Schiller's "Die Räuber". In films from 1933, often paired with Heinz Rühmann. After a long break, returned to the screen in 1964 with regular TV appearances, often as guest star in popular crime shows like "Tatort", "Derrick" and "Der Alte".
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Was orphaned by the age of seventeen.
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Sister of Ilse Frank, who was later named Ise Gropius and wife of Walter Gropius.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten
1959
Krämerin
Ballerina
1956
Waltz King
1955
Herzogin
Der Engel mit dem Flammenschwert
1954
Rotkäppchen
1954
Die Großmutter
Hänsel und Gretel
1954/I
Mutter [Mother - U.S.]
Gold in New Frisco
1939
Kitty Burtons
Mädchen für alles
1937
Lissy Fürgartner
Unter heißem Himmel
1936
Fräulein Altamont
Die un-erhörte Frau
1936
Freundin der Frau Brandt
Familienparade
1936
Alice Barrenkrona
Die lustigen Weiber
1936
Frl. Betty White
Der Außenseiter
1935
Elli
The Girl from the Marsh Croft
1935
Gertrud Gerhart
Die blonde Carmen
1935
Actress Lilli Costa
Nacht der Verwandlung
1935
Fräulein Neville
Lärm um Weidemann
1935
Hella, Bornims Tochter
Ein Mädel aus guter Familie
1935
Gerda
The Making of a King
1935
Gräfin Arnim
Lockspitzel Asew
1935
Vera Wronksi, seine Schwester
Carlos schönstes Abenteuer
1934
Short
Ellen Fox, Schauspielerin
Ein schwerer Junge
1934
Short
Molly
Peer Gynt
1934
Ingrid
Heinz im Mond
1934
Siddie Fasan
Ein fideles Büro
1934
Short
Ellen Möngeberg - Sekretärin
Herr Mahler in tausend Nöten
1934
Short
Lola, eine fremde Dame
So ein Flegel
1934
Marion Eisenhut
Die Reise ins Glück
1934
Short
Das Mädchen
Eine ideale Wohnung
1933
Short
Rakoczy-Marsch
1933
Erika, seine Nichte
Ein Unsichtbarer geht durch die Stadt
1933
Gast bei Lissy
Die Nacht der großen Liebe
1933
Hanum
Es gibt eine Frau, die dich niemals vergißt
1930
Lilli Lottofee
1992
TV Series
Olga
Herr Ober!
1992
Ältere Passantin
Forsthaus Falkenau
1991
TV Series
Frau Bollinger
Wüsten
1990
TV Movie
Le grand secret
1989
TV Mini-Series
La vieille Allemande (1989)
Der Alte
1979-1989
TV Series
Derrick
1988
TV Series
Frau Viuda
Tatort
1970-1987
TV Series
Frau von Bredow / Frau Helgesheim
Der Traum der Schwestern Pechstein
1985
TV Movie
Lotte von Pechstein
Gespenstergeschichten
1985
TV Series
Ein Fall für zwei
1984
TV Series
Sofie Kuiper
Versuchung
1982
TV Movie
Mutter
Der ganz normale Wahnsinn
1979
TV Series
Trafikantin
Der Heiligenschein
1977
TV Movie
Principessa
Der schwarze Storch
1976
TV Movie
Lina Braake
1975
Mangold
Tod eines Mannequins
1974
TV Movie
Der Bastian
1973
TV Series
2.Patientin, Frau Schüssle
Pater Brown
1972
TV Series
Sex Life in a Convent
1972
Oberin
Der Kommissar
1971
TV Series
Frau Schultz
Gespensterquartett
1967
TV Short
Von Null Uhr Eins bis Mitternacht - Der abenteuerliche Urlaub des Mark Lissen