
Ossi Oswalda (born Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich, 2 February 1897 – 7 March 1947) was a German actress, who mostly appeared in silent films. She was given the nickname 'The German Mary Pickford' due to her popularity at the time.
Oswalda trained as a ballerina and became a dancer for a theater in Berlin. She made her film debut in Richard Oswald's Nächte des Grauens (Night of Horrors) before being discovered by the actor and screenwriter Hanns Kräly, who in turn recommended her to director Ernst Lubitsch. During her early career, she starred in several films by Lubitsch, including The Merry Jail, I Don't Want to Be a Man, The Oyster Princess and The Doll. Her popularity at the time earned her the nickname 'The German Mary Pickford'.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
The titles people know Ossi from.
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.


as Rita



as Pepi


as Margot Olschinsky
as Ossi, the Dollmaker’s Daughter / The Doll
as Ossi, his daughter
as Lorle Schmied

as Ossi, der Filmstar der Fabrik
as Ossi
as Ossi, eine junge Tänzerin

as Ossi Hannemann
The people who keep turning up in Ossi’s titles.




