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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.
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.
The roles that explain the career.
14 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Corregidor | Dr. Royce Lee Stockman | Film |
| 1937 | The Thirteenth Chair | Helen Trent | Film |
| 1936 | After the Thin Man | Selma Forrest Landis | Film |
| 1936 | Mad Holiday | Peter Dean | Film |
| 1935 | Crimson Dynasty | Princess Aurore | Film |
| 1935 | Enter Madame | Lisa Della Robbia | Film |
| 1934 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Mercedes | Film |
| 1933 | By Candlelight | Marie | Film |
| 1932 | The Sign of the Cross | Mercia | Film |
| 1931 | The Yellow Ticket | Marya Kalish | Film |
| 1931 | Body and Soul | Carla | Film |
| 1931 | Wicked | Margot Rande | Film |
| 1928 | Sin | Kersti | Film |
| 1928 | Underground | Nell | Film |
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