fiction.wikisort.org - Actor

Elsa O'Connor (1905–1947) was an Argentine stage and film actress.[1]

Elsa O'Connor
O'Connor in 1940
Born	(1905-09-30)30 September 1905 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	7 April 1947(1947-04-07) (aged 41) Montevideo, Uruguay
Other names	Elsa Asunción Celestino
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1935-1947 (film and stage)

Life and career

The daughter of actress and journalist Amelia Monti, who introduced her to the stage, she debuted with the Blanca Podestá company in 1923. O`Connor was awarded the prize to the best dramatic actress for her role in Himeneo and Celos. Her most successful role in theatre was in 1944 as Bella in the play Luz de Gas, by Narciso Ibáñez Menta, an adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's Gas Light.

In cinema, O'Connor also won the award of the Argentine Film Critics Association to the best support actress for the 1944 film The Desire.

Elsa O'Connor died in Montevideo from a traumatic brain injury on 7 April 1947, several days after falling down a staircase while acting in the play La Gata.[2]

She was the mother of actor Horacio O'Connor (1928-1997) and the grandmother of tenor Martín O'Connor.

Selected filmography

• The Life of Carlos Gardel (1939)
• Sensational Kidnapping (1942)
• Seven Women (1944)
• The Desire (1944)

References

Bibliography

• Finkielman, Jorge. The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History. McFarland, 24 Dec 2003.

External links

• Elsa O'Connor at IMDb

На других языках

---

- [en] Elsa O'Connor

---

[es] Elsa O'Connor

Elsa O'Connor (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 30 de noviembre de 1906 - Montevideo, Uruguay; 7 de abril de 1947), cuyo verdadero nombre era Elsa Asunción Celestino Monty, fue una actriz argentina de cine y teatro que supo interpretar personajes de fuerte carácter. Era considerada una maestra de la actuación, y muchos que la pudieron disfrutar en teatro aseguran que fue la máxima actriz trágica argentina de todo los tiempos.

---

---