Gerda Maurus (25 August 1903 – 31 July 1968) was an Austrian actress.[1]
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Born | (1903-08-25)25 August 1903 Breitenfurt bei Wien, Austro-Hungarian Empire |
Died | 31 July 1968(1968-07-31) (aged 64) Düsseldorf, West Germany |
Occupation | actress |
Years active | 1928-1968 (film & TV) |
She was of Croatian ethnicity, and initially made her name on stage in Vienna. While performing in the theatre, she was discovered by the director Fritz Lang during a visit to his native city. Lang cast her in the female lead in his silent thriller film Spione (1928) and she appeared in a number of German films during the Weimar and Nazi eras.
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