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Luli Deste (née Bodenhausen; 7 November 1902 – 7 July 1951)^{[citation needed]} was a German-American stage and film actress.[1]

Luli Deste
Born	Luli Bodenhausen (1902-11-07)7 November 1902 Heidelberg, German Empire
Died	7 July 1951(1951-07-07) (aged 48) New York City, U.S.
Other names	Luli von Hohenberg
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1932–1941 (film)
Spouse	Baron Gotfried Hohenberg (19?? - 1930; divorced)

Deste studied dancing with Mary Wigman in Berlin but changed to acting. She was an understudy to Elisabeth Bergner, acted in repertory theater, and progressed to leading roles in Vienna, after which she acted in London.[1]

In London, Deste acted in films directed by Marion Gering. After he put her under personal contract, he brought her to the United States and directed her films for Columbia Pictures.[1] Her Hollywood film debut came in 1937, and she later acted for Universal Pictures.[2]

Deste was married to Baron Gotfried Hohenberg, and they were divorced in 1930.[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1932	My Friend the King	Countess Zena
1936	Thank You, Madame	Corinne Dalma
1936	Silhouetten	Lydia Sanina
1937	Thunder in the City	Lady Patricia
1937	She Married an Artist	Toni Bonnet
1939	Verdacht auf Ursula	Ursula von Tweel
1940	Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe	Queen Fria	Serial, [Chs. 1-2], Uncredited
1940	Ski Patrol	Julia Engel
1940	South to Karanga	Julia Garrett
1941	The Case of the Black Parrot	Madame de Charriere
1941	Outlaws of the Desert	Marie Karitza	(final film role)

References

Bibliography

• Robert McLaughlin. We'll Always Have the Movies: American Cinema during World War II. University Press of Kentucky, 2006.

External links

• Luli Deste at IMDb

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