About
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.
Filmography
Corregidor1943 · Dr. Royce Lee Stockman
The Thirteenth Chair1937 · Helen Trent
Hollywood Party1937 · Herself - the Hostess
After the Thin Man1936 · Selma Forrest Landis
Mad Holiday1936 · Peter Dean
The Amateur Gentleman1936 · Lady Cleone Meredith
Crimson Dynasty1935 · Princess Aurore
Without Regret1935 · Jennifer Gage
Enter Madame1935 · Lisa Della Robbia
The Count of Monte Cristo1934 · Mercedes
The Great Flirtation1934 · Zita Marishka
Sisters Under the Skin1934 · Blossom Bailey
Man of Two Worlds1934 · Joan Pemberton
By Candlelight1933 · Marie
The Masquerader1933 · Eve Chilcote
I Loved You Wednesday1933 · Vicki Meredith
The Warrior's Husband1933 · Antiope
The Sign of the Cross1932 · Mercia
A Passport to Hell1932 · Myra Carson
The Woman in Room 131932 · Laura Ramsey