Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke born 13 June 1964 is an English actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director. She achieved fame with her appearances on sketch shows such as French and Saunders (1988–1999) and her recurring role as Magda on the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012), as well as her frequent collaborations with fellow comedian Harry Enfield. For her portrayal of Valerie in the 1997
Otto Karl Robert Wernicke 30 September 1893, Osterode am Harz – 7 November 1965 was a German actor. He was best known for his role as police inspector Karl Lohmann in the two Fritz Lang films M and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse. He was the first actor to portray Captain Smith in the first “official” Titanic film. Wernicke was married to a Jewish woman. Only due to a special permit
Kelly Ann Parsons born 23 November 1979 known professionally as Kelly Brook, is an English model, actress, and media personality. She is known for her modelling work in the UK, and in the US for her role on the NBC sitcom One Big Happy (2015). Brook has appeared on various British television shows, including Strictly Come Dancing (2007), Britain’s Got Talent (2009), Celebrity Juice (2012–2013, 2015), It’s
Wolfgang Georg Louis Liebeneiner 6 October 1905 – 28 November 1987 was a German actor, film director and theatre director. Contents 1Beginnings 2Nazi era 3Post war 4Personal life 5Selected filmography 5.1Actor 5.2Director 6References 7External links Beginnings He was born in Liebau in Prussian Silesia. In 1928, he was taught by Otto Falckenberg, the director of the Munich Kammerspiele, in acting and
Millie Bobby Brown born 19 February 2004 is an English actress and producer. At the age of twelve, she gained notability for her role as Eleven in the first season of Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–present), which was renewed for three seasons. She received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2016. She starred in and produced the mystery film Enola Holmes (2020),
Alexander Granach April 18, 1890 – March 14, 1945 was a popular German-Austrian actor in the 1920s and 1930s who emigrated to the United States in 1938. Contents 1Life and career 2Partial filmography 3Literature 4References 5External links Life and career Granach was born Schaje Granoch in Werbowitz (Wierzbowce/Werbiwci) (Horodenka district, Austrian Galicia then, now Verbivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine), to Jewish parents and rose to theatrical prominence
Anthony Edward Lowry Britton 9 June 1924 – 22 December 2019 was an English actor. He appeared in a variety of films (including The Day of the Jackal) and television sitcoms (including Don’t Wait Up and Robin’s Nest). He is the father of presenter Fern Britton, scriptwriter Cherry Britton and actor Jasper Britton. Contents 1Life and career 2Films 3Television 4References 5External links
Peter Lorre born László Löwenstein; 26 June 1904 – 23 March 1964 was a Hungarian-American actor. Lorre began his stage career in Vienna before moving to Germany where he worked first on the stage, then in film in Berlin in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Lorre caused an international sensation in the German film M (1931), directed by Fritz Lang, in which he portrayed a serial
Fritz Kampers 14 July 1891 – 1 September 1950 was a German film actor. He appeared in 261 films between 1913 and 1950. Contents 1Early life 2Selected filmography 3References 4External links Early life Fritz Kampers was the son of a Munich hotel owner, spent his early childhood in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and attended a boarding school in
Gustav Diessl 30 December 1899 – 20 March 1948 was an Austrian artist, and film and stage actor. Biography Diessl was born Gustav Karl Balthasar Diessl in Vienna. In 1916, he was an extra on different stages in Vienna but was soon recruited into the army for World War I. During his military service, he was held prisoner for