Biography
Adrienne Gessner (23 July 1896 – 23 June 1987) was an Austrian actress. Gessner appeared in over fifty film and television shows during her career, including the 1955 costume film Hofjagd in Ischl. Gessner appeared in a mixture of German and Austrian films during her career. Following the Anchluss of 1938 she fled with her Jewish husband Ernst Lothar to the United States, returning after the Second World War.
Filmography
all 46
Movies 44
TV Shows 2
Frau Müller
Die liebe Familie (1980)
TV
Alfred's Grandmother
Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979)
Movie
Die Tante Jolesch oder Der Untergang des Abendlandes (1978)
Movie
Kinderfrau Anfissa
Drei Schwestern (1977)
Movie
Viteks Mutter
Defraudanten (1973)
Movie
Frau Gilz
Hochzeit (1972)
Movie
Frau Spitz
Scene of the Crime (1970)
TV
Schwester Josephine
Schwester Bonaventura (1969)
Movie
Marquise de Sarclé
Madame Legros (1968)
Movie
Großmutter
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (1964)
Movie
Sybil Blythe-Waters
Die Teepuppe (1964)
Movie
Elisabeth Geyer
The Model Boy (1963)
Movie
Fürstin Mutter
Bekenntnisse eines möblierten Herrn (1963)
Movie
Die Zieblingen
Waldrausch (1962)
Movie
Adele von Hill
Das Riesenrad (1961)
Movie
Amelia
A Breath of Scandal (1960)
Movie
Luise Stahlmann
Ich heirate Herrn Direktor (1960)
Movie
Auguste Türkheim
Herrn Josefs letzte Liebe (1959)
Movie
Mrs. Hammerfield
The Trapp Family in America (1958)
Movie
Jedermanns Mutter
Jedermann (1958)
Movie
Tante Rosa
Familie Schimek (1957)
Movie
Karoline
Salzburg Stories (1957)
Movie
Berta, seine Frau
Rosmarie kommt aus Wildwest (1956)
Movie
Ida Sorgmann, Eheberaterin
Das Liebesleben des schönen Franz (1956)
Movie
Einen Jux will er sich machen (1956)
Movie
Tante Julia
Die goldene Brücke (1956)
Movie
Baronin Vetsera
Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe (1956)
Movie
Ilonka von Csíky
I Often Think of Piroschka (1955)
Movie
Actress
Zwei Herzen und ein Thron (1955)
Movie
Gräfin Burgstetten
Die Deutschmeister (1955)
Movie
Fürstin
An der schönen blauen Donau (1955)
Movie
The Witch (1954)
Movie
Omi Ida
Der erste Kuß (1954)
Movie
Gräfin Kopsch-Grantignan, ihre Mutter
Der Feldherrnhügel (1953)
Movie
Mrs. Fraser
Stolen Identity (1953)
Movie
Elfie Möller
Hannerl: Ich tanze mit Dir in den Himmel hinein (1953)
Movie
Mama Svoboda
No Time for Flowers (1952)
Movie
Helene Meyer
Ich hab' mich so an Dich gewöhnt (1952)
Movie
Frau Anna Fraser
Adventures in Vienna (1952)
Movie
Directrice
Frühlingsstimmen (1952)
Movie
Frau Holefka
Der fidele Bauer (1951)
Movie
Mademoiselle Belet
Vagabunden (1949)
Movie
Captain Virginia Jenkins
After the Storm (1949)
Movie
Fürstin Pauline Metternich
The Angel with the Trumpet (1948)
Movie
Berta, Köchin
Catherine the Last (1936)
Movie
Rosa
The Great Love (1931)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1896-07-23
Deathday1987-06-23 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceMaria Schutz, Austria
CitizenshipsAustria
AwardsKainz Medal
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