Esther Carena

Biography

The daughter of a German father and Spanish mother, she studied medicine for one semester and trained in an Italian acrobat troupe. Until 1916 she lived mostly in Italy and performed there in stage sketches. In 1916 she came to Germany and was discovered by Swedish film actor and director Nils Olaf Chrisander. She was presented as a heroine in thrillers, dramas, and melodramas that were staged by Harry Piel at the end of the First World War. She designed many of her own costumes. In 1924 she married the set designer Franz Schroedter and retired from films.

Most Famous Work

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Frauen, die nicht heiraten sollten

(1919) Ada Haller

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Ikarus, the Flying Man

(1918) Clemence de Montignon

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Die Peitsche

(1916) Bert

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1923	N/A	Der Frauenkönig 1923-01-23 Movie
1921	N/A	Das neue Paradies 1921-05-12 Movie
	N/A	Die Diktatur der Liebe. 2. Die Welt ohne Liebe 1921-03-26 Movie
	N/A	Die Diktatur der Liebe. 1. Die böse Lust 1921-01-27 Movie
1920	N/A	Wenn Colombine winkt 1920-09-16 Movie
	N/A	Der Vampyr 1920-01-01 Movie
1919	Ada Haller	Frauen, die nicht heiraten sollten 1919-11-07 Movie
	N/A	Die von der Liebe leben 1919-09-05 Movie
	N/A	Ich klage an 1919-01-01 Movie
1918	Clemence de Montignon	Ikarus, the Flying Man 1918-10-27 Movie
	N/A	Das Gift der Odawara 1918-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Die Geschichte eines Spitzentuches 1918-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Die sprechende Hand 1918-01-01 Movie
1917	N/A	Der stumme Zeuge 1917-12-01 Movie
	N/A	Zur Strecke gebracht 1917-01-01 Movie
1916	Bert	Die Peitsche 1916-12-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv