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Camilla Spira (1 March 1906 – 25 August 1997) was a German film actress. She appeared in 68 films between 1924 and 1986. She was born in Hamburg, Germany, of Jewish ancestry on her father's side, and died in Berlin, Germany. Her father was the Austrian actor Fritz Spira who died in the Ruma concentration camp in 1943.
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Camilla Spira besuchte das Lyzeum und anschließend die von Max Reinhardt gegründete Schauspielschule des Deutschen Theaters in Berlin. Sie begann ihre Bühnenkarriere zunächst 1922 am Wallner-Theater und am Deutschen Künstlertheater in Berlin. Dann hatte sie ein Engagement in Wien am Theater in der Josefstadt und kehrte nach Berlin zurück, wo sie 19...
1949: Nationalpreis der DDR II. Klasse für Kunst und Literatur (für Die Buntkarierten)1986: Verdienstkreuz am Bandeder Bundesrepublik Deutschland1927: Rudolf Bernauer, Rudolph Schanzer: Wie einst im Mai. Große Berliner Posse mit Gesang in vier Bildern (Otille von Henkeshoven) – Regie: Rudolf Bernauer (Funk-Stunde AG, Berlin)1948: George Bernard Shaw: Der Kaiser von Amerika – Regie: Alfred Braun (Berliner Rundfunk)1965: Max Kretzer: Der Millionenbauer. Damals war's – Geschichten aus dem alten Berlin (Berta Köppke) (Geschichte Nr. 5 in 15 Folgen) – Regie: Ivo Veit (RIASBerlin)Hermann J. Huber: Langen Müller’s Schauspielerlexikon der Gegenwart. Deutschland. Österreich. Schweiz. Albert Langen • Georg Müller Verlag GmbH, München • Wien 1986, ISBN 3-7844-2058-3, S. 887.Volker Kühn: Spira, Camilla. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 24, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-428-11205-0, S. 704 f. (Digitalisat).C. Bernd Sucher (Hrsg.): Theaterlexikon. Autoren, Regisseure, Schauspieler, Dramaturgen, Bühnenbildner, Kritiker. Von Christine Dössel und Marietta Piekenbrock unter Mitwirkung von Jean-Claude Kune...Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films. Die Schauspieler, Regisseure, Kameraleute, Produzenten, Komponisten, Drehbuchautoren, Filmarchitekten, Ausstatter, Kostümbildner, Cutter, Tontechni...Camilla Spira bei IMDbBiographie, Filmographie (defa-sternstunden) (Memento vom 10. Februar 2013 im Webarchiv archive.today)Camilla Spira bei filmportal.deCamilla Spira (1906-1997) was a German actress who appeared in films such as The Testament of Dr. Mabuse and The Merry Wives of Windsor. She escaped from a concentration camp with her family after her mother lied about her Jewish heritage.
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Actress Camilla Spira (1906-1997) was born to acting parents. Not fully understanding the threat she faced, she was interned in Westerbork on her return from the US. Her charm and friends' bribes secured her later release but her parents were killed.
Girls in Gingham was leading actress' Camilla Spira first role on screen since she was banned from working in cinema at 1935. Reception. The film had its premier in East Berlin's Babylon Cinema, and sold 4,175,228 tickets.
Born in Hamburg, Germany, Mar 1, 1906; died in Berlin, Aug 25, 1997; dau. of Fritz (formerly Jacob) Spira (1881–1943, Viennese-born singer and comic actor) and Wilhelmine Emilie Charlotte (Lotte) Andresen Spira (actress known as Lotte Spira-Andresen, 1883–1943); sister of Steffie Spira (1908–1995); married; children: 2 sons.
A pioneer of the silent film era, in 1924 at age 18, Camilla Spira made her film debut, going on to appear in 68 films until 1986. In 1930 Camilla Spira was chosen for the role of Josepha in Erik Charrell’s operetta “Im Weißen Rössl” (The White Horse Inn), and received great critical acclaim.
