Acting
Paula Wessely
Born 1907-01-20
Vienna, Austria
Department: Acting
Biography
Paula Anna Maria Wessely (20 January 1907 – 11 May 2000) was an Austrian theatre and film actress. Die Wessely (literally "The Wessely"), as she was affectionately called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actress.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Paula Wessely
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Bambi
1948
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The Third Sex
1957
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Maria Ilona
1939
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Masquerade in Vienna
1934
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Such Great Foolishness
1937
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Cordula
1950
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Ich und meine Frau
1953
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The Angel with the Trumpet
1948
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Planet Arium
2025
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Episode
1935
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (45 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Planet Arium | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | Eine Stadt als Bühne - 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele | self | Movie | 2020 |
| Der Unbestechliche | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 | |
| Glücksachen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 | |
| Nichts als Erinnerung | Militza | Movie | 1974 | |
 | Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt | Self | Movie | 1973 |
 | Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele | Hero (archive footage) | Movie | 1970 |
 | Fast ein Poet | Nora Melody | Movie | 1968 |
| Port Royal | Schwester Angelika vom hl. Johannes | Movie | 1965 | |
| Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung | Mrs. Arbuthnot | Movie | 1964 | |
| Überfahrt | Mrs. Midget | Movie | 1963 | |
 | Everyman | Glaube | Movie | 1961 |
 | Anatol | Gabriele | Movie | 1961 |
 | Der Bauer als Millionär | Die Zufriedenheit | Movie | 1961 |
 | Das weite Land | Genia Hofreiter | Movie | 1960 |
 | Die unvollkommene Ehe | Frau Dr. Winifred Lert | Movie | 1959 |
| Die unvollkommene Ehe | Executive Producer | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Third Sex | Christa Teichmann | Movie | 1957 |
 | Unter Achtzehn | Luise Gottschalk | Movie | 1957 |
| Unter Achtzehn | Producer | Movie | 1957 |
| Maria Stuart | Königin Maria Stuart von Schottland | Movie | 1957 | |
 | Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone | Fürstin Pia Maria | Movie | 1955 |
 | Weg in die Vergangenheit | Gabriele Gärtner | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Light of Love | Käthe Zeller | Movie | 1954 |
| The Light of Love | Executive Producer | Movie | 1954 |
 | Ich und meine Frau | Sophie Naglmüller | Movie | 1953 |
 | Maria Theresia | Maria Theresia | Movie | 1951 |
| German Film Award | Self | TV Series | 1951 | |
 | Cordula | Cordula | Movie | 1950 |
| Vagabunden | Dr. Elisabeth Kamma | Movie | 1949 | |
 | The Angel with the Trumpet | Henriette Alt, geb. Stein | Movie | 1948 |
 | Leckerbissen | Self - film scenes (archive footage) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Bambi | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
 | Das Herz muß schweigen | Maximiliane Frey | Movie | 1944 |
 | Die kluge Marianne | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1943 |
| Späte Liebe | Sophie von Angerspang | Movie | 1943 | |
| Homecoming | Maria Thomas | Movie | 1941 | |
 | Ein Leben lang | Agnes Seethaler | Movie | 1940 |
 | Maria Ilona | Maria Ilona von Wolkersdorf | Movie | 1939 |
 | Spiegel des Lebens | Johanna 'Hanna' Karfreit | Movie | 1938 |
 | Such Great Foolishness | Therese Brandl | Movie | 1937 |
 | Die Julika | Julika | Movie | 1936 |
 | Episode | Valerie Gärtner | Movie | 1935 |
 | So Ended a Great Love | Grand Duchess Marie Louise | Movie | 1934 |
 | Masquerade in Vienna | Leopoldine Dur | Movie | 1934 |