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Anna Sten

Actress / Screenwriter / Film Actress | * 12/03/1908 († 84, 11/12/1993) | Kyiv / Kiev (Ukraine)
Anna Sten (Ukrainian: А́нна Стен; born Anna Petrivna Fesak, December 3, 1908 – November 12, 1993) was a Ukrainian-born American actress. She began her career in stage plays and films in the Soviet Union, then traveled to Germany, where she starred in several films. Her performances were noticed by film producer Samuel Goldwyn, who brought her to the United States with the aim of creating a screen personality to rival Greta Garbo. After a few unsuccessful films, Goldwyn released her from her contract. She continued to act occasionally until her final film appearance in 1962. ()
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Anna Sten (Russian: А́нна Стэн; born Anna Petrovna Fesak, December 3, 1908 – November 12, 1993) was a Russian-born American actress. She began her career in stage plays and films in the Soviet Union before traveling to Germany, where she starred in several films. Her performances were noticed by film producer Samuel Goldwyn, who brought her to the United States with the aim of creating a new screen personality to rival Greta Garbo. After a few unsuccessful films, Goldwyn released her from her contract. She continued to act occasionally until her final film appearance in 1962.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | War | Romance / Love

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Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to ...

We Live Again

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1934 | 3.4/5 | 1h 25min
Drama
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Young and beautiful girl, lives near Moscow, earning a making hats for the fashion store in Moscow. Due to the requirements of the Soviet government on standards of living space, the store owner has t ...

The Girl with the Hat Box

Certification unknown

1927 | 3.4/5 | 1h 8min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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The captain of a battleship of a small Balkan country is fed up with following strange orders from the country's queen. ...

Bombs Over Monte Carlo

Certification unknown

1931 | 3.7/5 | 1h 51min
Comedy, Drama, Music
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Young Parisian Nana wards off of a boozed-up military officer at a local restaurant, and fellow diner Gaston Greiner is so impressed with her pluck that he decides to make her a performer at his music ...

Nana

Certification unknown

1934 | 2.5/5 | 1h 30min
Drama
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Movies with Anna Sten as Actress(26)

as Sister Mary Joseph1962 The Nun and the Sergeant
as Ruth Barton1956 Runaway Daughters
as Madame Dupree1955 Soldier of Fortune
as Michele Bennett1948 Let's Live a Little
as Frau Reiter1943 They Came to Blow Up America
as Natasha1943 Three Russian Girls
as Lubitca Mihailovitch1943 Chetniks!
as Lilo1941 So Ends Our Night
as (archive footage)1940 The Eternal Jew
as Fredia1940 The Man I Married
as Nadine Nikolas1939 Exile Express
as Maria Krasnova aka Maria Novikova1936 A Woman Alone
as Manya Novak1935 The Wedding Night
as Nana1934 Nana
as Katusha Maslova1934 We Live Again
as Russen-Annya1932 The Tempest
as Königin von Pontenero Yola I1931 Bombs Over Monte Carlo
as Gruschenka1931 The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov
as Marina1931 Trapeze
as Lene, Kremkes ältere Tochter1930 Bookkeeper Kremke
1929 Golden Beak
1929 Glory Dealers
1928 The White Eagle
1928 My Son
as Maria, young farmer's wife1928 The Yellow Ticket
as Natasha1927 The Girl with the Hat Box

TV Shows/Series with Anna Sten as Actress(3)

1963 Arrest and Trial
as Antonia Kohlermann1959 Adventures in Paradise
1957 The Walter Winchell File

Full Name: Anna Sten
Citizenships: Soviet Union (former country), United States of America (USA)
Born: Thursday, 12/03 1908 (December) in Kyiv / Kiev (Ukraine)
Died: Friday, 11/12 1993 (November) in New York City (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Fedor Ozep, Eugene Frenke
Anna Sten frequently works together with these people:
Fyodor Otsep (6x, Crew)
Richard Day (4x, Crew)
Pippa Scott (4x, Actress)
Eugene Frenke (4x, Crew)
Sig Ruman (3x, Actor)
Leonid Kinskey (3x, Actor)
Ivan Koval-Samborskyi (3x, Actor)
Alfred Newman (3x, Crew)
Kurt Gerron (3x, Actor)
Samuel Goldwyn (3x, Crew)
Gregg Toland (3x, Crew)
Frank Maher (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:164234, Added: 07/06/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024