Tamara Desni
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Tamara Desni (22 October 1913 – 7 February 2008) was a German-born British actress.
Born as Tamara Brodsky, the daughter of actress Xenia Desni, Tamara Desni was born in Berlin. Her mother was born in Kiev, then in the Russian Empire, but emigrated to Germany sometime before the Russian Revolution. She became a star of German cinema during the silent era.
She studied ballet as a child and appeared on stage and in several German films. She married a dentist while a teenager, although they divorced before Desni landed her first London acting role in 1931 in the musical White Horse Inn. She followed this up with another leading role in the musical Casanova, featuring music by Johann Strauss, Jr.
Desni's film career took off in 1933 with Falling for You, and continued through 1950. Other film credits include Dick Barton at Bay, The Torso Murder Mystery, Fire Over England and Hell's Cargo.
Desni's health began declining while in her late eighties. She died, a widow, on February 7, 2008 in Valence d'Agen, France. She was 94.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.432 |
Birthday | 1913-10-22 |
Place of Birth | Berlin, Germany |
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1937
Fire Over England
6/34
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1931
Marriage with Limited Liability
5/1
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Dick Barton at Bay
3.6/5
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Dick Barton at Bay
1937
The Squeaker
5.2/5
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The Squeaker
1934
Forbidden Territory
6/1
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1933
Falling for You
9/1
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Falling for You
1934
Jack Ahoy
4/1
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Jack Ahoy
1946
Send for Paul Temple
4.1/7
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1939
Traitor Spy
4/5
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1945
Flight from Folly
0/0
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Flight from Folly
1935
Blue Smoke
0/0
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1935
Dark World
0/0
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1940
His Brother’s Keeper
0/0
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In the Employ of the Secret Service
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The Hills of Donegal
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Love in Exile
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McGlusky the Sea Rover
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