Lyda Salmonova was an American actress best known for her roles in The Student of Prague, Evinrude, and Monna Vanna. Born on July 14, 1889, in Prague, Bohemia, she became renowned for her acting talent before passing away on November 18, 1968, in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Personal and Family Life
Lyda Salmonova grew up in Prague and attended a dancing school. Later, she moved to Berlin to pursue an acting education and made her stage debut in 1910. She was married to actor Paul Wegener until his death in 1948.
Career
Salmonova began her career in theater and quickly became a prominent actress. She performed at the Deutsches Theater under the direction of Max Reinhardt until 1918. After 1923, she left the film industry to teach acting and later founded her own acting school called “Schauspielstudio Lyda Wegener.”
Death and Legacy
Lyda Salmonova died on November 18, 1968, in Prague, after returning from a war-torn life in 1945. Her contributions to the arts, especially in theater and acting education, have left a lasting legacy.
Filmography
| Title | Release Date | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam | 1920-10-28 | Miriam, the Rabbi’s Daughter |
| Der Student von Prag | 1913-08-22 | Lyduschka – A Wanderer Girl |
| Das Weib des Pharao | 1922-02-21 | Makeda |
| Lucrezia Borgia | 1922-10-20 | Diabola, Tierbändigerin |
| Der Rattenfänger von Hameln | 1918-12-19 | Ursula, Tochter des Bürgermeisters (Mayor’s Daughter) |
| Der Golem und die Tänzerin | 1917-07-10 | |
| Der Golem | 1915-01-15 | |
| Rübezahls Hochzeit | 1916-01-01 | Elfe |
| Monna Vanna | 1922-12-21 | Maddalena Pazzi |
| Die ideale Gattin | 1913-09-19 | |
| Irrende Seelen | 1921-11-28 | Aglaia Jepantschin |
| Das Liebesnest | 1922-12-31 | |
| Die Diamantenkonkurrenz | 1921-01-01 | |
| Herzog Ferrantes Ende | 1922-11-01 | Beatrice |
| Der Galeerensträfling | 1920-07-23 | |
| Der verlorene Schatten | 1921-02-03 | |
| Der Schatz des Abdar Rahmann | 1913-01-01 | |
| Malaria | 1919-01-01 | |
| S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen | 1923-11-01 | |
| Kadra Sâfa | 1914-01-13 | |
| Die Tänzerin Barberina | 1920-01-02 | Barbarina |
| Evinrude | 1914-02-21 | |
| Hans Trutz im Schlaraffenland | 1917-11-01 | Marthe, Frau des Hans Trutz |
| Der Yoghi | 1916-09-01 | Myra |