Esther Carena

Biography

The daughter of a German father and Spanish mother, she studied medicine for one semester and trained in an Italian acrobat troupe. Until 1916 she lived mostly in Italy and performed there in stage sketches. In 1916 she came to Germany and was discovered by Swedish film actor and director Nils Olaf Chrisander. She was presented as a heroine in thrillers, dramas, and melodramas that were staged by Harry Piel at the end of the First World War. She designed many of her own costumes. In 1924 she married the set designer Franz Schroedter and retired from films.

Known For

Ikarus, the Flying Man

Das neue Paradies

Die Diktatur der Liebe. 2. Die Welt ohne Liebe

The Vampire

Zur Strecke gebracht

Der Frauenkönig

Die von der Liebe leben

Wenn Colombine winkt

All Movies (20)

• Der Frauenkönig1923
• Das neue Paradies1921
• Die Diktatur der Liebe. 2. Die Welt ohne Liebe1921
• Die Diktatur der Liebe. 1. Die böse Lust1921
• Wenn Colombine winkt1920
• Der Schrei des Gewissens1920
• The Vampire1920
• Der Sünde Sold1920
• Women Who Shouldn't Get Married1919 · as Ada Haller
• Die von der Liebe leben1919
• Ich klage an1919
• Ikarus, the Flying Man1918 · as Clemence de Montignon
• Die sprechende Hand1918
• Die Geschichte eines Spitzentuches1918
• Das Gift der Odawara1918
• Sein Todfeind1918
• Die Geisterjagd1918
• Der stumme Zeuge1917
• Zur Strecke gebracht1917
• Die Peitsche1916 · as Bert