Erna Sellmer
Acting
Biography
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Born: June 19, 1905
Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany
Known For
Gefährliche Neugier
A stage designer at a touring theater tracks down a serial killer after he becomes an amateur detective following the murder of his friend.
Das Bad auf der Tenne
Port of Freedom
Singing sailor Hannes, who now entertains the crowd at St. Pauli's Hippodrome after years at sea, promises his dying brother that he will take care of his ex-girlfriend Gisa. Taking Gisa to Hamburg to live with him, Hannes quickly falls in love with her, but soon has to face Gisa's affection for another man, Willem.
Klein Erna auf dem Jungfernstieg
Little Erna is a cheeky Hamburg girl. She gets up to the greatest pranks with her boyfriend. That's why her mother sends her on vacation alone to her aunt. There, too, the little girl gets up to all sorts of mischief...
Die Unbesiegbaren
The film "Die Unbesiegbaren" covers an episode in German history, in which the Bismarck government tried to mitigate the rise of the social-democrat movement.
The Murderers Are Among Us
After returning from a concentration camp, Susanne finds a traumatized ex-soldier living in her apartment in bombed out Berlin. Together the two try to move past their experiences during WWII.
The Great Love
The attractive Oberleutnant Paul Wendlandt is stationed in North Africa as a fighter pilot. While in Berlin to deliver a report he is given a day's leave, and on the stage of the cabaret theatre "Skala" sees the popular Danish singer Hanna Holberg. For Paul it is love at first sight. When Hanna visits friends after the end of the performance, he follows her, and speaks to her in the U-Bahn. After the party in her friends' flat, he accompanies her home and chance throws them further together when an air raid warning forces them to take cover in the air raid shelter. Hanna reciprocates Paul's feelings, but after a night spent together Paul has to return immediately to the front. There now follows a whole series of misunderstandings, and one missed opportunity after another. While Hanna waits in vain for some sign of life from Paul, he is flying on missions in North Africa. When he tries to visit her in her Berlin flat, she is giving a Christmas concert in Paris.
Captain Bay-Bay
The story centers on the charismatic sea captain Käpt'n Bay-Bay, portrayed by Hans Albers, who on his wedding day shares tales of his seafaring exploits with his wedding guests after an unexpected delay in the ceremony. The narrative employs a framing device where the captain, waiting at a tavern near the church, recounts through flashbacks his previous romantic misadventures and adventurous encounters at sea, blending humor, music, and exotic locales. These retrospective stories highlight his roguish charm and the obstacles that have shaped his life, all while the present-day celebration unfolds.
Scene of the Crime
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
Freddy, Tiere, Sensationen
The successful circus performer Freddy hears about the troubles of his parents' circus Baldoni and returns from the USA. At home, he has to deal with his half-brother Raoul, who has stolen a sensational trapeze act from his father.
Filmography
as Witwe Schmalz
as Mutter Wagenknecht
as Frau Wagner
as Frau Kunz
as Frau Gerber
as Haushälterin Frau Naumann
as Frau Schneemilch
as Tante Martha
as Frau Ambach
as Cornelia Tressblekken
as Admiralswitwe Frau von Treptow
as Helene Klausen
as Mutter Baldoni
as Mutter Steinemann
as Frau Banner
as Rosalia Fascinelli
as Frau Bittgesang
as Frau Regierungsrat Steinberger
as Emilie
as Tante Mathilde
as Frau Palotta
as Ida Bodendiek
as Fräulein Luise
as Erna, seine Frau
as Leiterin der Mannequinschule
as Anna, Köchin
as Maria
as Frau Lange
as Frau Becker
as Tante Emma
as Ludmilla, Kneipenwirtin
as Madame Vauquer
as Francesca
as Frau Schmolke
as Bäckersfrau
as Köchin Anna
as Mrs. Brückner
as Frau Kaasbohm
as Frau Gornemann
as seine Frau
as Frau Lüdtke
as Luise Dornbeck
as Kartenabreißerin
as Frau Kubusch
as Der Hamsterer mit dem "Eierkoffer" am Dampfer
as Therese
as Amme Armins