Paula Wessely

Austrian theatre and film actress (1907-2000)

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Born: January 20, 1907
Died: May 11, 2000
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1907

About Paula Wessely

Paula Anna Maria Wessely (20 January 1907 – 11 May 2000) was an Austrian theatre and film actor. Die Wessely (literally "The Wessely"), as she was called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actress. Her first major movie role was that of Leopoldine Dur in the 1934 film Maskerade directed by Willi Forst, together with Adolf Wohlbrück. Further appearances in films like Episode by Walter Reisch, for which she was awarded the Volpi Cup as best actress at the 1935 Venice Film Festival, finally made her a star. Die Wessely, as she was called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actress.

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Paula Wessely timeline

1934Her first major movie role was that of Leopoldine Dur in the 1934 film Maskerade directed by Willi Forst, together with Adolf Wohlbrück.
1935Further appearances in films like Episode by Walter Reisch, for which she was awarded the Volpi Cup as best actress at the 1935 Venice Film Festival, finally made her a star.

The world when Paula Wessely was born

Paula Wessely was born in 1907. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1907

Best-selling book"The Lady of the Decoration" – Frances Little

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentChicago Cubs win first of back-to-back World Series titles
Top headlinePanic of 1907 — financial crisis leads to Federal Reserve creation
Technology milestoneFirst commercial helicopter design
World population~1.67B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
U.S. population86.0M

1907 versus 2026

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Measure	1907	2026
Population	86.0M	341 million

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