Acting
Anna Sten
EN, DE, RU cinema · 27 credits
Born
3 December 1908
Died
12 November 1993 (aged 84)
Birthplace
Kiev, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Ukraine]
Also known as Anna Petrivna Fesak · Ганна Фесак · А. Стэн · A. Sten
Anna Sten (Ukrainian: А́нна Стен; born Anna Petrivna Fesak) was a Ukrainian-born American actress. She began her career in stage plays and films in the Soviet Union before traveling to Germany, where she starred in several films. Her performances were noticed by film producer Samuel Goldwyn, who brought her to the United States with the aim of creating a new screen personality to rival Greta Garbo. After a few unsuccessful films, Goldwyn released her from her contract. She continued to act occasionally until her final film appearance in 1962.
Known for
Filmography
The Nun and the Sergeant
as Sister Mary Joseph
Runaway Daughters
as Ruth Barton
Soldier of Fortune
as Madame Dupree
Let's Live a Little
as Michele Bennett
Three Russian Girls
as Natasha
They Came to Blow Up America
as Frau Reiter
Chetniks!
as Lubitca Mihailovitch
The Man I Married
as Frieda
The Eternal Jew
as Gruschenka (archive footage) (uncredited)
Exile Express
as Nadine Nikolas
A Woman Alone
1936
A Woman Alone
as Maria Krasnova aka Maria Novikova
The Wedding Night
as Manya Novak
Nana
as Nana
We Live Again
as Katusha Maslova
The Tempest
as Russen-Annya
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
as Königin von Pontenero Yola I
The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov
as Gruschenka
Trapeze
as Marina
Bookkeeper Kremke
as Lene, Kremkes ältere Tochter
Golden Beak
as Varyenka
The White Eagle
as Governess
The Yellow Ticket
as Maria, young farmer's wife
My Son
as Olga Surina
The Girl with the Hat Box
as Natasha
The Traitor
as Prostitute