Paula Wessely
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 20 January 1907 · Vienna, Austria
- Died
- 11 May 2000
Paula Anna Maria Wessely (20 January 1907 – 11 May 2000) was an Austrian theatre and film actress. Die Wessely (literally "The Wessely"), as she was affectionately called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actress.
Known for
Acting 40
- 2025Planet Arium
- 2020Eine Stadt als Bühne - 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele as self
- 1984Der Unbestechliche
- 1977Glücksachen
- 1974Nichts als Erinnerung as Militza
- 1973Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt as Self
- 1970Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele as Hero (archive footage)
- 1968Fast ein Poet as Nora Melody
- 1965Port Royal as Schwester Angelika vom hl. Johannes
- 1964Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung as Mrs. Arbuthnot
- 1963Überfahrt as Mrs. Midget
- 1961Everyman as Glaube
- 1961Anatol as Gabriele
- 1961Der Bauer als Millionär as Die Zufriedenheit
- 1960Das weite Land as Genia Hofreiter
- 1959Die unvollkommene Ehe as Frau Dr. Winifred Lert
- 1957The Third Sex as Christa Teichmann
- 1957Unter Achtzehn as Luise Gottschalk
- 1957Maria Stuart as Königin Maria Stuart von Schottland
- 1955Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone as Fürstin Pia Maria
- 1954Weg in die Vergangenheit as Gabriele Gärtner
- 1954The Light of Love as Käthe Zeller
- 1953Ich und meine Frau as Sophie Naglmüller
- 1951Maria Theresia as Maria Theresia
- 1950Cordula as Cordula
- 1949Vagabunden as Dr. Elisabeth Kamma
- 1948The Angel with the Trumpet as Henriette Alt, geb. Stein
- 1948Leckerbissen as Self - film scenes (archive footage)
- 1944Das Herz muß schweigen as Maximiliane Frey
- 1943Die kluge Marianne
- 1943Späte Liebe as Sophie von Angerspang
- 1941Homecoming as Maria Thomas
- 1940Ein Leben lang as Agnes Seethaler
- 1939Maria Ilona as Maria Ilona von Wolkersdorf
- 1938Spiegel des Lebens as Johanna 'Hanna' Karfreit
- 1937Such Great Foolishness as Therese Brandl
- 1936Die Julika as Julika
- 1935Episode as Valerie Gärtner
- 1934So Ended a Great Love as Grand Duchess Marie Louise
- 1934Masquerade in Vienna as Leopoldine Dur
Production 3
- 1959Die unvollkommene Ehe · executive producer
- 1957Unter Achtzehn · producer
- 1954The Light of Love · executive producer