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Tala Birell

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Tala Birell

Born September 10, 1907 in Bucharest, RomaniaDied February 17, 195843 films

Tala Birell, born Natalie Bierle, was a Romanian-American stage and screen actress. She made her debut in a hit Berlin stage production of the operetta "Madame Pompadour" and doubled for Marlene Dietrich in the musical revue, "Es liegt in der luft" (1928).

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Bringing Up Baby posterFirst watchBringing Up Baby19387.5as Mrs. LehmanDavid Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which…View film

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The Song of Bernadette poster7.1The Song of Bernadette1943Crime and Punishment poster6.3Crime and Punishment1935

Filmography

43 films as actor
  1. 1956Jungle SafariDr. Elise Bork
  2. 1948Homicide for ThreeRita Brown
  3. 1948Women in the NightYvette Aubert
  4. 1947Song of LovePrincess Valerie Hohenfels
  5. 1947Philo Vance's Secret MissionMrs. Elizabeth Phillips
  6. 1947Philo Vance's GambleTina Cromwell
  7. 1946Dangerous MillionsSonia Bardos
  8. 1945Girls of the Big HouseAlma Vlasek
  9. 1945The Frozen GhostMme. Monet
  10. 1945The Power of the WhistlerConstantina Ivaneska
  11. 1945Jungle QueenDr. Elise Bork
  12. 1944Mrs. ParkingtonLady Nora Ebbsworth
  13. 1944Till We Meet AgainMme. Bouchard
  14. 1944Make Your Own BedMiss Marie Gruber
  15. 1944The Monster MakerMaxine
  16. 1944The Purple HeartJohanna Hartwig - Berlin News Correspondent
  17. 1943The Song of BernadetteMadame Leontine Bruat
  18. 1943Women in BondageRuth Bracken
  19. 1943Isle of Forgotten SinsChristine
  20. 1943ChinaBlonde Russian
  21. 1943One Dangerous NightSonia Budenny
  22. 1942Seven Miles from AlcatrazBaroness
  23. 1938JosetteMlle. Josette
  24. 1938Invisible EnemySandra Kamarov
  25. 1938Bringing Up BabyMrs. Lehman
  26. 1937As Good as MarriedPrincess Cherry Bouladoff
  27. 1937She's DangerousStephanie Duval
  28. 1936White LegionDr. Sterne
  29. 1935The Lone Wolf ReturnsLiane Mallison
  30. 1935Crime and PunishmentAntonya Raskolnikov
  31. 1935Spring TonicLola
  32. 1935Air HawksRenee Dupont
  33. 1935Let's Live TonightCountess Margot de Legere
  34. 1934The Captain Hates the SeaGerta Klangi
  35. 1933Let's Fall in LoveHedwig Forsell
  36. 1933NaganaCountess Sandra Lubeska
  37. 1932The Doomed BattalionMaria Di Mai
  38. 1931My Cousin From WarsawLucienne
  39. 1931The Boudoir DiplomatMarie-Anne
  40. 1930The Love StormEileen Kell
  41. 1930The Act of Andreas HarmerOthmars Valentin's Gattin
  42. 1927Ich habe im Mai von der Liebe geträumt
  43. 1926One Does Not Play with Love