Susa was born Charlotta Wegmüller near Memel, East Prussia and first appeared on a stage in 1915 at Tilsit. She chose her mother's maiden name "Susa" as her stage name and began a successful career as a singer and actress at different German opera and operetta stages, e.g. at Brandenburg, Essen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Cologne and later at the Admiralspalast in Berlin.
Susa gave her debut as a film actress in the German silent movieDer Prinz und die Tänzerin in 1926 and became popular for her roles as a femme fatale. In 1932 she signed a contract with MGM and moved to the United States to start an international career.
Elizabeth Yeaman wrote in her newspaper column on 15 August 1932:
"Lilian Harvey, Henry Garat, Anna Sten, and now Charlotte Susa, comprise a quartet of important foreign talent that soon will be seen in Hollywood pictures. (...) Miss Susa has arrived in New York and soon will reach these shores with an MGM contract. She was born in Lithuania of German parents and has won great fame in Germany. She first went on the stage as a singer, then as a dramatic actress, and three years ago she took up screen work. Who knows, she may be the actress who will take Garbo's place, provided Garbo never returns."
However, Susa did not succeed in Hollywood, returned to Germany soon and canceled the MGM contract in 1934. Her last role in a movie was a minor one in the 1941 comedy Der Gasmann alongside Heinz Rühmann and Anny Ondra. After that she returned to theater stages.
Susa was married to Paul Cablin, Fritz Malkowsky and after 1939 to Andrews Engelmann. She died at Basel in Switzerland at the age of 78.
charlotte, susa, march, 1898, july, 1976, german, actress, borncharlotta, wegmüller, 1898, march, 1898memel, east, prussia, imperial, germanydied28, july, 1976, 1976, aged, basel, switzerlandoccupationactressyears, active1926, 1941, contents, biography, filmog. Charlotte Susa 1 March 1898 28 July 1976 was a German actress Charlotte SusaBornCharlotta Wegmuller 1898 03 01 1 March 1898Memel East Prussia Imperial GermanyDied28 July 1976 1976 07 28 aged 78 Basel SwitzerlandOccupationActressYears active1926 1941 Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditSusa was born Charlotta Wegmuller near Memel East Prussia and first appeared on a stage in 1915 at Tilsit She chose her mother s maiden name Susa as her stage name and began a successful career as a singer and actress at different German opera and operetta stages e g at Brandenburg Essen Dusseldorf Hamburg and Cologne and later at the Admiralspalast in Berlin Susa gave her debut as a film actress in the German silent movie Der Prinz und die Tanzerin in 1926 and became popular for her roles as a femme fatale In 1932 she signed a contract with MGM and moved to the United States to start an international career Elizabeth Yeaman wrote in her newspaper column on 15 August 1932 Lilian Harvey Henry Garat Anna Sten and now Charlotte Susa comprise a quartet of important foreign talent that soon will be seen in Hollywood pictures Miss Susa has arrived in New York and soon will reach these shores with an MGM contract She was born in Lithuania of German parents and has won great fame in Germany She first went on the stage as a singer then as a dramatic actress and three years ago she took up screen work Who knows she may be the actress who will take Garbo s place provided Garbo never returns However Susa did not succeed in Hollywood returned to Germany soon and canceled the MGM contract in 1934 Her last role in a movie was a minor one in the 1941 comedy Der Gasmann alongside Heinz Ruhmann and Anny Ondra After that she returned to theater stages Susa was married to Paul Cablin Fritz Malkowsky and after 1939 to Andrews Engelmann She died at Basel in Switzerland at the age of 78 Filmography EditThe Prince and the Dancer 1926 Herbstmanover 1926 Love s Joys and Woes 1926 That Was Heidelberg on Summer Nights 1927 Der Sieg der Jugend 1927 Poor Little Colombine 1927 Fruhere Verhaltnisse 1927 Two Under the Stars 1927 Almenrausch and Edelweiss 1928 The Duty to Remain Silent 1928 The Love Commandment 1928 Sin and Morality 1929 Prisoner Number Seven 1929 Erotikon 1929 Father and Son 1929 The Tiger Murder Case 1930 Retreat on the Rhine 1930 The Great Longing 1930 The Copper 1930 Two People 1930 Das gelbe Haus des King Fu 1931 Walzerparadies 1931 Express 13 1931 Marriage with Limited Liability 1931 Ausflug ins Leben 1931 The Paw 1931 Ehe m b H 1931 Under False Flag 1932 Adventure on the Southern Express 1934 The Legacy of Pretoria 1934 She and the Three 1935 Everything for a Woman 1935 Konigstiger 1935 Hangmen Women and Soldiers 1935 Das grosse Abenteuer 1937 Water for Canitoga 1939 A Woman Like You 1939 The Gasman 1941 References EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charlotte Susa Charlotte Susa at IMDb Charlotte Susa at Virtual History Charlotte Susa at Cyranos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charlotte Susa amp oldid 1127479890, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
