The daughter of actress and journalist Amelia Monti, who introduced her to the stage, she debuted with the Blanca Podestá company in 1923. O`Connor was awarded the prize to the best dramatic actress for her role in Himeneo and Celos. Her most successful role in theatre was in 1944 as Bella in the play Luz de Gas, by Narciso Ibáñez Menta, an adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's Gas Light.
Elsa O'Connor died in Montevideo from a traumatic brain injury on 7 April 1947, several days after falling down a staircase while acting in the play La Gata.[2]
She was the mother of actor Horacio O'Connor (1928-1997) and the grandmother of tenor Martín O'Connor.
elsa, connor, 1905, 1947, argentine, stage, film, actress, connor, 1940born, 1905, september, 1905buenos, aires, argentinadied7, april, 1947, 1947, aged, montevideo, uruguayother, nameselsa, asunción, celestinooccupationactressyears, active1935, 1947, film, st. Elsa O Connor 1905 1947 was an Argentine stage and film actress 1 Elsa O ConnorO Connor in 1940Born 1905 09 30 30 September 1905Buenos Aires ArgentinaDied7 April 1947 1947 04 07 aged 41 Montevideo UruguayOther namesElsa Asuncion CelestinoOccupationActressYears active1935 1947 film and stage Contents 1 Life and career 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksLife and career editThe daughter of actress and journalist Amelia Monti who introduced her to the stage she debuted with the Blanca Podesta company in 1923 O Connor was awarded the prize to the best dramatic actress for her role in Himeneo and Celos Her most successful role in theatre was in 1944 as Bella in the play Luz de Gas by Narciso Ibanez Menta an adaptation of Patrick Hamilton s Gas Light In cinema O Connor also won the award of the Argentine Film Critics Association to the best support actress for the 1944 film The Desire Elsa O Connor died in Montevideo from a traumatic brain injury on 7 April 1947 several days after falling down a staircase while acting in the play La Gata 2 She was the mother of actor Horacio O Connor 1928 1997 and the grandmother of tenor Martin O Connor Selected filmography editThe Life of Carlos Gardel 1939 Sensational Kidnapping 1942 Seven Women 1944 The Desire 1944 The Abyss Opens 1945 References edit Finkielman p 201 Elsa O Connor La Imposibilidad como constante Teatro XXI in Spanish 18 21 57 2004 Bibliography editFinkielman Jorge The Film Industry in Argentina An Illustrated Cultural History McFarland 24 Dec 2003 External links editElsa O Connor at IMDb nbsp This article about an actor from Argentina is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elsa O 27Connor amp oldid 1224303205, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
