Elissa Landi

Elissa Landi (December 6, 1904 – October 21, 1948) was an Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s. Rumoured to be a descendant of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, she was noted for her aristocratic bearing.

Born Elizabeth Marie Christine Kühnelt in Venice, Italy, Landi was raised in Austria and educated in England. Her first ambition was to be a writer, and she wrote her first novel at the age of twenty. She would return to writing during lulls in her acting career.

During the 1920s she appeared in British, French, and German films before travelling to the United States to appear in a Broadway production of A Farewell to Arms. She was signed to a contact by 20th Century Fox in 1931.

She played the heroine in Cecil B. De Mille's The Sign of the Cross (1932), but was overshadowed by Claudette Colbert who played the flashier role of the temptress. She was paired successfully with some of the major leading men, such as David Manners, Warner Baxter, and Ronald Colman in romantic dramas, before appearing in the box office hit The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) with Robert Donat. Her contract with Fox was abruptly cancelled in 1936 as a result of her refusal to accept a particular role. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer signed her to a contract and after a couple of romantic dramas she played the cousin of Myrna Loy in the very popular After the Thin Man (1936). After only two more films she retired, in 1943.

She became a United States Citizen in 1943, and dedicted herself to writing, producing six novels and a series of poems. She died from cancer in Kingston, New York.

Elissa Landi has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 1615 Vine St.


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Elissa Landi has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 1615 Vine St. Lopez had to return to Mexico after her father was released from the hospital, but she flew back to Puerto Rico everytime that the opera's filming schedule allowed her to. She died from cancer in Kingston, New York. Her father recuperated, but only five percent of his heart is currently working. She became a United States Citizen in 1943, and dedicted herself to writing, producing six novels and a series of poems. Lopez was given immediate permission to travel to Puerto Rico and be with her father for as long as she needed. After only two more films she retired, in 1943. During the recording of that soap opera, her father suffered a heart attack and had to be hospitalized and operated.

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She played the heroine in Cecil B. She holds a B.A. She was signed to a contact by 20th Century Fox in 1931. López is rumored to have been dating singing super star Luis Fonsi as of lately, and is currently involved in a mini scandal in Puerto Rico, where a camera man filmed her while she was leaving a swimming pool, which supposedly caused Fonsi's brother to allegedly beat the photographer up. Because of this, there is a claim in court against the Fonsi brothers. During the 1920s she appeared in British, French, and German films before travelling to the United States to appear in a Broadway production of A Farewell to Arms. López also participated in Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real, where she played a victim of rape that later turned lesbian. She would return to writing during lulls in her acting career. Her private life has become a favorite subject of paparazzi and gossip magazines, and her breakup from actor Mauricio Islas was well published.

Her first ambition was to be a writer, and she wrote her first novel at the age of twenty. She travelled to Mexico next, after the invitation by the producers to try out there, and became a superstar in that country as well, working in many top soap operas, including the national super hit Amigas y Rivales. Born Elizabeth Marie Christine Kühnelt in Venice, Italy, Landi was raised in Austria and educated in England. After reaching the age of majority, she came back, participating in several plays at Puerto Rico's Teatro Tapia, San Juan's premier and oldest theater, and getting the attention of Mexican producers. Rumoured to be a descendant of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, she was noted for her aristocratic bearing. A short, two chapter appearance on Vivir Para Ti followed in 1983, and after that, López decided to dedicate herself to her studies. Elissa Landi (December 6, 1904 – October 21, 1948) was an Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s. Lopez became a household name.

She was 9 then, and was given one of the most important roles of the story. WAPA-TV next chose her to play Iris Chacon and Daniel Guerrero's daughter in Yo Se Que Mentia. Her talent indicated a future superstar. Adamari López (born in Humacao, Puerto Rico, May 18, 1971) started her career alongside legendary Puerto Rican actress Johanna Rosaly and Venezuelan singer José Luis Rodríguez, El Puma, at the age of 6 in the Telemundo Canal 2 production of the Cristina Bazan soap opera.