Anna Sten

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Anna Sten

Acting December 3, 1908

Kiev, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Ukraine]

Anna Sten (Ukrainian: А́нна Стен; born Anna Petrivna Fesak) was a Ukrainian-born American actress. She began her career in stage plays and films in the Soviet Union before traveli…

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Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

6.1 1959 TV Show
Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

8.3 1963 TV Show
The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File

7.5 1957 TV Show
The Eternal Jew

The Eternal Jew

4.7 1940 Movie
Soldier of Fortune

Soldier of Fortune

6.0 1955 Movie
The Wedding Night

The Wedding Night

5.9 1935 Movie
The Girl with the Hat Box

The Girl with the Hat Box

6.4 1927 Movie
So Ends Our Night

So Ends Our Night

6.3 1941 Movie
The Man I Married

The Man I Married

6.3 1940 Movie
My Son

My Son

8.5 1928 Movie
Chetniks!

Chetniks!

6.9 1943 Movie
The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov

The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov

6.2 1931 Movie

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Anna Sten (Ukrainian: А́нна Стен; born Anna Petrivna Fesak) was a Ukrainian-born American actress. She began her career in stage plays and films in the Soviet Union before traveling to Germany, where she starred in several films. Her performances were noticed by film producer Samuel Goldwyn, who brought her to the United States with the aim of creating a new screen personality to rival Greta Garbo. After a few unsuccessful films, Goldwyn released her from her contract. She continued to act occasionally until her final film appearance in 1962.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1963
    Arrest and Trial

    TV show

  2. 1962
    The Nun and the Sergeant

    Movie Sister Mary Joseph

  3. 1959
    Adventures in Paradise

    TV show Antonia Kohlermann

  4. 1957
    The Walter Winchell File

    TV show

  5. 1956
    Runaway Daughters

    Movie Ruth Barton

  6. 1955
    Soldier of Fortune

    Movie Madame Dupree

  7. 1948
    Let's Live a Little

    Movie Michele Bennett

  8. 1943
    Three Russian Girls

    Movie Natasha

  9. 1943
    They Came to Blow Up America

    Movie Frau Reiter

  10. 1943
    Chetniks!

    Movie Lubitca Mihailovitch

  11. 1941
    So Ends Our Night

    Movie Lilo

  12. 1940
    The Eternal Jew

    Movie Gruschenka (archive footage) (uncredited)

  13. 1940
    The Man I Married

    Movie Frieda

  14. 1939
    Exile Express

    Movie Nadine Nikolas

  15. 1936
    A Woman Alone

    Movie Maria Krasnova aka Maria Novikova

  16. 1935
    The Wedding Night

    Movie Manya Novak

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  1. 1934
    We Live Again

    Movie Katusha Maslova

  2. 1934
    Nana

    Movie Nana

  3. 1932
    The Tempest

    Movie Russen-Annya

  4. 1931
    Bombs Over Monte Carlo

    Movie Königin von Pontenero Yola I

  5. 1931
    Trapeze

    Movie Marina

  6. 1931
    The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov

    Movie Gruschenka

  7. 1930
    Bookkeeper Kremke

    Movie Lene, Kremkes ältere Tochter

  8. 1929
    Golden Beak

    Movie Varyenka

  9. 1929
    Glory Dealers

    Movie

  10. 1928
    The White Eagle

    Movie Governess

  11. 1928
    The Yellow Ticket

    Movie Maria, young farmer's wife

  12. 1928
    My Son

    Movie Olga Surina

  13. 1927
    The Girl with the Hat Box

    Movie Natasha

  14. 1926
    The Traitor

    Movie Prostitute