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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

30

Gender

Female

Birthday

1908-12-03

Day of Death

1993-11-12 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Kiev, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Ukraine]

Also Known As

Anna Petrivna Fesak

Ганна Фесак

Анна Стэн

Anna Sten

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

The Wedding Night

1935

The Wedding Night

as

Manya Novak

Bombs Over Monte Carlo

1931

Bombs Over Monte Carlo

as

Königin von Pontenero Yola I

Nana

1934

Nana

as

Nana

The Yellow Ticket

1928

The Yellow Ticket

as

Maria, young farmer's wife

The Man I Married

1940

The Man I Married

as

Frieda

We Live Again

1934

We Live Again

as

Katusha Maslova

A Woman Alone

1936

A Woman Alone

as

Maria Krasnova aka Maria Novikova

Three Russian Girls

1943

Three Russian Girls

as

Natasha

Exile Express

1939

Exile Express

as

Nadine Nikolas

The Tempest

1932

The Tempest

as

Russen-Annya

Let's Live a Little

1948

Let's Live a Little

as

Michele Bennett

My Son

1928

My Son

as

Olga Surina

The Nun and the Sergeant

1962

The Nun and the Sergeant

as

Sister Mary Joseph

Runaway Daughters

1956

Runaway Daughters

as

Ruth Barton

The Eternal Jew

1940

The Eternal Jew

as

Gruschenka (archive footage) (uncredited)

Chetniks!

1943

Chetniks!

as

Lubitca Mihailovitch

Bookkeeper Kremke

1930

Bookkeeper Kremke

as

Lene, Kremkes ältere Tochter

Soldier of Fortune

1955

Soldier of Fortune

as

Madame Dupree

Golden Beak

1929

Golden Beak

as

Varyenka

Trapeze

1931

Trapeze

as

Marina

The Traitor

1926

The Traitor

as

Prostitute

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

as

Antonia Kohlermann

Production

Crew

Directing