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Stella Arbenina is a Actor Russe born on 27 september 1885 at Saint Petersburg (Russie)
Stella Arbenina, Baroness Meyendorff (27 September 1884 – 26 April 1976) was a Russian-born English actress.
She was born Stella Zoe Whishaw in St. Petersburg to Robert Cattley Whishaw and Mary (née Gisiko). Her father was British and her mother hailed from an Anglo-Russian family who had made their home in Russia for several generations. Stella's brother was Montague Law Whishaw. Another relative, James Whishaw, was a British businessman in St Petersburg, who published his memoirs, A history of the Whishaw family, in London in 1935.
She was married in 1907 to Baron Paul Meyendorff, Captain in the Horse Guards and Aides-de-camp to Tsar Nicholas II in 1907 and then later Colonel in his Military Secretariat. Arbenina and Meyendorff had three children, Georgi, Helena and Irina.
During the Russian Revolution the family suffered greatly under the Bolsheviks. Their possessions were seized and they were imprisoned. Through efforts by the Baltic Germans Committee they were released from prison and finally permitted to leave Russia at end of 1918. They settled briefly in Estonia where they lived on a remnant of the family estates. Arbenina acted in theatres in Tallinn and Tartu, and also in Berlin, in from 1921 to 1922. In 1923 she arrived with children to London, where she permanently settled, appearing in English stage and film roles. In 1930, she released her memoirs, Through Terror to Freedom, which describes her experiences during the Russian Revolution.
Elle épouse en 1907 le baron Paul Meyendorff, captaine de la garde montée et aide de camp du tsar Nicolas II en 1907 puis colonel à son secrétariat militaire. Stella et Meyendorff ont trois enfants.
Durant la Révolution russe la famille souffre beaucoup sous les bolchéviques. Leurs biens sont saisis et ils sont emprisonnés. Ils sont libérés grâce au comité germano-balte et autorisés à quitter la Russie à la fin de 1918. Ils s'installent brièvement en Estonie sur un reste de propriété familiale. Stella Arbenina joue dans les théâtres de Tallinn et de Tartu puis à Berlin de 1921 à 1922. En 1923 elle arrive avec ses enfants à Londres où elle s'installe définitivement, apparaissant sur la scène anglaise et dans des rôles au cinéma.
En 1930, elle publie ses mémoires, Through Terror to Freedom, dans lesquelles elle décrit ses expériences durant la Révolution russe. Stella Arbenina meurt à Londres le 26 avril 1976 (à 90 ans). Son fils George décède en Amérique du Sud à l'âge de 22 ans ; sa fille Helen (102 ans) vit à Los Angeles avec sa fille Stella ; sa seconde fille Irene, qui a un fils prénommé Michael, meurt dans le comté d'Orange en Californie en 2008.
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Birth name Stella Zoe Whishaw
Nationality Russie
Birth 27 september 1885 at Saint Petersburg (Russie)
Death 26 april 1976 (at 90 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Nationality Russie
Birth 27 september 1885 at Saint Petersburg (Russie)
Death 26 april 1976 (at 90 years) at London (United-kingdom)
She was born Stella Zoe Whishaw in St. Petersburg to Robert Cattley Whishaw and Mary (née Gisiko). Her father was British and her mother hailed from an Anglo-Russian family who had made their home in Russia for several generations. Stella's brother was Montague Law Whishaw. Another relative, James Whishaw, was a British businessman in St Petersburg, who published his memoirs, A history of the Whishaw family, in London in 1935.
She was married in 1907 to Baron Paul Meyendorff, Captain in the Horse Guards and Aides-de-camp to Tsar Nicholas II in 1907 and then later Colonel in his Military Secretariat. Arbenina and Meyendorff had three children, Georgi, Helena and Irina.
During the Russian Revolution the family suffered greatly under the Bolsheviks. Their possessions were seized and they were imprisoned. Through efforts by the Baltic Germans Committee they were released from prison and finally permitted to leave Russia at end of 1918. They settled briefly in Estonia where they lived on a remnant of the family estates. Arbenina acted in theatres in Tallinn and Tartu, and also in Berlin, in from 1921 to 1922. In 1923 she arrived with children to London, where she permanently settled, appearing in English stage and film roles. In 1930, she released her memoirs, Through Terror to Freedom, which describes her experiences during the Russian Revolution.
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Née Stella Zoe Whishaw le 27 septembre 1885 à Saint-Pétersbourg dans une famille anglo-russe d'origine anglaise établie depuis plusieurs générations en Russie, elle est liée à Montague Law Whishaw (1890-) et à James Whishaw, un homme d'affaires anglais de Saint-Pétersbourg qui publia ses mémoires sous le titre de A history of the Whishaw family à Londres en 1935.Elle épouse en 1907 le baron Paul Meyendorff, captaine de la garde montée et aide de camp du tsar Nicolas II en 1907 puis colonel à son secrétariat militaire. Stella et Meyendorff ont trois enfants.
Durant la Révolution russe la famille souffre beaucoup sous les bolchéviques. Leurs biens sont saisis et ils sont emprisonnés. Ils sont libérés grâce au comité germano-balte et autorisés à quitter la Russie à la fin de 1918. Ils s'installent brièvement en Estonie sur un reste de propriété familiale. Stella Arbenina joue dans les théâtres de Tallinn et de Tartu puis à Berlin de 1921 à 1922. En 1923 elle arrive avec ses enfants à Londres où elle s'installe définitivement, apparaissant sur la scène anglaise et dans des rôles au cinéma.
En 1930, elle publie ses mémoires, Through Terror to Freedom, dans lesquelles elle décrit ses expériences durant la Révolution russe. Stella Arbenina meurt à Londres le 26 avril 1976 (à 90 ans). Son fils George décède en Amérique du Sud à l'âge de 22 ans ; sa fille Helen (102 ans) vit à Los Angeles avec sa fille Stella ; sa seconde fille Irene, qui a un fils prénommé Michael, meurt dans le comté d'Orange en Californie en 2008.
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Stolen Life (1939)
Directed by Paul Czinner
Genres Drama
Actors Elisabeth Bergner, Michael Redgrave, Wilfrid Lawson, Richard Ainley, Daniel Mendaille, Stella Arbenina
Roles Nurse
Rating67%
Murder in the Family (1938)
Directed by Albert Parker
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Barry Jones, Jessica Tandy, Evelyn Ankers, Donald Gray, David Markham, Glynis Johns
Rating61%
Fine Feathers (1937)
, 1h8Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Stella Arbenina, Donald Stewart, Jack Hobbs, Francis L. Sullivan, Henry Victor, Robb Wilton
Roles Elizabeth
Crime Unlimited (1936)
Directed by Ralph Ince
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Esmond Knight, Lilli Palmer, Cecil Parker, George Merritt, Sara Allgood, Raymond Lovell
Roles Lady Mead
Rating62%
The Merrick gang pull off a diamond robbery and murder a police officer investigating their crimes. A paper with the cryptic writing "AD 1935" is found on the murdered officer's body. Outsmarted by the gang, the police assistant commissioner and Inspector Cardby decide to have Pete Borden, a new recruit who the gang would not know, go undercover and join the gang.
Colonel Blood (1934)
, 1h38Directed by W.P. Lipscomb
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Frank Cellier, Anne Grey, Mary Lawson, Arthur Chesney, Allan Jeayes, Stella Arbenina
Roles Mrs Pepys
The plot is based on a dramatised account of the exploits of the historical renegade, Thomas Blood, in the 17th century and his attempted theft of the British Crown jewels.
Mr. Duke (1931)
, 1h21Directed by Jean de Limur
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Alice Field, Henry Defreyn, Suzanne Devoyod, Héléna Manson, Guy Favières, Stella Arbenina
Roles Mrs. Miller
Le duc de Latour-Maubert tombe amoureux d'une intrigante alors qu'il ferait mieux de penser aux affaires de la famille ruinée, en épousant une riche américaine !
Bracelets (1931)
, 50minutesDirected by Sewell Collins
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Bert Coote, Joyce Kennedy, Harold Huth, D. A. Clarke-Smith, Frederick Leister, Stella Arbenina
Roles Countess Soumbatoff
A Woman Redeemed (1927)
Directed by Maurice Elvey, Thorold Dickinson, Sinclair Hill
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Brian Aherne, Basil Gill, Ian Fleming, Stella Arbenina, Madeleine Carroll, James Carew
Roles Marta
The Last Witness (1925)
Genres Crime
Actors Isobel Elsom, Stella Arbenina, John F. Hamilton
Roles Mrs. Stapleton
The Secret Kingdom (1925)
Directed by Sinclair Hill
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Actors Tricia Dickson, Matheson Lang, Stella Arbenina, Genevieve Townsend, Lilian Oldland
Roles Mary Quarrain
The Burning Soil (1922)
, 1h50Directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Origin German
Genres Drama
Actors Eugen Gottlob Klöpfer, Vladimir Gajdarov, Werner Krauss, Eduard von Winterstein, Lya De Putti, Alfred Abel
Roles Helga, Rudenburgs zweite Frau / Helga, Rudenburg's 2nd wife
Rating68%
“Devil's Field” is a cursed place, that scares the entire population of a small village of Silesia, because an ancestor of the family Rudenburg perished there victim of a mysterious explosion while digging a well in search of a buried treasure. Count von Rudenburg, current title holder, is also searching for the treasure, without result. He lives in his castle with his second wife, Helga, and a daughter from a first marriage, capricious Gerda.