Elissa Landi

Elissa Landi was born on Dec 06, 1904 in Italy. Elissa Landi's big-screen debut came with Synd directed by Gustaf Molander in 1928. Elissa Landi is known for After the Thin Man directed by W.S. Van Dyke, William Powell stars as Nick Charles and Myrna Loy as Nora. Elissa Landi has got 1 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Elissa Landi achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Elissa Landi plays is Corregidor which will be released on Mar 29, 1943.

Elissa Landi was born in Venice, Italy, on December 6, 1904. From an early age, Elissa wanted to be an actress and a writer. Her acting career started at the Oxford Repertory Company and on London's West End performing with actors such as Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud. She played Desdemona in Othello and appeared in plays with and by Noel Coward (most notably "Blithe Spirit;" in which she forced to enter through the fireplace when the door jammed). She made her London debut in "The Storm," which lasted for five months and for which she received rave reviews for her performances. That in turn led to meaty leads in "Lavendar Ladies" and other plays. European film producers took notice of the photogenic beauty and Elissa starred in eight movies over the next two years. Her first film was the German-made