Julia Serda

{{short description|Austrian actress (1875–1965)}} {{more citations needed|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Julia Serda | image = Julia Serda 1902.jpg | image_size = | caption = Julia Serda in 1902 | birth_date = 6 April 1875 | birth_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria-Hungary]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1965|12|3|1875|4|6|df=y}} | death_place = [[Dresden]], [[East Germany]] | other_names = | spouse = {{plainlist| * Karl August Lingner (divorced) * {{marriage|[[Hans Junkermann (actor)|Hans Junkermann]]|1911|1943|end=his death}} }} | children = 1 | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1895–1944 }} '''Julia Serda''' (6 April 1875 – 3 December 1965) was an Austrian [[stage actor|stage]] and [[film actress]].<ref>Grange p.120</ref> She was married to the actor [[Hans Junkermann (actor)|Hans Junkermann]].

==Biography== Julia Serda was born on 6 April 1875 in Vienna. She became fascinated by the stage at an early age, taking singing lessons from [[Pauline Lucca]] and studying acting at the [[University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna|Vienna Conservatory]].

Serda made her debut in 1895 at the theater in [[Breslau]], after which she went to [[Königsberg]] for three years.

In 1899 she followed a call to the Dresden Court Theater, to which she remained connected until 1908 and was awarded the title of "Royal Saxon Court Actress". During this time, she also made her [[Berlin]] debut in 1902, toured with the Pospischil-Ensemble led by tragic heroine [[Maria Pospischil]] in 1906, appeared at the Vienna [[Burgtheater]] in 1907, and in 1908 at the Meinhard-Bernauer-Bühnen.

Serda was most successful for playing the naive and sentimental heroine, for example with the title role in [[Franz Grillparzer]]'s tragedy ''[[The Jewess of Toledo]]'', as [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[Salome (play)|Salome]]'', or as a cricket in ''Johannisfeuer'' by [[Hermann Sudermann]]. She also acted as Louise in ''[[Intrigue and Love]]'' and Leonore in ''[[Fiesco (play)|Fiesco]]''.

In 1911, Serda married actor [[Hans Junkermann (actor)|Hans Junkermann]]. Prior to their marriage, she had been married to Karl August Lingner, with whom she had a daughter, Charlotte Serda (1910–1965), who became an actress and photographer.

In 1914, Serda began working at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in [[Hamburg]], where she was a part of the ensemble until the 1920–1921 season. She then returned to Berlin, making guest appearances on various stages.

Serda made her screen debut in [[Erich Schönfelder]]'s ''[[Rebel Liesel]]'' (1920), starring [[Ossi Oswalda]]. She appeared as Austrian Empress [[Maria Theresa]] in [[Fridericus Rex]] (1922), and acted as [[Madame de Maintenon]] in ''[[Nanon (1924 film)|Nanon]]'' (1924), opposite [[Ágnes Esterházy]] and [[Harry Liedtke]]. Her final silent film was [[The Old Fritz]] (1928).

Serda successfully made the transition to sound films, and between 1930 and 1944 she acted in over 50 productions, including [[Maskerade (film)|Maskerade]] (1934), [[La Habanera]] (1937), and [[The Great Love (1942 film)|The Great Love]] (1942). Her final screen appearance was in [[Music in Salzburg]] (1944) with [[Willy Birgel]] and [[Lil Dagover]].

After [[World War II]] she ran a private drama studio in Dresden, only occasionally appearing on stage as part of guest performances.

==Selected filmography== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''[[Whitechapel (film)|Whitechapel]]'' (1920) * ''[[The Secret of the Mummy]]'' (1921) * ''[[Lady Hamilton (1921 film)|Lady Hamilton]]'' (1921) * ''[[Lola Montez, the King's Dancer]]'' (1922) * ''[[Tabitha, Stand Up]]'' (1922) * ''[[The Golden Net]]'' (1922) * ''[[The Mistress of the King]]'' (1922) * ''[[The Girl from Capri]]'' (1924) * ''[[The Mistress of Monbijou]]'' (1924) * ''[[Nanon (1924 film)|Nanon]]'' (1924) * ''[[Darling of the King]]'' (1924) * ''[[Anne-Liese of Dessau]]'' (1925) * ''[[Old Mamsell's Secret]]'' (1925) * ''[[Princess Trulala]]'' (1926) * ''[[Sword and Shield (film)|Sword and Shield]]'' (1926) * ''[[The Prince and the Dancer]]'' (1926) * ''[[People to Each Other]]'' (1926) * ''[[Marie's Soldier]]'' (1927) * ''[[The Imaginary Baron]]'' (1927) * ''[[The Bordello in Rio]]'' (1927) * ''[[A Modern Dubarry]]'' (1927) * ''[[A Girl of the People]]'' (1927) * ''[[Fabulous Lola]]'' (1927) * ''[[The Duty to Remain Silent]]'' (1928) * ''[[The Old Fritz]]'' (1928) * ''[[It Attracted Three Fellows]]'' (1928) * ''[[The Man with the Frog]]'' (1929) * ''[[The Living Corpse (1929 film)|The Living Corpse]]'' (1929) * ''[[Atlantik (film)|Atlantik]]'' (1929) * ''[[Waltz of Love]]'' (1930) * ''[[Retreat on the Rhine]]'' (1930) * ''[[A Waltz by Strauss (1931 film)|A Waltz by Strauss]]'' (1931) * ''[[The Office Manager]]'' (1931) * ''[[The Murder Trial of Mary Dugan]]'' (1931) * ''[[The Spanish Fly (1931 film)|The Spanish Fly]]'' (1931) * ''[[Mamsell Nitouche (1932 film)|Mamsell Nitouche]]'' (1932) * ''[[The Little Crook]]'' (1933) * ''[[Heinz in the Moon]]'' (1934) * ''[[Farewell Waltz (film)|Farewell Waltz]]'' (1934) * ''[[My Life for Maria Isabella]]'' (1935) * ''[[All Because of the Dog]]'' (1935) * ''[[The Cat in the Bag (1935 film)|The Cat in the Bag]]'' (1935) * ''[[Make Me Happy]]'' (1935) * ''[[Regine (1935 film)|Regine]]'' (1935) * ''[[Last Stop (film)|Last Stop]]'' (1935) * ''[[A Woman of No Importance (1936 film)|A Woman of No Importance]]'' (1936) * ''[[Tomfoolery (film)|Tomfoolery]]'' (1936) * ''[[The Postman from Longjumeau]]'' (1936) * ''[[Three Girls for Schubert]]'' (1936) * ''[[Back in the Country]]'' (1936) * ''[[Signal in the Night]]'' (1937) * ''[[Mystery About Beate]]'' (1938) * ''[[The Impossible Mister Pitt]]'' (1938) * ''[[Monika (1938 film)|Monika]]'' (1938) * ''[[A Hopeless Case]]'' (1939) * ''[[Stars of Variety]]'' (1939) * ''[[Who's Kissing Madeleine?]]'' (1939) * ''[[Roses in Tyrol]]'' (1940) * ''[[Counterfeiters (1940 film)|Counterfeiters]]'' (1940) * ''[[Clarissa (1941 film)|Clarissa]]'' (1941) * ''[[The Way to Freedom]]'' (1941) * ''[[With the Eyes of a Woman]]'' (1942) * ''[[The Great Love (1942 film)|The Great Love]]'' (1942) * ''[[Music in Salzburg]]'' (1944) {{div col end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Bibliography== * Grange, William. ''Hitler Laughing: Comedy in the Third Reich''. University Press of America, 2006.

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0784913}}

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