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Find sources: "Julia Serda" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Julia Serda Julia Serda in 1902 Born 6 April 1875 Vienna, Austria-Hungary Died 3 December 1965(1965-12-03) (aged 90) Dresden, East Germany Occupation Actress Years active 1895–1944 Spouses Karl August Lingner (divorced) Hans Junkermann ​ ​ (m. 1911; died 1943)​ Children 1 **Julia Serda** (6 April 1875 – 3 December 1965) was an Austrian [stage](/source/Stage_actor) and [film actress](/source/Film_actress).[1] She was married to the actor [Hans Junkermann](/source/Hans_Junkermann_(actor)). ## 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](/source/Pauline_Lucca) and studying acting at the [Vienna Conservatory](/source/University_of_Music_and_Performing_Arts_Vienna). Serda made her debut in 1895 at the theater in [Breslau](/source/Breslau), after which she went to [Königsberg](/source/K%C3%B6nigsberg) 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](/source/Berlin) debut in 1902, toured with the Pospischil-Ensemble led by tragic heroine [Maria Pospischil](/source/Maria_Pospischil) in 1906, appeared at the Vienna [Burgtheater](/source/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](/source/Franz_Grillparzer)'s tragedy *[The Jewess of Toledo](/source/The_Jewess_of_Toledo)*, as [Oscar Wilde](/source/Oscar_Wilde)'s *[Salome](/source/Salome_(play))*, or as a cricket in *Johannisfeuer* by [Hermann Sudermann](/source/Hermann_Sudermann). She also acted as Louise in *[Intrigue and Love](/source/Intrigue_and_Love)* and Leonore in *[Fiesco](/source/Fiesco_(play))*. In 1911, Serda married actor [Hans Junkermann](/source/Hans_Junkermann_(actor)). 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](/source/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](/source/Erich_Sch%C3%B6nfelder)'s *[Rebel Liesel](/source/Rebel_Liesel)* (1920), starring [Ossi Oswalda](/source/Ossi_Oswalda). She appeared as Austrian Empress [Maria Theresa](/source/Maria_Theresa) in [Fridericus Rex](/source/Fridericus_Rex) (1922), and acted as [Madame de Maintenon](/source/Madame_de_Maintenon) in *[Nanon](/source/Nanon_(1924_film))* (1924), opposite [Ágnes Esterházy](/source/%C3%81gnes_Esterh%C3%A1zy) and [Harry Liedtke](/source/Harry_Liedtke). Her final silent film was [The Old Fritz](/source/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](/source/Maskerade_(film)) (1934), [La Habanera](/source/La_Habanera) (1937), and [The Great Love](/source/The_Great_Love_(1942_film)) (1942). Her final screen appearance was in [Music in Salzburg](/source/Music_in_Salzburg) (1944) with [Willy Birgel](/source/Willy_Birgel) and [Lil Dagover](/source/Lil_Dagover). After [World War II](/source/World_War_II) she ran a private drama studio in Dresden, only occasionally appearing on stage as part of guest performances. ## Selected filmography - *[Whitechapel](/source/Whitechapel_(film))* (1920) - *[The Secret of the Mummy](/source/The_Secret_of_the_Mummy)* (1921) - *[Lady Hamilton](/source/Lady_Hamilton_(1921_film))* (1921) - *[Lola Montez, the King's Dancer](/source/Lola_Montez%2C_the_King's_Dancer)* (1922) - *[Tabitha, Stand Up](/source/Tabitha%2C_Stand_Up)* (1922) - *[The Golden Net](/source/The_Golden_Net)* (1922) - *[The Mistress of the King](/source/The_Mistress_of_the_King)* (1922) - *[The Girl from Capri](/source/The_Girl_from_Capri)* (1924) - *[The Mistress of Monbijou](/source/The_Mistress_of_Monbijou)* (1924) - *[Nanon](/source/Nanon_(1924_film))* (1924) - *[Darling of the King](/source/Darling_of_the_King)* (1924) - *[Anne-Liese of Dessau](/source/Anne-Liese_of_Dessau)* (1925) - *[Old Mamsell's Secret](/source/Old_Mamsell's_Secret)* (1925) - *[Princess Trulala](/source/Princess_Trulala)* (1926) - *[Sword and Shield](/source/Sword_and_Shield_(film))* (1926) - *[The Prince and the Dancer](/source/The_Prince_and_the_Dancer)* (1926) - *[People to Each Other](/source/People_to_Each_Other)* (1926) - *[Marie's Soldier](/source/Marie's_Soldier)* (1927) - *[The Imaginary Baron](/source/The_Imaginary_Baron)* (1927) - *[The Bordello in Rio](/source/The_Bordello_in_Rio)* (1927) - *[A Modern Dubarry](/source/A_Modern_Dubarry)* (1927) - *[A Girl of the People](/source/A_Girl_of_the_People)* (1927) - *[Fabulous Lola](/source/Fabulous_Lola)* (1927) - *[The Duty to Remain Silent](/source/The_Duty_to_Remain_Silent)* (1928) - *[The Old Fritz](/source/The_Old_Fritz)* (1928) - *[It Attracted Three Fellows](/source/It_Attracted_Three_Fellows)* (1928) - *[The Man with the Frog](/source/The_Man_with_the_Frog)* (1929) - *[The Living Corpse](/source/The_Living_Corpse_(1929_film))* (1929) - *[Atlantik](/source/Atlantik_(film))* (1929) - *[Waltz of Love](/source/Waltz_of_Love)* (1930) - *[Retreat on the Rhine](/source/Retreat_on_the_Rhine)* (1930) - *[A Waltz by Strauss](/source/A_Waltz_by_Strauss_(1931_film))* (1931) - *[The Office Manager](/source/The_Office_Manager)* (1931) - *[The Murder Trial of Mary Dugan](/source/The_Murder_Trial_of_Mary_Dugan)* (1931) - *[The Spanish Fly](/source/The_Spanish_Fly_(1931_film))* (1931) - *[Mamsell Nitouche](/source/Mamsell_Nitouche_(1932_film))* (1932) - *[The Little Crook](/source/The_Little_Crook)* (1933) - *[Heinz in the Moon](/source/Heinz_in_the_Moon)* (1934) - *[Farewell Waltz](/source/Farewell_Waltz_(film))* (1934) - *[My Life for Maria Isabella](/source/My_Life_for_Maria_Isabella)* (1935) - *[All Because of the Dog](/source/All_Because_of_the_Dog)* (1935) - *[The Cat in the Bag](/source/The_Cat_in_the_Bag_(1935_film))* (1935) - *[Make Me Happy](/source/Make_Me_Happy)* (1935) - *[Regine](/source/Regine_(1935_film))* (1935) - *[Last Stop](/source/Last_Stop_(film))* (1935) - *[A Woman of No Importance](/source/A_Woman_of_No_Importance_(1936_film))* (1936) - *[Tomfoolery](/source/Tomfoolery_(film))* (1936) - *[The Postman from Longjumeau](/source/The_Postman_from_Longjumeau)* (1936) - *[Three Girls for Schubert](/source/Three_Girls_for_Schubert)* (1936) - *[Back in the Country](/source/Back_in_the_Country)* (1936) - *[Signal in the Night](/source/Signal_in_the_Night)* (1937) - *[Mystery About Beate](/source/Mystery_About_Beate)* (1938) - *[The Impossible Mister Pitt](/source/The_Impossible_Mister_Pitt)* (1938) - *[Monika](/source/Monika_(1938_film))* (1938) - *[A Hopeless Case](/source/A_Hopeless_Case)* (1939) - *[Stars of Variety](/source/Stars_of_Variety)* (1939) - *[Who's Kissing Madeleine?](/source/Who's_Kissing_Madeleine%3F)* (1939) - *[Roses in Tyrol](/source/Roses_in_Tyrol)* (1940) - *[Counterfeiters](/source/Counterfeiters_(1940_film))* (1940) - *[Clarissa](/source/Clarissa_(1941_film))* (1941) - *[The Way to Freedom](/source/The_Way_to_Freedom)* (1941) - *[With the Eyes of a Woman](/source/With_the_Eyes_of_a_Woman)* (1942) - *[The Great Love](/source/The_Great_Love_(1942_film))* (1942) - *[Music in Salzburg](/source/Music_in_Salzburg)* (1944) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Grange p.120 ## Bibliography - Grange, William. *Hitler Laughing: Comedy in the Third Reich*. University Press of America, 2006. ## External links - [Julia Serda](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0784913/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States France BnF data Poland Artists FID People Deutsche Biographie DDB Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Julia Serda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Serda) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Serda?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.