Tala Birell

Tala Birell

Tala Birell on cover of Cinegraf (1937)
Born Natalie Bierle[1]
(1907-09-10)10 September 1907
Bucharest, Romania
Died 17 February 1958(1958-02-17) (aged 50)
Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Cause of death cancer
Resting place Cemetery of Marquartstein
Occupation Film actress
Years active 19261955

Tala Birell (10 September 1907 – 17 February 1958) was a Romanian stage and film actress.

Career

She had stage and screen experience in Vienna. Birell doubled for Marlene Dietrich in German films. She came to England to appear in the German version of Cape Forlorn, and later went to America to play in the German version of Boudoir Diplomats. Star of stage in Europe, she became popular in American films, including a small role in Bringing Up Baby (1938).

In 1940 she appeared onstage in My Dear Children at the Belasco Theatre in New York City. One of her final on-camera appearances was on the popular 1953 US anthology drama television series Orient Express in the episode titled The Red Sash.[2]

She is buried in the Bavarian village Marquartstein in a family tomb.

Filmography

References

  1. Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 112.
  2. "Classic Images Magazine". Retrieved August 1, 2010.

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