Fern Andra
actress, producer, writer
- Birth name:
- Vernal Edna Andrews
- Born:
- 1893-11-24, Watseka, Illinois, USA
- Died:
- 1974-02-08, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
- Professions:
- actress, producer, writer
Biography
Fern Andre's show-business career started as an aerialist with a troupe that toured the U.S. and Europe. In Vienna she became a student of famed director/teacher Max Reinhardt and appeared in several of his plays and films. She soon settled in Berlin, where she starred in several productions for UFA Studios, some of which she also produced and directed. She also appeared in British and French films. In the sound era she returned to the United States, but after making only two films, she retired.
