Lilian Ellis

Lilian Ellis was born on May 25, 1907 in Denmark. Lilian Ellis's big-screen debut came with Die lustigen Weiber von Wien directed by Géza von Bolváry in 1931. Lilian Ellis is known for Die lustigen Weiber von Wien directed by Géza von Bolváry, Willi Forst stars as Augustin Tuschinger - Tanzlehrer and Lee Parry as Gretl. The upcoming new movie Lilian Ellis plays is De kloge og vi gale which will be released on Oct 22, 1945.

Lilian Ellis was born Ellis Stampe Bendix Forchhammer in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her father, Olaf Forchhammer, was a prominent engineer. When she was a child she studied ballet and started her own dance company. Lilian began her acting career at Max Reinhardt's Deutsche Theater in Berlin. At the age of twenty-one she made her film debut in the German silent film Strauss, The Waltz King, In 1930 she starred in six films including The Theft of the Mona Lisa and The Woman They Talk About. She quickly became one of the most popular musical comedy stars in Europe. Lillian was offered a contract with Hal Roach in 1934 and came to America. Roach said he wanted to make her into the next Thelma Todd. Her press agent described her as "a slim exquisite beauty of the continental type with eyes of cerulean blue and golden blonde tresses."