Betty Amann

Betty Amann
Betty Amann
	Amann in Asphalt (1929)
Born	Philippine Amann; March 10, 1907; Pirmasens, German Empire
Died	August 3, 1990 (aged 85); Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Other names	Bee Amann; Bee Andrews;
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1926–1943
Spouse(s)	David B. Stillman (died 1963)

Philippine "Betty" Amann (March 10, 1907 – August 3, 1990) was a German-American film actress.[1] She began her film career in the United States with the film The Kick-Off (1926).[2]

Career

In Germany, she played together with Gustav Fröhlich, the female role in Asphalt (1929) directed by Joe May. May and producer Erich Pommer discovered her talent for the German film industry. Also in the first sound film, she worked further in Germany, with Hans Albers as a reporter in Hans in Every Street, directed by Carl Froelich.

After 1931, she worked in England, appearing in the Alfred Hitchcock film Rich and Strange (1931). One of her last appearances in the German film was in 1933 in Tugboat M 17. Her last role was in Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943), directed by Edgar G. Ulmer.

In 1987, Betty Amann received the German award Filmband in Gold for her long and outstanding work and performance for the German film.

Personal life

Amann was married to David B. Stillman until his death in April, 1963.[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1926	The Kick-Off	Ruth
1929	The Trail of the Horse Thieves	Amy Taggart
1929	Asphalt	Else Kramer
1929	The Convict from Istanbul	Hilde Wollwarth
1930	The White Devil	Saira
1930	Oh Those Glorious Old Student Days	Norma, dessen Tochter
1930	Niebezpieczny romans	Ada
1930	Hans in Every Street	Nelly, die Andere
1930	The Great Longing	Herself
1931	The Song of the Nations
1931	The Perfect Lady	Jacqueline Dubarry
1931	Rich and Strange (German title Endlich sind wir reich)	The Princess
1931	Strictly Business	Theodora Smith
1931	Pyjamas Preferred	Violet Ray
1933	The Big Bluff	Marion Millner
1933	Daughters of Today	Joan
1933	Die kleine Schwindlerin	Gwendoline
1933	Tugboat M 17	Gescha
1933	Strictly in Confidence	Rita	Short
1938	In Old Mexico	Janet Leeds
1939	Nancy Drew... Reporter	Eula Denning
1943	Isle of Forgotten Sins	Olga	(final film role)

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References

Prawer, Siegbert Salomon (2007) [2005]. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-84545-303-9.
Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9. The daughter of German-American parents, Amman grew up in the United States [...] she made her film debut in the college romance The Kick Off[.]
"DAVID B. STILLMAN, LAWYER, FILM MAN". The New York Times. April 26, 1963. p. 35. His survivors include his widow, Betty Amann Stillman...

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[1] Prawer, Siegbert Salomon (2007) [2005]. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-84545-303-9.

[2] Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9. The daughter of German-American parents, Amman grew up in the United States [...] she made her film debut in the college romance The Kick Off[.]

[3] "DAVID B. STILLMAN, LAWYER, FILM MAN". The New York Times. April 26, 1963. p. 35. His survivors include his widow, Betty Amann Stillman...