Franziska Kinz

Born: 1897-02-21

Birthplace: Kufstein, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Biography

Franziska Kinz was a singer, stage and film actress. In 1924, she studied with Fritz Basil. After 4 months, he gave her a job at the Staatstheater in Munich. In 1930, she played in Darmstadt, in 1933, at the Kammerspielen, Schiller and Deutschen Theater in Berlin, and afterwards, in Vienna and Munich.

In 1929, she made her first film, _Tagebuch einer Verlorenen, Das (1929)_ ("Diary of a Lost Girl"), and her first talkie was Väter und Söhne (1930) (aka "Das Geheimnis der Ehe". Die Kellnerin Anna (1941) ("Anna la serveuse", "The Waitress Anna") included Elfriede Datzig as her daughter. She also worked in radio and she made more than 35 movies.

- IMDb mini biography by: Rudi Polt / rudipolt@aol.com

Known For

The Cow and I
Diary of a Lost Girl
Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter
Christina
Hitler Youth Quex
Frau Sixta
Mazurka
In the Shadow of the Mountain
Refugees
Rasputin, Demon of the Women

Top Movie Credits

The Cow and I la mère d'Helga
Diary of a Lost Girl Meta Koch Henning
Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter Herzogin von Leuchtenberg
Christina Frau Anna
Hitler Youth Quex Krankenschwester
Frau Sixta Frau Sixta
Mazurka Mother
In the Shadow of the Mountain Anna Bründl, Shoemaker's Wife
Refugees Pregnant Woman