Olga Tschechowa

Biography

Olga Tschechowa was a Russian-German actress born in 1897 to a prominent theatrical family. She became an actress under her husband's surname after divorcing him during the 1917 October Revolution and joined various cabaret-theatre groups, including Sorokonozhka, before landing film roles such as Mary Baring in Alfred Hitchcock's "Mary" (1931). Her notable performances include Parysia in "Moulin Rouge" (1928) and Baronin Safferstätt in "The Haunted Castle" (1921).