Anna Sten

Acting

Born December 3, 1908, Kiev, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Ukraine]

Anna Sten (Ukrainian: А́нна Стен; born Anna Petrivna Fesak) was a Ukrainian-born American actress. She began her career in stage plays and films in the Soviet Union before traveling to Germany, where she starred in several films. Her performances were noticed by film producer Samuel Goldwyn, who brought her to the United States with the aim of creating a new screen personality to rival Greta Garbo. After a few unsuccessful films, Goldwyn released her from her contract. She continued to act occasionally until her final film appearance in 1962.

Filmography

• Arrest and Trial
• 1962The Nun and the Sergeant — Sister Mary Joseph
• Adventures in Paradise — Antonia Kohlermann
• The Walter Winchell File
• 1956Runaway Daughters — Ruth Barton
• 1955Soldier of Fortune — Madame Dupree
• 1948Let's Live a Little — Michele Bennett
• 1943Chetniks! — Lubitca Mihailovitch
• 1943They Came to Blow Up America — Frau Reiter
• 1943Three Russian Girls — Natasha
• 1941So Ends Our Night — Lilo
• 1940The Eternal Jew — Gruschenka (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1940The Man I Married — Frieda
• 1939Exile Express — Nadine Nikolas
• 1936A Woman Alone — Maria Krasnova aka Maria Novikova
• 1935The Wedding Night — Manya Novak
• 1934Nana — Nana
• 1934We Live Again — Katusha Maslova
• 1932The Tempest — Russen-Annya
• 1931Bombs Over Monte Carlo — Königin von Pontenero Yola I
• 1931The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov — Gruschenka
• 1931Trapeze — Marina
• 1930Bookkeeper Kremke — Lene, Kremkes ältere Tochter
• 1929Glory Dealers
• 1929Golden Beak — Varyenka
• 1928My Son — Olga Surina
• 1928The White Eagle — Governess
• 1928The Yellow Ticket — Maria, young farmer's wife
• 1927The Girl with the Hat Box — Natasha
• 1926The Traitor — Prostitute