Paula Anna Maria Wessely (20 January 1907 – 11 May 2000) was an Austrian theatre and film actress. Die Wessely (literally "The Wessely"), as she was affectionately called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actress.

KNOWN FOR

Bambi
1962
German Film Award
1984
Glücksachen
1977
The Third Sex
1957
Planet Arium
2025
Maria Stuart
1957
Maria Ilona
1939
Such Great Foolishness
1937
Das Herz muß schweigen
1944
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1973
Ich und meine Frau
1953
Eine Stadt als Bühne - 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
2020

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
42
Producing
3
2025
Planet Arium
2020
Eine Stadt als Bühne - 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
as self
1984
Der Unbestechliche
1984
German Film Award
as Self
1977
Glücksachen
1974
Nichts als Erinnerung
as Militza
1973
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
as Self
1970
Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
as Hero (archive footage)
1968
Fast ein Poet
as Nora Melody
1965
Port Royal
as Schwester Angelika vom hl. Johannes
1964
Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung
as Mrs. Arbuthnot
1963
Überfahrt
as Mrs. Midget
1962
Bambi
as Self
1961
Anatol
as Gabriele
1961
Everyman
as Glaube
1961
Der Bauer als Millionär
as Die Zufriedenheit
1960
Das weite Land
as Genia Hofreiter
1959
Die unvollkommene Ehe
as Frau Dr. Winifred Lert
1957
The Third Sex
as Christa Teichmann
1957
Unter Achtzehn
as Luise Gottschalk
1957
Maria Stuart
as Königin Maria Stuart von Schottland
1955
Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone
as Fürstin Pia Maria
1954
The Light of Love
as Käthe Zeller
1954
Weg in die Vergangenheit
as Gabriele Gärtner
1953
Ich und meine Frau
as Sophie Naglmüller
1951
Maria Theresia
as Maria Theresia
1950
Cordula
as Cordula
1949
Vagabunden
as Dr. Elisabeth Kamma
1948
The Angel with the Trumpet
as Henriette Alt, geb. Stein
1948
Leckerbissen
as Self - film scenes (archive footage)
1944
Das Herz muß schweigen
as Maximiliane Frey
1943
Späte Liebe
as Sophie von Angerspang
1943
Die kluge Marianne
1941
Homecoming
as Maria Thomas
1940
Ein Leben lang
as Agnes Seethaler
1939
Maria Ilona
as Maria Ilona von Wolkersdorf
1938
Spiegel des Lebens
as Johanna 'Hanna' Karfreit
1937
Such Great Foolishness
as Therese Brandl
1936
Die Julika
as Julika
1935
Episode
as Valerie Gärtner
1934
Masquerade in Vienna
as Leopoldine Dur
1934
So Ended a Great Love
as Grand Duchess Marie Louise