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{{Infobox person
| name =Xenia Desni
| name =Xenia Desni
| image = Xenia Desni's filmcard.gif
| image = Xenia Desni's filmcard.gif
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1894|1|19|df=y}}
| caption = Postcard of Xenia Desni
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| birth_place = [[Kyiv]], [[Russian Empire]]
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| birth_date = 19 January 1894
| death_date = {{death date and age|1962|5|27|1894|1|19|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[ Kiev]], [[Russian Empire ]]
| death_date = 27 May 1962
| death_place = [[Roquefort-les-Pins]], [[France]]
| death_place = [[Roquefort-les-Pins]], [[France]]
| birth_name = Ksenia Desnytska
| othername =
| othername =
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1921-1940 (film)
| yearsactive = 1921–1940 (film)
| imdb_id = 0221509
| children = [[Tamara Desni]]
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'''Xenia Desni''' ([[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: Ксенія Десні. [[Russian language|Russian]]: Ксения Десни; born 19 January 1894, [[Kiev]] - d. 27 June 1962, [[France]]) was a [[silent films|silent screen era]] [[actress]] born in the Russian Empire. She and her family fled the Russian Revolution. They first moved to Constantinople, where she began her acting career in Vaudeville. She later moved to Berlin. She later was involved in films directed by [[Johannes Guter]].
'''Xenia Desni''' ([[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: Ксенія Десні; 19 January 1894 – 27 May 1962) was a Ukrainian [[silent films|silent screen era]] actress who predominantly appeared in German films.
==Early life==
Densi was born Ksenia Desnytska in [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]]. She and her family fled the Russian Revolution. They first moved to Constantinople, where she began her acting career in Vaudeville. She later moved to Berlin. She later was involved in films directed by [[Johannes Guter]].


==Career==
==Career==
Desni began her successful career at the beginning of the 1920s with the movie ''Sappho'', followed by a number of successful productions such as ''Der Sprung ins Leben'', ''Die Prinzessin Suwarin'', [[Wilhelm Tell]], ''Die Andere'', ''Ein Walzertraum'', ''Familie Schimek'', and ''Madame wagt einen Seitensprung''.<ref>[http://www.fandango.com/xeniadesni/overview/p18766 "Xenia Desni"] Fandango. Retrieved 13 August 2013.</ref>
Desni began her successful career at the beginning of the 1920s with the movie ''Sappho'', followed by a number of successful productions such as ''[[Leap Into Life]]'', ''Die Prinzessin Suwarin'', [[Wilhelm Tell]], ''Die Andere'', ''Ein Walzertraum'', ''Familie Schimek'', and ''Madame wagt einen Seitensprung''.<ref>[http://www.fandango.com/xeniadesni/overview/p18766 "Xenia Desni"] Fandango. Retrieved 13 August 2013.</ref>


Her career declined shortly after the advent of [[sound film|sound]], after which she appeared in only one film, ''Kriminalkommissar Eyck''.
Her career declined shortly after the advent of [[sound film|sound]], after which she appeared in only one film, ''Kriminalkommissar Eyck''.


She was the mother of actress [[Tamara Desni]].<ref name="Obit">[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1578714/Tamara-Desni.html "Tamara Desni"] ''The Telegraph'' (15 February 2008). Retrieved 13 August 2013.</ref> Her daughter became a star of British films during the 1930s and 1940s.
She was the mother of actress [[Tamara Desni]].<ref name="Obit">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1578714/Tamara-Desni.html "Tamara Desni"] ''The Telegraph'' (15 February 2008). Retrieved 13 August 2013.</ref> Her daughter became a star of British films during the 1930s and 1940s.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
* ''[[The Black Panther (1921 film)|The Black Panther]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The Black Panther (1921 film)|The Black Panther]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Parisian Women]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Weib und Palette]]'' 1921)
* ''[[Könnyved, der große Unbekannte]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Barmaid (film)|Barmaid]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Call of Destiny (1922 film)|The Call of Destiny]]'' (1922)
* ''[[William Tell (1923 film)|William Tell]]'' (1923)
* ''[[William Tell (1923 film)|William Tell]]'' (1923)
* ''[[The Princess Suwarin]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Count Cohn]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Leap Into Life]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Tower of Silence (film)|The Tower of Silence]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Tower of Silence (film)|The Tower of Silence]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Other Woman (1924 film)|The Other Woman]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Other Woman (1924 film)|The Other Woman]]'' (1924)
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* ''[[The Pink Diamond]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Pink Diamond]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Boxer's Bride]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Boxer's Bride]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Kissing Is No Sin (1926 film)|Kissing Is No Sin]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Schimeck Family]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Schimeck Family]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Nixchen]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Nixchen (1926 film)|Nixchen]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Rhenish Girls and Rhenish Wine]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Rhenish Girls and Rhenish Wine]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Madame Dares an Escapade]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Radio Magic]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Radio Magic]]'' (1927)
* ''[[The Champion of the World (1927 film)|The Champion of the World]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Marie's Soldier]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Marie's Soldier]]'' (1927)
* ''[[A Girl of the People]]'' (1927)
* ''[[The Orchid Dancer]]'' (1928)
* ''[[The Orchid Dancer]]'' (1928)
* ''[[Archduke John (film)|Archduke John]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Commissioner Eyck]]'' (1940)


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Actresses from Kyiv]]
[[Category:Ukrainian stage actresses]]
[[Category:Ukrainian stage actresses]]
[[Category:Ukrainian silent film actresses]]
[[Category:Ukrainian silent film actresses]]
[[Category:Imperial Russian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from the Russian Empire]]
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[[Category:20th-century Ukrainian actresses]]
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Latest revision as of 00:14, 3 August 2024

Xenia Desni
Born
Ksenia Desnytska

(1894-01-19)19 January 1894
Kyiv, Russian Empire
Died27 May 1962(1962-05-27) (aged 68)
Roquefort-les-Pins, France
OccupationActress
Years active1921–1940 (film)
ChildrenTamara Desni

Xenia Desni (Ukrainian: Ксенія Десні; 19 January 1894 – 27 May 1962) was a Ukrainian silent screen era actress who predominantly appeared in German films.

Early life

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Densi was born Ksenia Desnytska in Kyiv, Ukraine. She and her family fled the Russian Revolution. They first moved to Constantinople, where she began her acting career in Vaudeville. She later moved to Berlin. She later was involved in films directed by Johannes Guter.

Career

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Desni began her successful career at the beginning of the 1920s with the movie Sappho, followed by a number of successful productions such as Leap Into Life, Die Prinzessin Suwarin, Wilhelm Tell, Die Andere, Ein Walzertraum, Familie Schimek, and Madame wagt einen Seitensprung.[1]

Her career declined shortly after the advent of sound, after which she appeared in only one film, Kriminalkommissar Eyck.

She was the mother of actress Tamara Desni.[2] Her daughter became a star of British films during the 1930s and 1940s.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Xenia Desni" Fandango. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Tamara Desni" The Telegraph (15 February 2008). Retrieved 13 August 2013.
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