Portrait of Adrienne Gessner

Acting

Adrienne Gessner

Career

Active from 1931 to 1979, with a break from 1932 to 1947, busiest in 1952 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for I Often Think of Piroschka
I Often Think of Piroschka
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Adrienne Gessner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Wonder
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Austrian Cinema 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Die liebe Familie
Die liebe Familie (1980)

TV show · as Frau Müller

1970s

6 titles · average score 66
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979)

as Alfred's Grandmother

Drei Schwestern
Drei Schwestern (1977)

as Kinderfrau Anfissa

Fräulein Else
Fräulein Else (1975)

as Stimme der Mutter

Defraudanten
Defraudanten (1973)

as Viteks Mutter

Hochzeit
Hochzeit (1972)

as Frau Gilz

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Frau Spitz

1960s

10 titles · average score 47
Schwester Bonaventura
Schwester Bonaventura (1969)

as Schwester Josephine

Madame Legros
Madame Legros (1968)

as Marquise de Sarclé

Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (1964)

as Großmutter

Die Teepuppe
Die Teepuppe (1964)

as Sybil Blythe-Waters

The Model Boy
The Model Boy (1963)

as Elisabeth Geyer

Bekenntnisse eines möblierten Herrn
Bekenntnisse eines möblierten Herrn (1963)

as Fürstin Mutter

Waldrausch
Waldrausch (1962)

as Die Zieblingen

Das Riesenrad
Das Riesenrad (1961)

as Adele von Hill

A Breath of Scandal
A Breath of Scandal (1960)
GoodWatch score 47

as Amelia

Ich heirate Herrn Direktor
Ich heirate Herrn Direktor (1960)

as Luise Stahlmann

1950s

22 titles · average score 63
Herrn Josefs letzte Liebe
Herrn Josefs letzte Liebe (1959)

as Auguste Türkheim

The Trapp Family in America
The Trapp Family in America (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs. Hammerfield

Familie Schimek
Familie Schimek (1957)

as Tante Rosa

Die goldene Brücke
Die goldene Brücke (1956)

as Tante Julia

I Often Think of Piroschka
I Often Think of Piroschka (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ilonka von Csíky

An der schönen blauen Donau
An der schönen blauen Donau (1955)

as Fürstin

Die Deutschmeister
Die Deutschmeister (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gräfin Burgstetten

Der erste Kuß
Der erste Kuß (1954)

as Omi Ida

Der Feldherrnhügel
Der Feldherrnhügel (1953)

as Gräfin Kopsch-Grantignan, ihre Mutter

Hannerl: Ich tanze mit Dir in den Himmel hinein
Hannerl: Ich tanze mit Dir in den Himmel hinein (1953)

as Elfie Möller

Stolen Identity
Stolen Identity (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mrs. Fraser

No Time for Flowers
No Time for Flowers (1952)

as Mama Svoboda

1940s

2 titles
Vagabunden
Vagabunden (1949)

as Mademoiselle Belet

The Angel with the Trumpet
The Angel with the Trumpet (1948)

as Fürstin Pauline Metternich

1930s

2 titles
Catherine the Last
Catherine the Last (1936)

as Berta, Köchin

Die grosse Liebe
Die grosse Liebe (1931)

as Rosa