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Elizza La Porta

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Elizza La Porta
Born
Eliza Streinu

1 March 1902
Died15 November 1997 (aged 95)
OccupationActress
Years active1926-1930 (Film)

Elizza La Porta (born Eliza Streinu; 1 March 1902 – 15 November 1997) was a Romanian-born film actress.[1] La Porta was born in Craiova into a Jewish family.[2] She appeared in a number of German films during the silent film era. She retired from acting at the onset of the sound film. She later emigrated to the United States where she died in Los Angeles in 1997, aged 95.[2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Goble p.515
  2. ^ a b Prawer, S.S. (2007). Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933. New York City: Berghahn Books. p. 221. ISBN 978-1845453039.

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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