Background
Born as Tamara Brodsky, the daughter of actress Xenia Desni, Tamara Desni was born in Berlin. Her mother was born in Keiv, then in the Russian Empire, but emigrated to Germany sometime before the Russian Revolution.
Born as Tamara Brodsky, the daughter of actress Xenia Desni, Tamara Desni was born in Berlin. Her mother was born in Keiv, then in the Russian Empire, but emigrated to Germany sometime before the Russian Revolution.
She studied ballet as a child and appeared on stage and in several German films.
She became a star of German cinema during the silent era. She followed this up with another leading role in the musical Casanova, featuring music by Johann Strauss, Junior. Desni"s film career took off in 1933 with Falling for You, and continued through 1950.
Other film credits include Dick Barton at Bay, The Torso Murder Mystery, Fire Over England and Hell"s Cargo.
Desni"s health began declining while in her late eighties. She died, a widow, on February 7, 2008 in Valence d"Agen, France, aged 94.