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Loni Nest

Acting
Known For

75 Years Old

She was born Eleonore Nest on August 4, 1915, in Berlin to American parents who were Methodist missionaries. During her parents' time as missionaries, she was discovered by a German movie producer on a poster promoting a Sunday school program. She was soon asked to work in movies. With the permission of her parents, she acted in her first movie in 1918. She used the name Loni Nest instead of Eleonore Nest. Between 1918 and 1933, she starred in 41 movies, opposite such actors as Charles Boyer, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich and Fritz Feld. Nest left movies in 1933 to move back to her parents' original home in Boston. She left to focus on the family's involvment in a new Methodist church, where her father would serve as deacon. She also wanted to leave Germany as soon as possible due in part to the rise of Nazism that began when Adolf Hitler took power. Nest enrolled in college, and then became a music teacher. She worked for public schools in Massachussetts for over 40 years. In 1938, she married businessman Roy Smythe. Smythe went on to establish his own car dealership that remained in place until his death in 1987. Nest became the mother of three children. She moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, to live with her daughter after the death of her husband. She spent the rest of her life volunteering at a local hospital as well as being active in her local Methodist church. She died of old age on February 17, 2014. She was 98

Born

Berlin, Germany on 4th August 1915

Died

2nd October 1990

All Credits

Nosferatu Image
Nosferatu
Child at Window (uncredited)
The Golem: How He Came Into the World Image
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
Little Girl
The Joyless Street Image
The Joyless Street
The Haunted Castle Image
The Haunted Castle
Kleines Mädchen (uncredited)
Nosferatu: The First Vampire Image
Nosferatu: The First Vampire
Child at Window (uncredited)
Harakiri Image
Harakiri
Child
No Image
Patience
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Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 1. Fliehende Schatten
The Wandering Image Image
The Wandering Image
Irmgards Tochter
Der Sträfling von Cayenne Image
Der Sträfling von Cayenne
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The Little Napoleon
Lieselotte
Johannes Goth Image
Johannes Goth
The Merry-Go-Round Image
The Merry-Go-Round
The Hawk Image
The Hawk
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Allein im Urwald
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Tabitha, Stand Up
The Blackguard Image
The Blackguard
Princess Marie as a child
Fräulein Raffke Image
Fräulein Raffke
Kind
Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg Image
Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg
Klein Lisa
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Das Opfer der Ellen Larsen
Child
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Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 2. Lüge und Wahrheit
Die Ehe der Frau Mary Image
Die Ehe der Frau Mary
a 4-year-old child