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ANNA STEN
ANNA STEN. . .born in Kie/, Russia. . .mother a native Russian but brought up in Scandinavian household. . .father a strolling dancer. . . after marriage he conducted ballet school teaching Ukrainian folk dances .
Anna the eldest of two daughters .. .war called father to fight... mother left with two youngsters to care for... when father returned mother was too old to further her own theatrical ambitions, but transferred them to Anna.
In 1922 father was killed. . .Anna, then 12 years old. had to help support family. . .worked part time and studied for stage in every spare minute ... finally had to give up studies and work in restaurant.
Group of child performers, with whom Anna had previously been associated played in another town ... interested the director of one of the state-endowed theatre companies of Stanislavsky. . .had coached them for presentation of Hauptmann's "Hanneles Himmelfahrt" . . . Anna given leading role.
Work in this won her admission to Film Academy at age of fifteen... she appeared with one of the Stanislavsky companies in Moscow in plays of Maeterlink and Pirandello.
Took tests to join Sovkino companies, and passed with flying colors...only available role was in company working in Crimea. . .Anna went there, bundled up to keep warm. . .nearly rejected as "too fat."
Admitted to Meschapron studios in Moscow... the greatest success in "The Yellow Ticket" ... followed with "Brothers Karamazov, " a German film, that lead to UFA contract.
Brought to America by Samuel Goldwyn ... first picture was "Nana," followed by adaptation of famous Tolstoy novel, "Resurrection," released under title of "We Live Again."
Miss Sten has heavy, silky yellow hair, .blue gray eyes ... slender figure, slightly over average in height ... low, musical voice.
Her latest picture is "The Wedding Night," in which she plays opposite Gary Cooper.
All Sten pictures are released through United Artists.
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