Lily Kann



Lily Hertha Kann 26th. October, 1893, Peitz – 2nd. November, 1978, Sussex, was a German-born, British actress. (Though the BFI website claims that she was born in Berlin, and died in Horsham). She appeared in the West End in the play Background by Warren Chetham-Strode (1950).

Selected filmography

 * The Flemish Farm (1943) as Farm Wife
 * Escape to Danger (1943) as Karin Möller
 * Latin Quarter (1945) as Maria
 * Woman to Woman (1947) as Concierge
 * The Woman in the Hall (1947) as Baroness von Soll
 * The White Unicorn (1947) as Shura
 * Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947) as Queen Charlotte
 * Now Barabbas (1949) as Woman
 * I Was a Male War Bride (1949) as Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited)
 * The Third Man (1949) as Nurse (uncredited)
 * The Clouded Yellow (1950) as Minna Cesare
 * A Tale of Five Cities (1951) as Charlady - (US: 'A Tale of Five Women')
 * Flesh and Blood (1951) as Sister Maria (uncredited)
 * Twice Upon a Time (1953) as Mrs. Muller
 * Background (1953) as Brownie
 * A Day to Remember (1953) as Grandmere
 * Eight O'Clock Walk (1954) as Mrs. Zunz
 * Twist of Fate (1954) as Nicole
 * Betrayed (1954) as Jan's Grandmother
 * A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) as Mrs. Kramm (uncredited)
 * Foreign Intrigue (1956) as Blind Housekeeper
 * Cat Girl (1957) as Anna, Brandts' Housekeeper
 * Nowhere to Go (1958) as Anna Berg (uncredited)
 * Whirlpool (1959) as Frau Steen
 * No Trees in the Street (1959) as Mrs. Sarah Jacobson
 * The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) as Gerta
 * The Long Shadow (1961) as Old Lady
 * Theatre 625 (1965) as Old Woman