Marija Leiko
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actress in Europe since the 1910s, especially popular in Latvia
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Life and film career
As an actress Marija Leiko conquered the German big screen first starring in the Die Diamantenstiftung (1917), Kain (1918), Ewiger Strom (1919), Die Frau im Käfig (1919) and Lola Montez (1919) as the dancer.When the silent movie era ended she retired from film acting.
She was arrested and shot to death during Stalin's purges
Great Purge
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in Moscow in 1937.
Film
- Die Räuberbande (1928)
- Die Rothausgasse (1928) playing Katherina Rezek
- Am Rüdesheimer Schloss steht eine Linde (1928) playing Fritz's mother
- Aufstieg der kleinen Lilian (1925)
- Dr. Wislizenus (1924)
- Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen (1923)
- Der Frauenkönig (1923)
- Die Schneiderkomteß (1922) playing the young Comtesse
- Kinder der Finsternis - 2. Kämpfende Welten (1922) playing Maria Geon
- Versunkene Welten (1922)
- Kinder der Finsternis - 1. Der Mann aus Neapel (1921) playing Maria Geone
- Die Frau von morgen (1921)
- Die Ratten (1921) playing Pauline Piperkarcka
- Die Furcht vor dem Weibe (1921) playing Reederstochter
- Am Webstuhl der Zeit (1921) (as Marija Leyko) playing Ruth Einser, Hansen's assistant
- Das Opfer der Ellen Larsen (1921)
- Brandherd (aka Verlogene Moral. English release title Torgus) (1921) playing Anna
- Die Rote Redoute (1921)
- Die Kwannon von Okadera (1920) playing Ingele von Geortz
- Ewiger Strom (1920) playing Marija
- Satanas (English release tite: Satan) (1920) playing Irene
- Die Frau im Käfig (1919)
- Freie Liebe (1919)
- Lola Montez (aka aka Am Hofe Ludwigs I. von Bayern) (1919)
- Das Frühlingslied (1918)
- Die Diamantenstiftung (1917)
Sources
- Guna Zeltina, Anita Uzulniece Language: Latvian Riga Liesma 155 pages (Illustrated) January 1989 ISBN 5410002768 ISBN 9785410002769