Fanny Schiller
Born: 1901-08-03 in Mexico City, Mexico
Died: 1971-09-26
Known For: Acting
Biography
Fanny Schiller Hernández (1897–1971) was an award-winning Mexican character actress, television star and also acted in operettas and musicals in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She won two best supporting actress awards from the Ariels and was nominated for two additional films. She was a social activist, creating the Actor's Union and inspiring the creation of “Rosa Mexicano”. She was accomplished at dubbing and was the voice of many animated characters as well as the official voice of several other notable Mexican actresses.
Filmography
1971
- The Fearmaker as María
1970
- Rubí as Nana
- Estafa de amor as Doña Rosita
- Las figuras de arena
- Someone Wants to Kill Us! as Abuela Rosalba 'La Aguerrida'
1969
- La maestra inolvidable as Teódula
- No se mande, profe
1968
- Sor Ye-yé as Madre de Juan
- Valentín de la Sierra
1967
- María Isabel as Manuela
- Savage Sunday
- Death Arrives on Time as Doña Carmela
- Los Alegres Aguilares
1966
- El temerario
- El cachorro
- La vida de Pedro Infante as Doña Gervasia
1965
- Love Has Many Faces as Maria
- The Crows are Grieving as Doña Enedina
1963
- El norteño
- The Laughter Of The City
- México de mis recuerdos as Tía Gertrudis
1962
- Cielo Rojo
- Miracles Weaver as Pueblerina
- Revenge of the Resurrected
- Nostradamus: The Genie of Darkness as Rebecca
- La barranca sangrienta as Doña Blanca (as Fanny Shyler)
- El muchacho de Durango
- La emboscada mortal
1961
- Los Jóvenes as Carmelita, Madre de 'El Gato'
- Mujeres engañadas as Doña Rita
- The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies as Doña Conchita
1960
1959
- The Scarlet Fox as Witch
- The Woman and the Beast as La Mariposa
- El zarco
- La vida de Agustín Lara as Sra. Esperia, patrona burdel
- Escuela de verano
1958
- El gran espectáculo
- Return of the Monster as La bruja / doña Rebeca
1957
- The Black Scorpion as Florentina
- Felicidad
- Pablo y Carolina
1956
- Locura pasional as Doña Jacinta
- A Woman's Devotion as Señora Reidl
- Wild Heart as Catalina de Molnar
- Enemigos
1955
- Las engañadas as Doña Carlota
- A Life in the Balance as Carmen Martínez
- The Treasure of Pancho Villa as Laria Morales
- Padre contra hijo as Aunt Domitila
- The Force of Desire as Doña Remedios
- Fury in Paradise
- Historia de un abrigo de mink as Sofia, madre de Camila
- Maternidad imposible
- Pecado Mortal as Flora
1954
- La infame as Victoria
- Camelia as Doncella de Camila (uncredited)
- Lágrimas robadas
- Cuidado con el amor as Isabel
- Mulata as Doña Rosario
- El casto Susano
- Singing love is born
1953
- The Naked Woman as Violeta Bello
- Fruto prohibido as Señorita directora
- Doña Mariquita de mi corazón
- Reportaje as Party guest
- Sombrero as Doña Fela
1952
- Por ellas aunque mal paguen as Doña Victoria
- La loca as Señora González de la Cueva
- El beisbolista fenómeno as Doña Justa Carmona
- Angélica as Madre de Arturo
1951
- Crimen y castigo as Mamá de Ramón
- Stronghold as Mrs. Stevens
- Sentenciado a muerte
- Furia roja as Señora Navarro Stevens
- Una gringuita en México as Tía Rosa
- Nosotras las sirvientas
1950
- Red Rain as Elisa's aunt
- Guardián, el perro salvador
- La mujer que yo amé
- Duelo en las montañas as Madre de Esperanza
- Dangerous Curves
- La negra Angustias as Doña Chole
1949
- Salon Mexico as Señorita prefecta
- Las puertas del presidio as Madre de Martin
- Secreto entre mujeres as Doña Laura
- Pobres, pero sinvergüenzas
- Las tandas del principal as Doña Romualda
- Bamba as Doña Ofelia de Cacho
- Opium
- Nosotros los rateros as Madre de Ludovico
1948
- La hermana impura as Cantinera
- Señora Tentación
- May God Forgive Me as Olga
- ¡Ay, Palillo, no te rajes!
- The Cockfighter
- Algo flota sobre el agua as María Justina
1947
- Encadenada (El yugo) as Doña Julia
- A media luz as Fru-Fru
1946
- Pervertida
- La viuda celosa
- Cantaclaro as Doña Nico
- Los maridos engañan de 7 a 9
1945
- He Who Died of Love as Tía Rita
- The Abandoned as Ninón
- Flor de durazno as Doña Encarnación
- Nosotros as Doña Milagros Robledo
- La casa de la zorra
- Canaima as Gallineta
- Yours and Body in Soul as Deborah
1944
- La monja alférez as Doña Úrsula
- Escándalo de estrellas as Paloma
- La dama de las camelias
- La Guerra de los Pasteles
- The Pharaoh's Court as Widow
- Mi lupe y mi caballo
1943
- Santa as Elvira Gómez
1942
- Alejandra as Rita
- Del rancho a la capital
1939
- A Macabre Legacy as Matilde
- Una luz en mi camino as Sra. Bonato
1937
- No te engañes corazón as Refugio (uncredited)