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
- Someone Wants to Kill Us! as Abuela Rosalba 'La Aguerrida'
- Las figuras de arena
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 as Vecina
- Los Alegres Aguilares
- Death Arrives on Time as Doña Carmela
1966
- La vida de Pedro Infante as Doña Gervasia
- El cachorro
- El temerario
1965
- Love Has Many Faces as Maria
- The Crows are Grieving as Doña Enedina
1963
- El norteño
- México de mis recuerdos as Tía Gertrudis
- The Laughter Of The City
1962
- Cielo Rojo
- Nostradamus: The Genie of Darkness as Rebecca
- Miracles Weaver as Pueblerina
- Revenge of the Resurrected
- La barranca sangrienta as Doña Blanca (as Fanny Shyler)
- La emboscada mortal
- El muchacho de Durango
1961
- Los Jóvenes as Carmelita, Madre de 'El Gato'
- The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies as Doña Conchita
- Mujeres engañadas as Doña Rita
1960
1959
- The Scarlet Fox as Witch
- Escuela de verano
- El zarco
- La vida de Agustín Lara as Sra. Esperia, patrona burdel
- The Woman and the Beast as La Mariposa
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
- Fury in Paradise
- Padre contra hijo as Aunt Domitila
- Maternidad imposible
- The Force of Desire as Doña Remedios
- Historia de un abrigo de mink as Sofia, madre de Camila
- Pecado Mortal as Flora
1954
- Watch Out for Love as Isabel
- La infame as Victoria
- Camelia as Doncella de Camila (uncredited)
- Singing love is born
- Stolen Tears
- Mulata as Doña Rosario
- El casto Susano
1953
- Sombrero as Doña Fela
- The Naked Woman as Violeta Bello
- Fruto prohibido as Señorita directora
- Reportaje as Party guest
- Doña Mariquita de mi corazón
1952
- Angélica as Madre de Arturo
- Por ellas aunque mal paguen as Doña Victoria
- La loca as Señora González de la Cueva
- El beisbolista fenómeno as Doña Justa Carmona
1951
- Crimen y castigo as Mamá de Ramón
- Furia roja as Señora Navarro Stevens
- Stronghold as Mrs. Stevens
- Nosotras las sirvientas
- Sentenciado a muerte
- Una gringuita en México as Tía Rosa
1950
- La mujer que yo amé
- Dangerous Curves
- Red Rain as Elisa's aunt
- La negra Angustias as Doña Chole
- Guardián, el perro salvador
- Duelo en las montañas as Madre de Esperanza
1949
- Salon Mexico as Señorita prefecta
- Secreto entre mujeres as Doña Laura
- Nosotros los rateros as Madre de Ludovico
- Bamba as Doña Ofelia de Cacho
- Opium
- Las tandas del principal as Doña Romualda
- Las puertas del presidio as Madre de Martin
- Pobres, pero sinvergüenzas
1948
- La hermana impura as Cantinera
- May God Forgive Me as Olga
- Algo flota sobre el agua as María Justina
- The Cockfighter
- Señora Tentación
- ¡Ay, Palillo, no te rajes!
1947
- Encadenada (El yugo) as Doña Julia
- A media luz as Fru-Fru
1946
- Cantaclaro as Doña Nico
- La viuda celosa
- Pervertida
- Los maridos engañan de 7 a 9
1945
- He Who Died of Love as Tía Rita
- Canaima as Gallineta
- The Abandoned as Ninón
- Nosotros as Doña Milagros Robledo
- Flor de durazno as Doña Encarnación
- Yours and Body in Soul as Deborah
- La casa de la zorra
1944
- El rosario as Duquesa de Meldrum
- La monja alférez as Doña Úrsula
- La dama de las camelias
- Escándalo de estrellas as Paloma
- The Pharaoh's Court as Widow
- Mi lupe y mi caballo
- La Guerra de los Pasteles
1943
- Santa as Elvira Gómez
1942
- Del rancho a la capital
- Alejandra as Rita
1939
- Una luz en mi camino as Sra. Bonato
- A Macabre Legacy as Matilde
1937
- No te engañes corazón as Refugio (uncredited)