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
- Someone Wants to Kill Us! as Abuela Rosalba 'La Aguerrida'
- Las figuras de arena
- Estafa de amor as Doña Rosita
1969
- La maestra inolvidable as Teódula
- No se mande, profe
1968
- Valentín de la Sierra
- Sor Ye-yé as Madre de Juan
1967
- María Isabel as Manuela
- Savage Sunday as Vecina
- Death Arrives on Time as Doña Carmela
- Los Alegres Aguilares
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
- The Laughter Of The City
- México de mis recuerdos as Tía Gertrudis
1962
- Miracles Weaver as Pueblerina
- Cielo Rojo
- Revenge of the Resurrected
- Nostradamus: The Genie of Darkness as Rebecca
- El muchacho de Durango
- La barranca sangrienta as Doña Blanca (as Fanny Shyler)
- La emboscada mortal
1961
- The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies as Doña Conchita
- Los Jóvenes as Carmelita, Madre de 'El Gato'
- Mujeres engañadas as Doña Rita
1960
1959
- The Woman and the Beast as La Mariposa
- La vida de Agustín Lara as Sra. Esperia, patrona burdel
- The Scarlet Fox as Witch
- Escuela de verano
- El zarco
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
- A Life in the Balance as Carmen Martínez
- The Treasure of Pancho Villa as Laria Morales
- Las engañadas as Doña Carlota
- The Force of Desire as Doña Remedios
- Historia de un abrigo de mink as Sofia, madre de Camila
- Fury in Paradise
- Padre contra hijo as Aunt Domitila
- Pecado Mortal as Flora
- Maternidad imposible
1954
- Watch Out for Love as Isabel
- La infame as Victoria
- Singing love is born
- Camelia as Doncella de Camila (uncredited)
- Mulata as Doña Rosario
- Stolen Tears as Lucía Mendiola / Juana Pérez
- El casto Susano
1953
- Doña Mariquita de mi corazón
- The Naked Woman as Violeta Bello
- Sombrero as Doña Fela
- Fruto prohibido as Señorita directora
- Reportaje as Party guest
1952
- Por ellas aunque mal paguen as Doña Victoria
- El beisbolista fenómeno as Doña Justa Carmona
- Angélica as Madre de Arturo
- La loca as Señora González de la Cueva
1951
- Una gringuita en México as Tía Rosa
- Crimen y castigo as Mamá de Ramón
- Nosotras las sirvientas
- Furia roja as Señora Navarro Stevens
- Stronghold as Mrs. Stevens
- Sentenciado a muerte
1950
- Duelo en las montañas as Madre de Esperanza
- La mujer que yo amé
- Guardián, el perro salvador
- Red Rain as Elisa's aunt
- La negra Angustias as Doña Chole
- Dangerous Curves
1949
- Las tandas del principal as Doña Romualda
- Salon Mexico as Señorita prefecta
- Las puertas del presidio as Madre de Martin
- Nosotros los rateros as Madre de Ludovico
- Opium
- Pobres, pero sinvergüenzas
- Secreto entre mujeres as Doña Laura
- Bamba as Doña Ofelia de Cacho
1948
- May God Forgive Me as Olga
- Algo flota sobre el agua as María Justina
- La hermana impura as Cantinera
- Señora Tentación
- The Cockfighter
- ¡Ay, Palillo, no te rajes!
1947
- Encadenada (El yugo) as Doña Julia
- A media luz as Fru-Fru
1946
- Los maridos engañan de 7 a 9
- Cantaclaro as Doña Nico
- Pervertida
- La viuda celosa
1945
- He Who Died of Love as Tía Rita
- La casa de la zorra
- Yours and Body in Soul as Deborah
- Canaima as Gallineta
- The Abandoned as Ninón
- Flor de durazno as Doña Encarnación
- Nosotros as Doña Milagros Robledo
1944
- El rosario as Duquesa de Meldrum
- La dama de las camelias
- The Pharaoh's Court as Widow
- La monja alférez as Doña Úrsula
- Mi lupe y mi caballo
- La Guerra de los Pasteles
- Escándalo de estrellas as Paloma
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)