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'
- Estafa de amor as Doña Rosita
- Las figuras de arena
1969
- No se mande, profe
- La maestra inolvidable as Teódula
1968
- Valentín de la Sierra
- Sor Ye-yé as Madre de Juan
1967
- María Isabel as Manuela
- Savage Sunday
- Los alegres Aguilares
- Death Arrives on Time as Doña Carmela
1966
- El cachorro
- El temerario
- La vida de Pedro Infante as Doña Gervasia
1965
- Love Has Many Faces as Maria
1963
- El norteño
- The Laughter Of The City
- México de mis recuerdos as Tía Gertrudis
1962
- El tejedor de milagros as Pueblerina
- La barranca sangrienta as Doña Blanca (as Fanny Shyler)
- El muchacho de Durango
- Revenge of the Resurrected
- Cielo Rojo
- Nostradamus: The Genie of Darkness as Rebecca
- La emboscada mortal
1961
- Mujeres engañadas as Doña Rita
- The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies as Doña Conchita
- Los Jóvenes as Carmelita, Madre de 'El Gato'
1960
1959
- El zarco
- Escuela de verano
- La vida de Agustín Lara as Sra. Esperia, patrona burdel
- The Scarlet Fox as Witch
- The Woman and the Beast as La Mariposa
1958
- El gran espectáculo
- Return of the Monster as La bruja / doña Rebeca
1957
- Pablo y Carolina
- The Black Scorpion as Florentina
- Felicidad
1956
- Wild Heart as Catalina de Molnar
- A Woman's Devotion as Señora Reidl
- Locura pasional
- Enemigos
1955
- Maternidad imposible
- Historia de un abrigo de mink as Sofia, madre de Camila
- The Treasure of Pancho Villa as Laria Morales
- Las engañadas as Doña Carlota
- A Life in the Balance as Carmen Martínez
- The Force of Desire as Doña Remedios
- Pecado Mortal as Flora
- Padre contra hijo as Aunt Domitila
1954
- Camelia as Doncella de Camila (uncredited)
- Lágrimas robadas
- Cuidado con el amor as Isabel
- Mulata as Doña Rosario
- El casto Susano
- La infame as Victoria
- Singing love is born
1953
- Fruto prohibido as Señorita directora
- Reportaje as Party guest
- The Naked Woman as Violeta Bello
- Sombrero as Doña Fela
- Doña Mariquita de mi corazón
1952
- Angélica as Madre de Arturo
- La loca as Señora González de la Cueva
- Por ellas aunque mal paguen as Doña Victoria
- El beisbolista fenómeno as Doña Justa Carmona
1951
- Furia roja as Señora Navarro Stevens
- Stronghold as Mrs. Stevens
- Una gringuita en México as Tía Rosa
- Nosotras las sirvientas
- Crimen y castigo as Mamá de Ramón
- Sentenciado a muerte
1950
- Curvas peligrosas
- Red Rain as Elisa's aunt
- Guardián, el perro salvador
- La mujer que yo amé
- Duelo en las montañas as Madre de Esperanza
- La negra Angustias as Doña Chole
1949
- Opio
- Salon Mexico as Señorita prefecta
- Pobres, pero sinvergüenzas
- Secreto entre mujeres
- Bamba as Doña Ofelia de Cacho
- Nosotros los rateros as Madre de Ludovico
- Las puertas del presidio as Madre de Martin
1948
- Algo flota sobre el agua as María Justina
- ¡Ay, Palillo, no te rajes!
- La hermana impura
- May God Forgive Me as Olga
- Señora Tentación
- The Cockfighter
1947
- Encadenada (El yugo) as Doña Julia
- A media luz as Fru-Fru
1945
- The Abandoned as Ninón
- Nosotros as Doña Milagros Robledo
- Canaima as Gallineta
- La casa de la zorra
- Flor de durazno as Doña Encarnación
- Tuya en cuerpo y alma as Deborah
1944
- La monja alférez as Doña Úrsula
- La Guerra de los Pasteles
- Mi lupe y mi caballo
- Escándalo de estrellas as Paloma
- The Pharaoh's Court as Widow
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
1937
- No te engañes corazón as Refugio (uncredited)