Agnes Straub

Agnes Josephine Straub (2 April 1890 – 8 July 1941) was a German film actress. Agnes Josephine Straub was born on 2 April 1890 in Munich. She made her stage debut in Dachau at the age of 13. She began attending acting lessons and, in 1908, acted as Sappho in Grillparzer's play.

After acting in Bonn, Königsberg, and Vienna, Straub traveled to Berlin and acted alongside actresses such as Elisabeth Bergner and Grete Mosheim.

From 1925 onwards Straub mainly worked with her husband, the actor and director Lionel Royce. In 1930, Royce created his own theater company called the Agnes-Straub-Ensemble.

In 1934, Royce was banned from working due to being a Jew, and left for Vienna, where he changed his name and achieved great success and very favorable reviews in the nationalist press. When his identity was revealed, a scandal broke out and Royce had to leave Austria and emigrate to America.

Meanwhile, Straub remained in Germany and, in 1938, was involved in a serious car accident that ended her career. She died in 1941 and was buried at the St. Georgen Cemetery in Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße.