Biography
Betty Bird (born Hilde Elisabeth Ptack, 18 June 1901 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary – 4 March 1998 in Rome, Italy) was an Austrian actress known for Die spanische Fliege (1931), Corazones sin rumbo (1928) and Sturm auf drei Herzen (1930). She was married to Gustav Ucicky until their divorce in 1936. Hilde Elisabeth Ptack, was born on 18 June 1901 in Vienna. Her father Ludwig Ptack was secretary to the owner of the Sascha-Filmfabrik, a film production company.
On 23 December 1923 she married the cameraman and later film director Gustav Ucicky.
She received her first acting role in 1927 at age 20, starring in the film Madame Dares an Escapade. With her husband, she moved to Munich and then to Berlin. Continuing her acting career, she often portrayed charming girls in comedy films of the late 1920s and early 1930s. She adopted the stage name Betty Bird.
In August 1936, Betty and Gustav Ucicky divorced and she went on to marry a Czech dentist by the name of Hruska in Rome on 23 December 1937.
She died on 4 March 1998 in Rome at the age of 96.
Filmography
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Movies 34
Held einer Nacht (1935)
Der Herr Senator (1934)
Was bin ich ohne Dich (1934)
Flucht nach Nizza (1933)
Salon Dora Green (1933)
The Secret of the Blue Room (1932)
I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are (1932)
Grandstand for General Staff (1932)
The Great Love (1931)
The Spanish Fly (1931)
The Company's Mother (1931)
Opera Ball (1931)
Waltz Paradise (1931)
Viennese love affairs (1931)
Grock (1931)
Darling of the Gods (1930)
A boy song from Heidelberg (1930)
The three holy fountains (1930)
Storm on three hearts (1930)
Waterloo (1929)
The Green Monocle (1929)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1929)
Die Mitternachts-Taxe (1929)
Die vierte von rechts (1929)
Behind Monastery Walls (1928)
Der Herzensphotograph (1928)
Aimless Hearts (1928)
Der Ladenprinz (1928)
Madame wagt einen Seitensprung (1927)
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game (1926)
From Rags to Britches (1925)
Butter Fingers (1925)
Giddap! (1925)
Feet of Mud (1924)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1901-06-18
Deathday1998-03-04 (96 years old)
Birth PlaceVienna, Austria
CitizenshipsAustria
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