Annette Karen Carell (variously Carrell; born Anneliese Erlanger; 7
January 1926 â€" 20 October 1967)[Note 1] was a German-born American
actress of stage, screen, and television who lived in the United
States and Britain at various stages of her career. She appeared in
American, British, and German films, plays, and television series,
including Beyond the Curtain, No Hiding Place, The Prisoner, The
Avengers, Out of the Unknown, Our Mother's House, and Z-Cars, among
others.Carell was born Anneliese Erlanger in Nuremberg, Bavaria, the
daughter of Stephen (Stefan) Erlanger and Lilly Kromwell. Her family
were Jewish, and left Nazi Germany for England in the late 1930s. In
1942 the family emigrated from England to the United States, where
Carell became a naturalized American citizen on 12 February 1944 in
Boston, Massachusetts. She attended the Leland Powers School in
Boston.Under the name Annette Erlanger, her first notable acting role
was a supporting part in the Washington National Theatre production of
Robert E. Sherwood's play The Rugged Path (1945), starring Spencer
Tracy. While acting in Germany in the early 1950s, she adopted the
stage name Carell. Her most prominent film role was probably in the
German-shot Martin Luther (1953) as Luther's wife, Katherine von Bora.
She also had supporting roles in Darling (1965), Our Mother's House
(1967), and The Vulture (1967).
January 1926 â€" 20 October 1967)[Note 1] was a German-born American
actress of stage, screen, and television who lived in the United
States and Britain at various stages of her career. She appeared in
American, British, and German films, plays, and television series,
including Beyond the Curtain, No Hiding Place, The Prisoner, The
Avengers, Out of the Unknown, Our Mother's House, and Z-Cars, among
others.Carell was born Anneliese Erlanger in Nuremberg, Bavaria, the
daughter of Stephen (Stefan) Erlanger and Lilly Kromwell. Her family
were Jewish, and left Nazi Germany for England in the late 1930s. In
1942 the family emigrated from England to the United States, where
Carell became a naturalized American citizen on 12 February 1944 in
Boston, Massachusetts. She attended the Leland Powers School in
Boston.Under the name Annette Erlanger, her first notable acting role
was a supporting part in the Washington National Theatre production of
Robert E. Sherwood's play The Rugged Path (1945), starring Spencer
Tracy. While acting in Germany in the early 1950s, she adopted the
stage name Carell. Her most prominent film role was probably in the
German-shot Martin Luther (1953) as Luther's wife, Katherine von Bora.
She also had supporting roles in Darling (1965), Our Mother's House
(1967), and The Vulture (1967).
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