Fanny Schiller
Acting1901Mexico City, Mexico
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.
Known For
Acting History
1971
The Fearmaker
as María
1970
1969
La maestra inolvidable
as Teódula
1968
Sor Ye-yé
as Madre de Juan
1967
1966
1965
Love Has Many Faces
as Maria
1963
1962
Nostradamus: The Genie of Darkness
as Rebecca
Miracles Weaver
as Pueblerina
La barranca sangrienta
as Doña Blanca (as Fanny Shyler)
1961
Mujeres engañadas
as Doña Rita
Los Jóvenes
as Carmelita, Madre de 'El Gato'
The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies
as Doña Conchita
1960
1959
The Scarlet Fox
as Witch
La vida de Agustín Lara
as Sra. Esperia, patrona burdel
The Woman and the Beast
as La Mariposa
1958
Return of the Monster
as La bruja / doña Rebeca
1957
1956
1955
Padre contra hijo
as Aunt Domitila
The Treasure of Pancho Villa
as Laria Morales
Historia de un abrigo de mink
as Sofia, madre de Camila
A Life in the Balance
as Carmen Martínez
Pecado Mortal
as Flora
Las engañadas
as Doña Carlota
The Force of Desire
as Doña Remedios
1954
Cuidado con el amor
as Isabel
Camelia
as Doncella de Camila (uncredited)
Mulata
as Doña Rosario
La infame
as Victoria
1953
Fruto prohibido
as Señorita directora
Reportaje
as Party guest
The Naked Woman
as Violeta Bello
Sombrero
as Doña Fela
1952
Angélica
as Madre de Arturo
Por ellas aunque mal paguen
as Doña Victoria
La loca
as Señora González de la Cueva
El Beisbolista Fenomeno
as Doña Justa Carmona
1951
Furia roja
as Señora Navarro Stevens
Stronghold
as Mrs. Stevens
Crimen y castigo
as Mamá de Ramón
Una gringuita en México
as Tía Rosa
1950
1949
Salon Mexico
as Señorita prefecta
Nosotros los rateros
as Madre de Ludovico
Bamba
as Doña Ofelia de Cacho
Las puertas del presidio
as Madre de Martin
1948
1947
Encadenada (El yugo)
as Doña Julia
A media luz
as Fru-Fru
1945
The Abandoned
as Ninón
Canaima
as Gallineta
He Who Died of Love
as Tía Rita
Flor de durazno
as Doña Encarnación
Nosotros
as Doña Milagros Robledo
Tuya en cuerpo y alma
as Deborah
1944
1943
Santa
as Elvira Gómez
1942
1939
A Macabre Legacy
as Matilde
1937
No te engañes corazón
as Refugio (uncredited)