Elissa Landi (1904–1948), born Elisabeth Marie Christine von Kühnelt in Venice, was an Austrian-Italian actress renowned for her refined beauty and aristocratic presence in Hollywood films of the 1930s.
Raised in Austria and educated in England, Landi began on the London stage before achieving success in American cinema. She appeared in Cecil B. DeMille’s The Sign of the Cross (1932) and starred opposite Robert Donat in the box-office hit The Count of Monte Cristo (1934). With her elegant bearing and intelligent screen persona, she stood out as one of the most regal figures of the era.
After retiring from acting in the early 1940s, Landi devoted herself to writing novels and poetry until her early death at the age of 43. These elegant photos capture the poise, beauty, and distinctive regal presence of Elissa Landi, one of Hollywood’s most refined stars of the 1930s.
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