Elga Brink | |
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Born | Elisabeth Margarete Frey 2 April 1905 |
Died | 28 October 1985 | (aged 80)
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1922–1951 |
Spouse(s) | Fritz Borchardt (died 1926)[1] George Jacoby (divorced) Friedrich Goldbaum (divorced 1934) Franz Biermann (died 1949) |
Elisabeth Margarete Biermann[2] (born Frey, formerly Brink; 2 April 1905 – 28 October 1985), known professionally as Elga Brink, was a German film actress.[3] Brink rose to prominence in the early 1920s, when she starred in many silent films. Her last silent film was Marriage in Trouble in 1928. After silent films, Brink continued acting in sound films until her retirement in 1951. Her last role was in the 1951 movie Das fremde Leben. After her retirement, Brink remarried and worked as a clerk in Hamburg until her death in 1985.