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Loni Nest
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Loni Nest
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1915-08-04,Berlin, Germany
Gender
Female
Biography
She was born Eleonore Nest on August 4, 1915, in Berlin to American parents who were Methodist missionaries. During her parents' time as missionaries, she was discovered by a German movie producer on a poster promoting a Sunday school program. She was soon asked to work in movies. With the permission of her parents, she acted in her first movie in 1918. She used the name Loni Nest instead of Eleonore Nest. Between 1918 and 1933, she starred in 41 movies, opposite such actors as Charles Boyer, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich and Fritz Feld. Nest left movies in 1933 to move back to her parents' original home in Boston. She left to focus on the family's involvment in a new Methodist church, where her father would serve as deacon. She also wanted to leave Germany as soon as possible due in part to the rise of Nazism that began when Adolf Hitler took power. Nest enrolled in college, and then became a music teacher. She worked for public schools in Massachussetts for over 40 years. In 1938, she married businessman Roy Smythe. Smythe went on to establish his own car dealership that remained in place until his death in 1987. Nest became the mother of three children. She moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, to live with her daughter after the death of her husband. She spent the rest of her life volunteering at a local hospital as well as being active in her local Methodist church. She died of old age on February 17, 2014. She was 98

Filmography

The Golem: How He Came Into the World

6.957

The Golem: How He Came Into the World
1920-10-28

The Haunted Castle

6.3

The Haunted Castle
1921-04-07

0

The Hawk
1933-11-17

Nosferatu: The First Vampire

5

Nosferatu: The First Vampire
1998-03-15

The Wandering Image

5.5

The Wandering Image
1920-12-25

0

Patience
1920-04-16

Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg

0

Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg
1920-02-18

The Little Napoleon

0

The Little Napoleon
1923-11-29

Die Ehe der Frau Mary

0

Die Ehe der Frau Mary
1919-11-13

6

The Blackguard
1925-09-04

Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang

5

Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang
1920-02-27

Allein im Urwald

0

Allein im Urwald
1922-01-01

Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 2. Lüge und Wahrheit

0

Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 2. Lüge und Wahrheit
1922-04-06

Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 1. Fliehende Schatten

0

Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 1. Fliehende Schatten
1922-03-29

The Joyless Street

6.8

The Joyless Street
1925-03-01

Fräulein Raffke

5

Fräulein Raffke
1923-09-17

5.8

Harakiri
1919-12-18

7.682

Nosferatu
1922-02-16

Tabitha, Stand Up

0

Tabitha, Stand Up
1922-12-22

Der Sträfling von Cayenne

0

Der Sträfling von Cayenne
1921-09-15

0

Johannes Goth
1920-05-07