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
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
⭐ 7The Haunted Castle
⭐ 6.3The Hawk
⭐ 0Nosferatu: The First Vampire
⭐ 5The Wandering Image
⭐ 5.727Patience
⭐ 0Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg
⭐ 0The Little Napoleon
⭐ 0Die Ehe der Frau Mary
⭐ 0The Blackguard
⭐ 6The Merry-Go-Round
⭐ 5Allein im Urwald
⭐ 0Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 1. Fliehende Schatten
⭐ 0Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 2. Lüge und Wahrheit
⭐ 0The Joyless Street
⭐ 6.895Fräulein Raffke
⭐ 5Harakiri
⭐ 5.8Nosferatu
⭐ 7.68Tabitha, Stand Up
⭐ 0Der Sträfling von Cayenne
⭐ 0Johannes Goth
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