| Esther Carena | |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Hannover, German Empire |
| Birth Name: | Franziska Lucia Pfeiffer |
| Death Place: | Hamburg, West Germany |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1916 - 1924 |
Esther Carena (born Franziska Lucia Pfeiffer; 24 August 1898 – 26 January 1972) was a German actress.[1] She appeared in more than 30 films between 1916 and 1924.
The daughter of a German father and Spanish mother, she studied medicine for one semester and trained in an Italian acrobat troupe. Until 1916 she lived mostly in Italy and performed there in stage sketches.[2]
In 1916 she came to Germany and was discovered by Swedish film actor and director Nils Olaf Chrisander. She was presented as a heroine in thrillers, dramas, and melodramas that were staged by Harry Piel at the end of the First World War. She designed many of her own costumes. In 1924 she married the set designer Franz Schroedter and retired from films.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | The Ghost Hunt | Juanita | ||
| 1922 | The Queen of Whitechapel | Ninette | ||
| 1923 | The Shadow of the Mosque | |||
| 1924 | Dangerous Clues | Gitty |