| Luli Deste | |
| Birth Name: | Julie Dorothea von Bodenhausen-Degener |
| Birth Date: | 7 November 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Heidelberg, German Empire |
| Death Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Othername: | Luli von Hohenberg, Dorothea |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 1932–1941 (film) |
| Children: | 1. Baron Gottfried von Meyern-Hohenberg alias Goli (1924 - 1995) |
| Relatives: | - Baron Christophe von Hohenberg (von Meyern-Hohenberg) (b.1952) (grandson) (photographer) - Baron Nicholas von Hohenberg (Niki) (von Meyern-Hohenberg) (1962 - 2017) (grandson) |
Luli Deste (Julie Dorothea von Bodenhausen-Degener;[1] 7 November 1902 – 7 July 1951) was a German-American stage and film actress.[2]
Deste studied dancing with Mary Wigman in Berlin but changed to acting. She was an understudy to Elisabeth Bergner, acted in repertory theater, and progressed to leading roles in Vienna, after which she acted in London.
In London, Deste acted in films directed by Marion Gering. After he put her under personal contract, he brought her to the United States and directed her films for Columbia Pictures. Her Hollywood film debut came in 1937, and she later acted for Universal Pictures.[3]
Deste was married to Baron Gottfried von Meyern-Hohenberg, and they were divorced in 1930.
She authored the book Come, Take My Hand as Luli Kollsman, published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce (c.1949), New York, 1949.
In 1944 Deste married Paul Kollsman in New York City; she died in 1951.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | My Friend the King | Countess Zena | ||
| 1936 | Thank You, Madame | Corinne Dalma | ||
| 1936 | Silhouetten | Lydia Sanina | ||
| 1937 | Thunder in the City | Lady Patricia | ||
| 1937 | She Married an Artist | Toni Bonnet | ||
| 1939 | Verdacht auf Ursula | Ursula von Tweel | ||
| 1940 | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Queen Fria | Serial, [Chs. 1-2], Uncredited | |
| 1940 | Ski Patrol | Julia Engel | ||
| 1940 | South to Karanga | Julia Garrett | ||
| 1941 | The Case of the Black Parrot | Madame de Charriere | ||
| 1941 | Outlaws of the Desert | Marie Karitza | (final film role) |