Susi Lanner (August 27, 1911 – March 16, 2006) was anAustrian film actress who played major roles in German productions from 1932 to 1937.
BornMechthilde Reif inVienna,Austria, after schooling in drama, dance, and singing, Lanner appeared as a singer and dancer in operettas and revues in her native Vienna. She made her film debut in 1932 oppositeBrigitte Helm andOskar Karlweis in the comedyThree on a Honeymoon. Then she made a name for herself as a supporting actress, before she advanced to talented co-star at the side ofHeinz Rühmann,Theo Lingen andHans Moser. In her short film career she played lead roles oppositeHarry Piel inArtisten, oppositeHans Söhnker in the dramaHerbstmanöver (Autumn Maneuvers), and inHans Deppe's comedyMeiseken as well as oppositeErik Ode in the comedyThe Daring Swimmer, opposite the silent-film starPola Negri inPaul Wegener's dramaMoscow-Shanghai and opposite Heinz Rühmann inRobert A. Stemmle's comedyHeinz in the Moon. She also played in musicals such asThe Last Waltz withCamilla Horn.
Shortly before Germanyannexed Austria in 1938, she moved with her husband Roy Frazier Potts, an American businessman (Vice President of the New-York Overseas Corp.), to the United States and did not transplant her film career.
She died inDobbs Ferry, New York.
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