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...
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The Golem: How He Came Into the World
As Little Girl
The Haunted Castle
As Kleines Mädchen (uncredited)
The Hawk
Nosferatu: The First Vampire
As Child at Window (uncredited)
The Wandering Image
As Irmgards Tochter
Patience
Kämpfende Gewalten oder Welt ohne Krieg
As Klein Lisa
The Little Napoleon
As Lieselotte
Die Ehe der Frau Mary
As a 4-year-old child
The Blackguard
As Princess Marie as a child
Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang
Allein im Urwald
Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 1. Fliehende Schatten
Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 2. Lüge und Wahrheit
The Joyless Street
Fräulein Raffke
As Kind
Harakiri
As Child
Nosferatu
As Child at Window (uncredited)
Tabitha, Stand Up
Der Sträfling von Cayenne
Johannes Goth