Xenia Desni (b. 19 January 1894, Kiev – d. 27 June 1962, France) was a Russian Empire actress of the silent screen era whose family fled the Russian Revolution.
They first moved to Istanbul, where she begin her acting career in Vaudeville. She later moved to Berlin. She later was involved in films directed by John Good.
Career
Desni began her successful career at the beginning of the 1920s with the movie Sappho, followed by a number of successful productions such as Der Sprung ins Leben, Die Prinzessin Suwarin, Wilhelm Tell, Die Andere, Ein Walzertraum, Familie Schimek, and Madame wagt einen Seitensprung.
Her career declined shortly after the advent of sound, after which she appeared in only one film, Kriminalkommissar Eyck.
She was the mother of actress Tamara Desni.
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I like the main picture of Xenia Desni, a very attractive lady. My wife doesn’t like her eyes, she thinks there is something eerie about them but I think it gives her a haunting quality.