Fern Andra, Dowager Baroness von Weichs (born Vernal Edna Andrews, November 24, 1893[1] – February 8, 1974) was an American actress, film director, script writer, and producer.

Next to Henny Porten and Asta Nielsen, she was one of the most popular and well-known actresses in German silent film.

[citation needed] When William died in 1898, Sadie remarried Frank St. Clair, a vaudeville actor, circus performer and tight-rope walker.

As early as 1899, in New York, she made her first film, a version of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

[citation needed] However, she remained with the circus, with which she embarked on an extensive tour across the United States, Canada and Europe.