Fernanda Eliscu (April 24, 1880 – September 27, 1968) was a Romanian-born actress in the United States, in English and Yiddish productions on stage and screen.
[2] Early in her acting career, Eliscu was associated with Minnie Maddern Fiske and Maude Adams.
[3] On stage, Eliscu acted in The Little Minister, Cyrano de Bergerac (1899), Beau Brummel (1899), Her Majesty (1900), Don Caesar's Return (1901), The Smoldering Flame, Pickpockets, Jacque Duval, Romeo and Juliet (1903), Marta of the Lowlands (1903),[4] The Light from Saint Agnes (1906), Ruth (1907),[5] The Third Degree (1909-1910),[6] The Outsider (1924, 1928),[7] If I Were You (1931), Triplets (1932), Creeping Fire (1935), and Winterset (1936).
[8] Her extensive collection of hair ornaments, combs, pins, and clasps, was considered remarkable.
"[10]Eliscu also appeared in films, including Winterset (1936), Background to Danger (1943),[11] Berlin Express (1948),[12] Harbor of Missing Men (1950), and Charge of the Lancers (1954).