Osa Massen . After only two films in Denmark, she was given a screen test by 20th Century Fox and arrived in Hollywood in 1938.
Because she was often confused with Ilona Massey and Ona Munson , she changed her stage name to "Stefanie Paull" for one movie, but reverted back to Osa Massen for her next film.
Married three times, her last husband was a dentist. Her first and third marriages ended in divorce; her second with her husbands death.
Was once a newspaper photographer.
After retiring from the screen, she served on the foreign film selection committee for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
She met second husband Dr. Harvey Cummins while volunteering for the Red Cross. He was involved in army medical work. They married in 1947 but he died only 3 1/2 years later.
Her expert multi-lingual skills had her sidelining as a dialect coach throughout much of her career. She worked with John Wayne on his Swedish accent and Thomas Mitchell on his Irish in The Long Voyage Home .
Ex-sister-in-law of Jean Hersholt Jr..
Ex-daughter-in-law of Jean Hersholt.
