Anita Ellis was born on April 12, 1920 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Gilda (1946), Die Lady von Shanghai (1947) and Alles ist vergänglich (1984). She was married to Mortimer Fromberg Shapiro and Frank Wilby Ellis Jr.. She died on October 28, 2015 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.