- Before Ellen Bang first appeared in front of the camera at the age of 28, she was probably acting on stage.
- She was a very busy film interpreter in the Third Reich. Between 1934 and 1945, Ellen Bang played supporting roles in nearly thirty films. She covered the entire spectrum of small parts: from the secretary to the prima ballerina and English lady to a princess.
- Ellen Bang made her last appearance in 1951 in what was also the last production by cinema veteran Carl Froelich. After that, she completely disappeared from the public eye.
- Ellen Bang was a member of the Berlin soldiers' stage in the last Reich German season in 1943/44, and of the guest performance stage "Deutsche Bühne GmbH" in her first post-war season (1947/48).
- No fixed commitments can be made out during her first acting period. Even later, only very few permanent stage commitments can be determined and then only at less important venues.
- A short comeback in front of the camera after 1945 brought her three film offers in 1950/51.
- Ellen Bang was married to the actor and later Reich film dramaturge Ewald von Demandowsky from 1930 to 1936.
- Her father was a master chimney sweep.
- Australian actress Ruby Rose is her great-granddaughter.
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