The actress Elly Burgmer began her career at theater, only late she joined the film business to, at this time she was already over 50 years old.
She continued her film career after World War II and she impersonated support roles in the productions "Die Mörder sind unter uns" (1946), "Klettermaxe" (1952), "Helden" (1957) and "Frau im besten Mannesalter" (1959).