She already took part in a movie for the first time in 1913 called "Der Film der Königin Luise" (1913) where she impersonated the title role. It lasted ten years till her next silent movie followed with "Deutsche Helden in schwerer Zeit" (1924).
When Germany declared the unconditional surrender she committed suicide.
The actress Hansi Arnstaedt began her career already in 1898 as a chorus singer at the Stadttheater of Brig. It followed stage engagements in Wiesbaden and finally in Berlin at the "Königlichen Schauspielhaus".