Henny Porten

1890-01-07 – 1960-10-15 (age 70) Magdeburg, Germany

Biography

Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten (7 January 1890 – 15 October 1960) was a German actress and film producer of the silent era, and Germany's first major film star. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1906 and 1955.

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Known For

Countess Kitchenmaid

1918

as Karoline Blume / Gräfin Gyllenhand

The Minister's Daughter

1913

as Karla

Gretel and Liesel

1930

as Liesel & Gretel, Kohlhiesels Töchter

The Robber Bride

1916

as Mädchen

Die Schuld

1919

as Maria Helga Nansen

Die Geierwally

1921

as Wally

Countess Donelli

1924

Lotte

1928

as Lotte

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Die Hotelratte

1928

as Anna von Belling

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Alexandra

1915

as Alexandra

Die Sieger

1918

The Optimist

1938

Irrungen

1919

Mutterliebe

1929

as Maria Immermann

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Inge Larsen

1924

as Inge Larsen

Backstairs

1921

as The Maid

Violantha

1928

as Violantha Zureich

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Tragödie

1925

as Gräfin Maria Tamar

War es der im 3. Stock?

1939

as Frau Seiderhelm

Mother and Child

1924

as Lene