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

Die Schuld

1919

as Maria Helga Nansen

Countess Donelli

1924

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Die Hotelratte

1928

as Anna von Belling

Prater

1924

as Annemarie

The Robber Bride

1916

as Mädchen

Lotte

1928

as Lotte

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Maskierte Liebe

1912

Countess Kitchenmaid

1918

as Karoline Blume / Gräfin Gyllenhand

The Buchholz Family

1944

as Wilhelmine Buchholz

Anna Boleyn

1920

as Anna Boleyn, his Niece

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The Long Intermission

1927

as Gabriele Amberg

Marriage of Affection

1944

as Wilhelmine Buchholz

The Minister's Daughter

1913

as Karla

The Optimist

1938

Mother and Child

1924

as Lene

When the Young Wine Blossoms

1943

as Elisa Arvik

The Lady of Scuderi

1955

as Fräulein von Scuderi

The Film in the Film

1924

as Self

The Ancient Law

1923

as Erzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia

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Outlawed

1911

as Brigitte