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

The Minister's Daughter

1913

as Karla

Anna Boleyn

1920

as Anna Boleyn, his Niece

Mutterliebe

1929

as Maria Immermann

Mother and Child

1924

as Lene

Die Schuld

1919

as Maria Helga Nansen

Der Liebesbrief der Königin

1917

as Königin von Illyrien

Countess Donelli

1924

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Eva

1913

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Abseits vom Glück

1916

as Silvia Aguzzi / Ruth Aguzzi

The Optimist

1938

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Tragödie

1925

as Gräfin Maria Tamar

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Das Maskenfest des Lebens

1918

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Das große Schweigen

1916

as Margarete Lasson

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Die Flammen lügen

1926

as Gertrud von Gehr

Violantha

1928

as Violantha Zureich

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Rose Bernd

1919

as Rose Bernd

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Frauenopfer

1922

as Maria

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Das Liebesglück der Blinden

1911

as Blindes Mädchen

Adressatin verstorben

1912

as Juliane Crusius

The Jew of Mestri

1923

as Porzia (Beatrice)