Henny Porten

Known for

Acting

Born

January 7, 1890

Birthplace

Magdeburg, Germany

Died

October 15, 1960 (aged 70)

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.

Best known work

Anna Boleyn

1920

Kohlhiesel's Daughters

1920

Backstairs

1921

The Ancient Law

1923

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

1923

The Comedians

1941

The Buchholz Family

1944

Mother and Child

1934

The Jew of Mestri

1923

Die Geierwally

1921

Filmography

TBA
Vater ist im Kriege
1991
Lyrical Nitrate
as (archive footage)
1955
The Lady of Scuderi
as Fräulein von Scuderi
1954
Carola Lamberti
as Carola Lamberti
1950
Unknown Sender
as Direktorin der Höheren Mädchenschule
1944
Marriage of Affection
as Wilhelmine Buchholz
1944
The Buchholz Family
as Wilhelmine Buchholz
1943
When the Young Wine Blossoms
as Elisa Arvik
1943
Symphonie eines Lebens
as Maria, seine Frau
1941
The Comedians
as Herzogin Amalia von Weißenfels
1939
War es der im 3. Stock?
as Frau Seiderhelm
1938
The Optimist
1935
Trouble Backstairs
as Witwe Bock
1934
Mother and Child
as Anna
1931
Luise, Queen of Prussia
as Königin Luise, Producer
1931
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
as Helga Vanroh, Producer
1930
Gretel and Liesel
as Liesel & Gretel, Kohlhiesels Töchter
1930
Scandalous Eva
as Eva Rüttgers, Producer
1929
The Mistress and Her Servant
as Johanna von Grothe
1929
Mutterliebe
as Maria Immermann
1929
Die Frau, die jeder liebt, bist du!
as Minny
1929
Liebfraumilch
as Klara
1928
Liebe im Kuhstall
as Marischka
1928
Refuge
as Hanne Lorek, Producer
1928
Lotte
as Lotte