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Home/People/Henny Porten
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Born
Jan 7, 1890Died: Oct 15, 1960
Lived 70 years
Place of Birth
Magdeburg, Germany
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

104
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Also Known As
Хенни Портен
Frieda Ulricke Porten
IMDb Profile

Henny Porten

Acting

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.
Lyrical Nitrate poster

Lyrical Nitrate

as (archive footage)
1991
The Lady of Scuderi poster

The Lady of Scuderi

as Fräulein von Scuderi
1955
Carola Lamberti poster

Carola Lamberti

as Carola Lamberti
1954
Unknown Sender poster

Unknown Sender

as Direktorin der Höheren Mädchenschule
1950
Neigungsehe poster

Neigungsehe

as Wilhelmine Buchholz
1944
The Buchholz Family poster

The Buchholz Family

as Wilhelmine Buchholz
1944
When the Young Wine Blossoms poster

When the Young Wine Blossoms

as Elisa Arvik
1943
Symphonie eines Lebens poster

Symphonie eines Lebens

as Maria, seine Frau
1943
The Comedians poster

The Comedians

as Herzogin Amalia von Weißenfels
1941
War es der im 3. Stock? poster

War es der im 3. Stock?

as Frau Seiderhelm
1939
Der Optimist poster

Der Optimist

Cast
1938
Trouble Backstairs poster

Trouble Backstairs

as Witwe Bock
1935
Mother and Child poster

Mother and Child

as Anna
1934
Luise, Queen of Prussia poster

Luise, Queen of Prussia

as Königin Luise
1931
24 Hours of a Woman's Life poster

24 Hours of a Woman's Life

as Helga Vanroh
1931
Gretel and Liesel poster

Gretel and Liesel

as Liesel & Gretel, Kohlhiesels Töchter
1930
Scandalous Eva poster

Scandalous Eva

as Eva Rüttgers
1930
The Mistress and Her Servant poster

The Mistress and Her Servant

as Johanna von Grothe
1929
Mutterliebe poster

Mutterliebe

as Maria Immermann
1929
Die Frau, die jeder liebt, bist du! poster

Die Frau, die jeder liebt, bist du!

as Minny
1929