Henny Porten
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1890-01-07
Day of Death
1960-10-15 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Magdeburg, Germany
Henny Porten
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.
Known For
Acting
(1991)
Lyrical Nitrate
as (archive footage)
(1955)
The Young Woman of Scuderi
as Fräulein von Scuderi
(1954)
Carola Lamberti
as Carola Lamberti
(1950)
Unknown Sender
as Direktorin der Höheren Mädchenschule
(1944)
The Buchholz Family
as Wilhelmine Buchholz
(1944)
Neigungsehe
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)
(1935)
Trouble Backstairs
as Witwe Bock
(1934)
Mother and Child
as Anna
(1931)
Luise, Queen of Prussia
as Königin Luise
(1931)
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
as Helga Vanroh
(1930)
Scandalous Eva
as Eva Rüttgers
(1930)
Gretel and Liesel
as Liesel & Gretel, Kohlhiesels Töchter
(1929)
The Mistress and Her Servant
as Johanna von Grothe
(1929)
Mutterliebe
as Maria Immermann
(1929)
Liebfraumilch
as Klara
(1929)
(1928)
Refuge
as Hanne Lorek
(1928)
Liebe im Kuhstall
as Marischka
(1928)
Lotte
as Lotte
(1928)
Die Hotelratte
as Anna von Belling
(1928)
Violantha
as Violantha Zureich
(1927)
Meine Tante - deine Tante
as Helene
(1927)
The Long Intermission
as Gabriele Amberg
(1926)
Rosen aus dem Süden
as Dr. Eva Maron
(1926)
Die Flammen lügen
as Gertrud von Gehr
(1926)
Wehe wenn sie losgelassen
as Cäcilie
(1925)
Das Abenteuer der Sybille Brant
as Sibylle Brant
(1925)
Tragödie
as Gräfin Maria Tamar
(1925)
Das goldene Kalb
as Magdalena
(1925)
Kammermusik
as Hilde von Niemeyer
(1924)
The Film in the Film
as Self
(1924)
Mother and Child
as Lene
(1924)
Inge Larsen
as Inge Larsen
(1924)
(1924)
Prater
as Annemarie
(1923)
The Ancient Law
as Erzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia
(1923)
The Jew of Mestri
as Porzia (Beatrice)
(1923)
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
as Maria
(1923)
Die Liebe einer Königin
as Die Königin
(1923)
Das Geheimnis von Brinkenhof
as Maria Brinkenhof
(1922)
Frauenopfer
as Maria
(1922)
She and the Three
as "Sie", Lia Lona, Schauspielerin
(1921)
Backstairs
as Das Dienstmädchen
(1921)
Die Geierwally
as Wally
(1920)
Anna Boleyn
as Anna Boleyn, his Niece
(1920)
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
as Liesel und Gretel Kohlhiesel
(1920)
Die goldene Krone
as Marianne
(1920)
Monika Vogelsang
as Monica Vogelsang
(1919)
Rose Bernd
as Rose Bernd
(1919)
Die beiden Gatten der Frau Ruth
as Ruth Elvstedt
(1919)
(1919)
Die Fahrt ins Blaue
as Wanda Lossen
(1919)
Die Schuld
as Maria Helga Nansen
(1919)
Her Sport
as Adelina von Gentz
(1918)
Countess Kitchenmaid
as Karoline Blume / Gräfin Gyllenhand
(1918)
Auf Probe gestellt
as Gräfin Marlene von Steinitz
(1918)
(1918)
(1918)
Agnes Arnau und ihre drei Freier
as Agnes Arnau
(1918)
(1918)
Die Heimkehr des Odysseus
as Josepha
(1918)
(1918)
Die Dame, der Teufel und die Probiermamsell
as Die Probiermamsell
(1917)
(1917)
The Giant's Fist
as Martina von Brake
(1917)
(1917)
Der Liebesbrief der Königin
as Königin von Illyrien
(1917)
Die Prinzessin von Neutralien
as Ethel Vandergold (daughter)
(1917)
Christa Hartungen
as Christa Hartungen
(1917)
(1917)
(1916)
(1916)
Das wandernde Licht
as Anna von Glassner
(1916)
Abseits vom Glück
as Silvia Aguzzi / Ruth Aguzzi
(1916)
The Robber Bride
as Mädchen
(1916)
(1916)
Das große Schweigen
as Margarete Lasson
(1915)
Alexandra
as Alexandra
(1915)
(1914)
(1913)
The Minister's Daughter
as Karla
(1913)
Komtesse Ursel
as Komtesse Ursel
(1913)
(1913)
(1913)
Ein Mädchen zu verschenken
as Prologue
(1912)
Adressatin verstorben
as Juliane Crusius
(1912)
(1912)
(1912)
(1911)
(1911)
Das Liebesglück der Blinden
as Blindes Mädchen
(1911)
(1911)
Outlawed
as Brigitte
(1909)
(1906)
(1906)
Crew
(1931)
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Producer
(1931)
Luise, Queen of Prussia
Producer
(1930)
Scandalous Eva
Producer
(1928)
Refuge
Producer
(1922)
She and the Three
Producer
(1921)
Die Geierwally
Producer
(1921)
Backstairs
Producer
(1915)
Das Ende vom Liede
Writer, Production Design