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Brigitte Helm (born Brigitte Gisela Eva Schittenhelm, 17 March 1908 – 11 June 1996) was a German actress, best remembered for her dual role as Maria and her double named Futura, in Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film, Metropolis.
Brigitte Helm. Actress: Metropolis. Born in Berlin, Germany. After her role in Metropolis (1927) she made a string of movies in which she almost always had the starring role, easily making the transition to sound films. Her last film was An Ideal Spouse (1935) which was released in 1935.
Jun 14, 1996 · Brigitte Helm, the German actress who defined the unobtainable, cool-eyed screen vamp as the haunting teen-age star of Fritz Lang's futuristic 1926 masterpiece, "Metropolis," died on Tuesday in...
Overview. Born. March 17, 1906 · Berlin, Germany. Died. June 11, 1996 · Ascona, Switzerland (heart failure) Birth name. Brigitte Eva Gisela Schittenhelm. Height. 5′ 6″ (1.68 m) Mini Bio. After her role in Metropolis (1927) she made a string of movies in which she almost always had the starring role, easily making the transition to sound films.
Mar 17, 2017 · March 17, 2017 2 Comments. By Mitch Hemann. “There can be no understanding between the hand and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.”. Arguably one of the most recognizable and beloved vamps of the silent era, Brigitte Helm’s life was complicated both on and off screen, and there’s no greater example of the complexities of this ...
Jun 12, 2019 · Brigitte Helm studies herself in the German silent film 'The Burning Mill'. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) - Credit: Getty Images. CHARLIE CONNELLY on the life of the German silent film actress Brigitte Helm. More than 90 years have passed since the release of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, a film so beautifully crafted and ahead of its ...
German actress who starred in the cult classic Metropolis. Born Eva Gisela Schittenhelm (also seen as Gisele Eve Schittenhelm) in Berlin, Germany, on March 17, 1908 (some sources cite 1906); died in Anscona, Switzerland, on June 11, 1996; married Hugh Kunheim (an industrialist).
