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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 .
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 ...
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. She died on June 11th 1996 of heart failure in Ascona, Switzerland.
- March 17, 1906
- June 11, 1996
Brigitte Helm. Brigitte Helm (* 17. März 1908 in Schöneberg; † 11. Juni 1996 in Ascona; eigentlich Brigitte Gisela Eva Schittenhelm) war eine deutsche Filmschauspielerin. Bekannt ist sie vor allem durch ihre Hauptrolle in dem deutschen Stummfilm Metropolis von 1927, der gleichzeitig ihr Filmdebüt war.
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. She died on June 11th 1996 of heart failure in Ascona ...
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- Berlin, Germany
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- Ascona, Switzerland
Mar 17, 2017 · The Duality of Brigitte Helm. “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 illusive and ...
Helm, Brigitte (1908–1996)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).
