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Lya de Putti (born Amália Helena Mária Róza Putti; Hungarian: Putti Amália Helena Mária Róza, 10 January 1897 – 27 November 1931) was a Hungarian film actress during the silent era. She was noted for her portrayals of vamp characters.
Lya De Putti. Actress: Othello. The daughter of a Hungarian baroness and a military officer, Lya De Putti went on to perform classical ballet in Berlin, Germany, after a brief stint in Hungarian vaudeville.
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Lya De Putti. Actress: Othello. The daughter of a Hungarian baroness and a military officer, Lya De Putti went on to perform classical ballet in Berlin, Germany, after a brief stint in Hungarian vaudeville.
- January 10, 1897
- November 27, 1931
In the 1972 film musical Cabaret, set in Weimar-era Berlin, Sally Bowles, played by Liza Minnelli, name-checks Lya de Putti as her favorite actress and imitates her style, what Bowles calls “divine decadence.”
Lya De Putti, born Amália Putti, was an Hungarian film actress of the silent era, noted for her portrayal of vamp characters. She began her stage career on the Hungarian Vaudeville circuit. She soon progressed to Berlin, where after performing in the ballet, she made her screen debut in 1918.
Nov 12, 2018 · She was Lya De Putti, the Hungarian silent film star. She was born as Amália Putty in Vécse (Hungarian populated village in Slovakia) on the 10 th January 1896. Her mother was a beautiful Hungarian countess, while her father had Italian origins.
Jan 11, 2020 · Born 1897 in Vécse, Hungarian film actress Lya De Putti began her stage career on the Hungarian vaudeville circuit. She soon progressed to Berlin, where after performing in the ballet, she made her screen debut in 1918. She became the premiere danseuse at the Berlin Winter Garden in 1924.
