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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.
- January 1, 1
- Berlin, Germany
- January 1, 1
- Ascona, Switzerland
Brigitte Helm 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 was a German actress who starred in Metropolis (1927) and other films. She retired to Switzerland in 1935 and refused to talk about her career, due to her dislike of Nazi Germany and sound films.
- March 17, 1906
- June 11, 1996
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...
Mar 17, 2017 · Learn about the silent era vamp Brigitte Helm, who played both Maria and the robot Maria in Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927). Discover how her career, personal life and political views were shaped by her duality and complexity.
In her films of the early 1930s Brigitte Helm became the embodiment of the down-to earth, affluent modern woman. With her slim figure and austere pre-Raphaelite profile, she seems unapproachable,...
