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Brigitte Helm(1906-1996)

  • Actress
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Brigitte Helm
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.
BornMarch 17, 1906
DiedJune 11, 1996(90)
BornMarch 17, 1906
DiedJune 11, 1996(90)
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Known for

Brigitte Helm in Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis
8.3
  • Maria
  • Maschinenmensch
  • The Machine Man
  • 1927
Brigitte Helm in A Daughter of Destiny (1928)
A Daughter of Destiny
6.2
  • Alraune ten Brinken
  • 1928
Brigitte Helm in A Daughter of Destiny (1928)
Alraune
6.0
  • Alraune ten Brinken
  • Alma, a bar girl
  • 1929
L'Argent (1928)
L'Argent
7.5
  • La baronne Sandorf
  • 1928

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  • Georg Alexander, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Brigitte Helm, and Sybille Schmitz in An Ideal Spouse (1935)
    An Ideal Spouse
    6.6
    • Lady Gertrud Chiltern
    • 1935
  • Brigitte Helm and Jean Murat in Le secret des Woronzeff (1935)
    Le secret des Woronzeff
    • Diane
    • 1935
  • Brigitte Helm in Prince Woronzeff (1934)
    Prince Woronzeff
    6.2
    • Diane Morell
    • 1934
  • Die Insel (1934)
    Die Insel
    4.6
    • Karin, seine Tochter
    • 1934
  • Brigitte Helm in Vers l'abîme (1934)
    Vers l'abîme
    3.0
    • Karine
    • 1934
  • Brigitte Helm in L'or (1934)
    L'or
    6.4
    • Florence Wills
    • 1934
  • Gold (1934)
    Gold
    6.7
    • Florence Wills
    • 1934
  • Inge and the Millions (1933)
    Inge and the Millions
    6.4
    • Inge, seine Sekretärin
    • 1933
  • Goodbye Beautiful Days (1933)
    Goodbye Beautiful Days
    6.2
    • Olga
    • 1933
  • Iwar Donnér in Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez (1933)
    Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez
    7.1
    • Olga
    • 1933
  • Jean Gabin and Brigitte Helm in L'étoile de Valencia (1933)
    L'étoile de Valencia
    6.9
    • Marion Savedra
    • 1933
  • Karl Ludwig Diehl, Ernst Dumcke, Julius Falkenstein, Brigitte Helm, Oscar Homolka, Gerhard Lamprecht, Theodor Loos, Eduard von Winterstein, and Josef Fenneker in Spies at Work (1933)
    Spies at Work
    6.9
    • Marchesa Marcella Galdi
    • 1933
  • Paul Hartmann and Brigitte Helm in Der Läufer von Marathon (1933)
    Der Läufer von Marathon
    6.3
    • Lore Steinkopf
    • 1933
  • Brigitte Helm in Hochzeitsreise zu dritt (1932)
    Hochzeitsreise zu dritt
    • Anita Berndt
    • 1932
  • Voyage de noces (1932)
    Voyage de noces
    7.3
    • Anita Paglione
    • 1932

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • March 17, 1906
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • June 11, 1996
    • Ascona, Switzerland(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Hugo Eduard KunheimApril 1935 - 1986 (his death, 4 children)
  • Parents
      Edwin Alexander Johannes Schittenhelm
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 7 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Due to the coming of sound films and her disgust with Adolf Hitler's takeover of the German film industry, she retired to Switzerland in 1935 and never made another film. She lived out the rest of her life in quiet solitude, repeatedly refusing to talk about her film career anywhere at any time.

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