Henny Porten
Date of birth: 1890-01-07
Place of birth: Magdeburg, Germany
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Хенни Портен, Frieda Ulricke Porten
Biography
Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten (7 January 1890 – 15 October 1960) was a German actress and film producer of the silent era, and Germany's first major film star. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1906 and 1955.
Movie Credits
Eva
1913-05-22
Die Geierwally
1921-09-12
"The Bear Joseph", so named because of a fight with a bear, is rescued by Wally, a farmer's daughter
Erloschenes Licht
1913-02-07
Schatten des Lebens
1912-06-08
Anna Boleyn
1920-12-03
The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry l
Apachentanz
1906-01-01
Backstairs
1921-12-11
In a poor neighborhood of a big city, a crippled mailman is in love with a maid who lives in his bui
Scandalous Eva
1930-06-12
An engaged woman discovers her fiancé has a four year old son. Pretending to take a cure she travels
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
1920-03-08
Somewhere in Southern Bavaria Xaver wants to marry Gretel, but her father Kohlhiesel wants his elder
Andreas Hofer
1909-01-01
First feature film produced by the German pioneer Oskar Messter
Lyrical Nitrate
1991-02-20
Compilation of film clips from 1905-1915, found footage of silent movies and documentaries from the
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1931-10-11
After the tragic death from malaria of her beloved husband his rich widow Helga Vanroh travels restl
The Comedians
1941-09-05
Although she is known as a patron of the arts, a graceful duchess nevertheless refuses her nephew to
The Buchholz Family
1944-03-03
Based on an 1884 novel by Julius Stinde, it is a family chronicle set in late nineteenth century Ber
Neigungsehe
1944-03-24
Symphonie eines Lebens
1943-04-21
The Lady of Scuderi
1955-07-28
Several men have been murdered lately, mostly rich lovers on their way to meet their mistresses with
The Ancient Law
1923-10-29
Baruch Mayer, son of an orthodox rabbi from a poor shtetl in Galizia, decides to break with the fami
Carola Lamberti
1954-11-30
Carola has been running the family-owned circus alone since her husband’s death, but she suddenly fi
Gretel and Liesel
1930-11-05
Remake of an Ernst Lubitsch silent comedy about a farm boy who is fond of two sisters, one of whom i
Specter of the Sea
1912-01-02
In the form of a shadow, Death emerges from the sea and convinces an unhappy woman to commit suicide
Trouble Backstairs
1935-12-20
Der Optimist
1938-10-20
Unknown Sender
1950-02-10
War es der im 3. Stock?
1939-01-06
Olga, a woman of the demimonde, is shot in her apartment. The bullet was deflected by something, oth
Hann, Hein und Henny
1917-09-20
Short film produced by Messter-Film for the Seventh War Bond drive.
When the Young Wine Blossoms
1943-09-24
An interfering mother plans husbands for her three daughters as they come of marriageable age. Howev
Luise, Queen of Prussia
1931-12-04
Vehicle for one of the Weimar era's most beloved actresses: as the popular Prussian queen in 1806-18
Rose Bernd
1919-10-05
An adaptation of the Gerhart Hauptmann play of the same name. A young farmer's daughter is used and
Mother and Child
1934-01-04
Consul Petersen and his wife are desperate, because they lost their only child and can’t have anothe
Liebe im Kuhstall
1928-10-19
An impoverished nobleman would rather chase after the local milkmaid than seek a wealthy match, to t
Komtesse Ursel
1913-09-06
A German drama
Abseits vom Glück
1916-05-19
The Robber Bride
1916-09-29
a silent movie by Robert Wiene
Das wandernde Licht
1916-09-01
a silent movie by Robert Wiene
Der Liebesbrief der Königin
1917-03-30
a silent movie by Robert Wiene
Der wandernde Blumentopf
1916-11-01
a silent movie by Rober Wiene
Countess Kitchenmaid
1918-01-18
Henny Porten plays the dual role of a rather indecorous Countess and her kitchen maid Karoline Blum,
Meißner Porzellan
1906-02-02
Two statues come to live and start to sing.
Refuge
1928-08-03
After eight years in exile Martin returns to Berlin. He was involved in the German Revolution of 191
The Minister's Daughter
1913-03-27
Klara and her father have been alone since her mother died. Her close friend Hans leaves for the mil
Mutterliebe
1929-08-19
She and the Three
1922-06-22
Die Flammen lügen
1926-10-21
Violantha
1928-01-08
The Long Intermission
1927-11-09
Die Dame, der Teufel und die Probiermamsell
1918-12-16
Liebfraumilch
1929-02-05
Fragment of "Our Lady's Milk" (Liebfraumilch German wine)
Die Frau, die jeder liebt, bist du!
1929-03-22
Meine Tante - deine Tante
1927-02-25
The Mistress and Her Servant
1929-12-28
Lotte
1928-04-17
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
1923-12-24
From the director of Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, this is the Passion embedded in a contemporary story.
Die Hotelratte
1928-03-08
Das Abenteuer der Sybille Brant
1925-10-15
Monika Vogelsang
1920-01-02
Die goldene Krone
1920-08-05
Rosen aus dem Süden
1926-03-11
Tragödie
1925-11-30
Inge Larsen
1924-03-30
Das Geheimnis von Brinkenhof
1923-12-25
After the family estate is destroyed by fire, Maria rebuilds the farm and leads it to renewed econom
The Jew of Mestri
1923-10-12
The film "Der Kaufmann von Venedig" ( The Jew Of Mestri ) was written, produced and directed by Pete
Kammermusik
1925-03-24
Wehe wenn sie losgelassen
1926-02-20
Das goldene Kalb
1925-04-16
Prater
1924-12-18
Mother and Child
1924-11-13
Frauenopfer
1922-02-15
An old count has been keeping an eye on the granddaughter of his lock-keeper for quite some time. Bu
The Love of a Queen
1923-09-13
In 1766, the young English princess Caroline Mathilde is sent to Denmark to marry the King Christian
Die Fahrt ins Blaue
1919-11-21
Alexandra
1915-02-15
Alessandra, illegitimate daughter of a count, is raised in a circus. Everyone would like her to marr
The Film in the Film
1924-06-26
The only surviving excerpt of a documentary on film production in Weimar Germany, featuring the diff
The Giant's Fist
1917-11-18
A farmer's wife decides to take her children and leave her gambling addict husband.
Die blaue Laterne
1918-11-29
Based on a novel by Paul Lindau.
Maskierte Liebe
1912-03-23
Die Sieger
1918-09-27
Outlawed
1911-10-14
Adressatin verstorben
1912-03-09
A production company holds a public competition for film ideas. The winning letter tells of a young
Forget About Luck
1911-01-01
Die Schuld
1919-06-06
An art student in love with her instructor poses for his sculpture. She leaves him and the world of
Das große Schweigen
1916-02-04
A patient with chronic anemia marries her doctor, but falls in love with his colleague.
Die Claudi vom Geiserhof
1917-09-29
Auf Probe gestellt
1918-03-15
Countess Marlene, a young and impoverished widow, is set to marry an old and wealthy count when she
Countess Donelli
1924-11-27
A lost film.
Die beiden Gatten der Frau Ruth
1919-07-25
A young academic decides to accept guardianship of the daughter of a late friend. Expecting her to b
Gefangene Seele
1917-08-31
Vater ist im Kriege
Agnes Arnau und ihre drei Freier
1918-05-24
Two rich men decide that their son and daughter will marry when they're grown. Now, as adults, the f
Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach
1917-02-02
Christa Hartungen
1917-05-04
Das Geschlecht derer von Ringwall
1918-04-19
Das Maskenfest des Lebens
1918-08-30
Her Sport
1919-04-12
Her Sport is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten,
Irrungen
1919-02-14
Nordlandrose
1914-12-25
Der Schirm mit dem Schwan
1916-04-09
Das Ende vom Liede
1915-02-19
Die Heimkehr des Odysseus
1918-10-25
Mütter, verzaget nicht
1911-06-10
Die Prinzessin von Neutralien
1917-06-01
Billionaire's daughter Ethel Vandergolt has rejected so many lovers that they set up a club to get r
Das Liebesglück der Blinden
1911-01-28
A blind patient and her doctor fall in love, but the doctor fears that she will no longer love him i
Ein Mädchen zu verschenken
1913-09-12
Nur nicht heiraten
1915-10-01