Lya De Putti
Acting
Born January 8, 1897
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. During her short film career, 1918 - 1929, she appears in 35 feature films.
Filmography
- 1929The Informer — Katie Fox
- 1928Buck Privates — Annie
- 1928Charlott etwas verrückt — Charlott Verloh
- 1928Midnight Rose — Midnight Rose
- 1928The Scarlet Lady — Lya
- 1927The Heart Thief — Anna Gallambos
- 1926God Gave Me Twenty Cents — Cassie Lang
- 1926Junges Blut — Grita
- 1926Manon Lescaut — Manon Lescaut
- 1926The Prince of Tempters — Dolores
- 1926The Sorrows of Satan — Princess Olga Godovsky
- 1925Comedians — Die Sentimentale
- 1925In the Name of the Kaisers — Sonja Smirnow
- 1925Jealousy — Frau - Marthe Ménard
- 1925Variety — Bertha-Marie
- 1924Claire
- 1924Ein Weihnachtsfilm für Große
- 1924Malva — Malva
- 1924Thamar, das Kind der Berge — Thamar
- 1923Die Fledermaus — Adele
- 1923Die drei Marien und der Herr von Marana
- 1923Ilona — Ruschka / Ilona
- 1923S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen — Lilian
- 1923The Ravine of Death — Rosita
- 1922Othello — Emilia
- 1922Phantom — Veronika Harlan / Mellitta
- 1922The Burning Soil — Gerda, Rudenburgs Tochter / Gerda, Rudenburg's daughter
- 1921Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore
- 1921Driving Force
- 1921The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi — Mirrjha, Savitri's Servant
- 1921The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur — Mirrjha, Savitri's Servant
- 1918Soldiers of the Emperor — Karády Erzsike