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.
Filmography
Anna Boleyn
as Anna Boleyn, his Niece
Backstairs
as The Maid
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
as Liesel und Gretel Kohlhiesel
The Ancient Law
as Erzherzogin Elisabeth Theresia
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
as Maria
The Comedians
as Herzogin Amalia von Weißenfels
The Buchholz Family
as Wilhelmine Buchholz
Mother and Child
as Anna
The Jew of Mestri
as Porzia (Beatrice)
Die Geierwally
as Wally
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
as Helga Vanroh
Lyrical Nitrate
as (archive footage)
Trouble Backstairs
as Witwe Bock
The Film in the Film
as Self
Scandalous Eva
as Eva Rüttgers