Henny Porten
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.7031 |
| Birthday | 1890-01-07 |
| Place of Birth | Magdeburg, Germany |
| Also Known As | Хенни Портен, Frieda Ulricke Porten, |
1913
Eva
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Eva
1921
Die Geierwally
6.167/3
"The Bear Joseph", so named because of a fight with a bear, is rescued by Wally, a farmer's daughter, from a dangerous situation in a vulture's nest....
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Die Geierwally
1913
Erloschenes Licht
10/1
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Erloschenes Licht
1912
Schatten des Lebens
8/1
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Schatten des Lebens
1920
Anna Boleyn
6.875/28
The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious turmoil in...
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Anna Boleyn
1906
Apachentanz
1.5/1
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Apachentanz
1921
Backstairs
6.2/18
In a poor neighborhood of a big city, a crippled mailman is in love with a maid who lives in his building. However, she is in love with a wealthy and...
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Backstairs
1930
Scandalous Eva
10/1
An engaged woman discovers her fiancé has a four year old son. Pretending to take a cure she travels to the boy's foster-parents to make his acquainta...
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Scandalous Eva
1920
Kohlhiesel's Daughters
5.974/19
Somewhere in Southern Bavaria Xaver wants to marry Gretel, but her father Kohlhiesel wants his elder daughter Liesel to marry first. The problem is, n...
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Kohlhiesel's Daughters
1909
Andreas Hofer
1.5/1
First feature film produced by the German pioneer Oskar Messter
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Andreas Hofer
1991
Lyrical Nitrate
8/2
Compilation of film clips from 1905-1915, found footage of silent movies and documentaries from the Jean Desmet Archive of the Netherlands Film Museum...
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Lyrical Nitrate
1931
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
8/3
After the tragic death from malaria of her beloved husband his rich widow Helga Vanroh travels restlessly around various Mediterranean countries. In t...
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24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1941
The Comedians
6.333/6
Although she is known as a patron of the arts, a graceful duchess nevertheless refuses her nephew to marry an enterprising actress in this German melo...
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The Comedians
1944
The Buchholz Family
6.4/5
Based on an 1884 novel by Julius Stinde, it is a family chronicle set in late nineteenth century Berlin.
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The Buchholz Family
1944
Marriage of Affection
7/1
A continuation of the film "Familie Buchholz": To Wilhelmine Buchholz, the concept of a marriage based on love is somewhat scary, although she hears a...
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Marriage of Affection
1943
Symphonie eines Lebens
7/1
An aging musician looks back on his life, his roots in a country village, his loves, and his brief imprisonment.
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Symphonie eines Lebens
1955
The Lady of Scuderi
9/1
Several men have been murdered lately, mostly rich lovers on their way to meet their mistresses with gifts of fine jewelry. To fight this scourge, Kin...
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The Lady of Scuderi
1923
The Ancient Law
6.818/11
Baruch Mayer, son of an orthodox rabbi from a poor shtetl in Galizia, decides to break with the family tradition and leave the shtetl to become an act...
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The Ancient Law
1954
Carola Lamberti
9/1
Carola has been running the family-owned circus alone since her husband’s death, but she suddenly finds herself at odds with her three adult sons who...
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Carola Lamberti
1930
Gretel and Liesel
9/1
Remake of an Ernst Lubitsch silent comedy about a farm boy who is fond of two sisters, one of whom is beautiful, the other, not so much.
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Gretel and Liesel
1912
Specter of the Sea
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In the form of a shadow, Death emerges from the sea and convinces an unhappy woman to commit suicide by returning to the sea with him.
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Specter of the Sea
1935
Trouble Backstairs
7.5/2
When a poor tenant in a Berlin tenement is suspected of stealing coal from a cellar, she sets a trap to find the real thief.
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Trouble Backstairs
1938
The Optimist
8/1
A moron buys a worthless piece of land, which a swindler passed off as an oil field.
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The Optimist
1950
Unknown Sender
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Unknown Sender
1939
War es der im 3. Stock?
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Olga, a woman of the demimonde, is shot in her apartment. The bullet was deflected by something, otherwise it would have killed Olga. Witnesses heard...
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War es der im 3. Stock?
1917
Hann, Hein und Henny
10/1
Short film produced by Messter-Film for the Seventh War Bond drive.
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Hann, Hein und Henny
1943
When the Young Wine Blossoms
8/1
An interfering mother plans husbands for her three daughters as they come of marriageable age. However she pays no attention to her daughters own feel...
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When the Young Wine Blossoms
1931
Luise, Queen of Prussia
8/1
Vehicle for one of the Weimar era's most beloved actresses: as the popular Prussian queen in 1806-1807, she presides over the humiliating Peace of Til...
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Luise, Queen of Prussia
1919
Rose Bernd
0/0
An adaptation of the Gerhart Hauptmann play of the same name. A young farmer's daughter is used and abused by the men in her life.
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Rose Bernd
1934
Mother and Child
5.6/5
Consul Petersen and his wife are desperate, because they lost their only child and can’t have another. At the same time, the maid Anna is expecting a...
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Mother and Child
1928
Liebe im Kuhstall
7/1
An impoverished nobleman would rather chase after the local milkmaid than seek a wealthy match, to the chagrin of his family.
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Liebe im Kuhstall
1913
Komtesse Ursel
7/1
A German drama
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Komtesse Ursel
1916
Abseits vom Glück
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Abseits vom Glück
1916
The Robber Bride
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a silent movie by Robert Wiene
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The Robber Bride
1916
Das wandernde Licht
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a silent movie by Robert Wiene
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Das wandernde Licht
1918
Countess Kitchenmaid
9/1
Henny Porten plays the dual role of a rather indecorous Countess and her kitchen maid Karoline Blum, an amateur actress.
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Countess Kitchenmaid
1916
Der wandernde Blumentopf
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a silent movie by Rober Wiene
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Der wandernde Blumentopf
1917
Der Liebesbrief der Königin
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a silent movie by Robert Wiene
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Der Liebesbrief der Königin
1906
Meißner Porzellan
8/1
Two statues come to live and start to sing.
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Meißner Porzellan
1928
Refuge
10/1
After eight years in exile Martin returns to Berlin. He was involved in the German Revolution of 1918/1919 and had to leave the country as a result. I...
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Refuge
1913
The Minister's Daughter
0/0
Klara and her father have been alone since her mother died. Her close friend Hans leaves for the military, and on returning as a fine young man, rushe...
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The Minister's Daughter
1929
Mutterliebe
10/1
After divorcing her husband Hans, who had started a relationship with another woman because of her infertility, Maria Immermann leaves their shared ap...
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Mutterliebe
1922
She and the Three
8/1
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She and the Three
1926
Die Flammen lügen
8/1
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Die Flammen lügen
1928
Violantha
8/1
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Violantha
1927
The Long Intermission
10/1
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The Long Intermission
1918
Die Dame, der Teufel und die Probiermamsell
8/1
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Die Dame, der Teufel und die Probiermamsell
1927
Meine Tante - deine Tante
7/1
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Meine Tante - deine Tante
1929
Liebfraumilch
10/1
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Liebfraumilch
1925
Das goldene Kalb
10/1
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Das goldene Kalb
1925
Kammermusik
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Kammermusik
1928
Die Hotelratte
8/1
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Die Hotelratte
1925
Das Abenteuer der Sybille Brant
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Das Abenteuer der Sybille Brant
1928
Lotte
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Lotte
1924
Prater
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Prater
1923
The Love of a Queen
8/1
In 1766, the young English princess Caroline Mathilde is sent to Denmark to marry the King Christian VII. The marriage is unhappy and Caroline Mathild...
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The Love of a Queen
1929
Die Frau, die jeder liebt, bist du!
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Die Frau, die jeder liebt, bist du!
1923
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
5.6/8
From the director of Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, this is the Passion embedded in a contemporary story. An anarchist jailed for an attempted assassination...
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I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
1926
Rosen aus dem Süden
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Rosen aus dem Süden
1923
Das Geheimnis von Brinkenhof
8/1
After the family estate is destroyed by fire, Maria rebuilds the farm and leads it to renewed economic success through hard work and discipline. But o...
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Das Geheimnis von Brinkenhof
1923
The Jew of Mestri
6.6/5
The film "Der Kaufmann von Venedig" ( The Jew Of Mestri ) was written, produced and directed by Peter Paul Felner in the silent year of 1923 and is a...
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The Jew of Mestri
1926
Wehe wenn sie losgelassen
8/1
Although Cäcilie Angerapp is happily married to the merchant Arved Angerapp, she does not feel fulfilled by her life, which is defined by luxury and a...
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Wehe wenn sie losgelassen
1925
Tragödie
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Tragödie
1924
Inge Larsen
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Inge Larsen
1929
The Mistress and Her Servant
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The Mistress and Her Servant
1924
Mother and Child
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Mother and Child
1922
Frauenopfer
9/1
An old count has been keeping an eye on the granddaughter of his lock-keeper for quite some time. But the young Maria is in love with the young painte...
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Frauenopfer
1919
Die Fahrt ins Blaue
9/1
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Die Fahrt ins Blaue
1920
Die goldene Krone
7/1
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Die goldene Krone
1920
Monika Vogelsang
8/1
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Monika Vogelsang
1915
Alexandra
5/2
Alessandra, illegitimate daughter of a count, is raised in a circus. Everyone would like her to marry Anton, a rough gamekeeper, but she escapes helpe...
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Alexandra
1924
The Film in the Film
7.25/2
The only surviving excerpt of a documentary on film production in Weimar Germany, featuring the different personalities of several famous directors of...
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The Film in the Film
1917
The Giant's Fist
10/1
A farmer's wife decides to take her children and leave her gambling addict husband.
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The Giant's Fist
1918
Die blaue Laterne
0/0
Based on a novel by Paul Lindau.
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Die blaue Laterne
1912
Maskierte Liebe
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Maskierte Liebe
1918
Die Sieger
7/1
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Die Sieger
1911
Outlawed
9/1
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Outlawed
1912
Adressatin verstorben
8/1
A production company holds a public competition for film ideas. The winning letter tells of a young woman's lost love in the 1840's. It is, in fact, t...
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Adressatin verstorben
1911
Forget About Luck
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Forget About Luck
1919
Die Schuld
7/1
An art student in love with her instructor poses for his sculpture. She leaves him and the world of art when she finds out he is married. The statue,...
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Die Schuld
1916
Das große Schweigen
9/1
A patient with chronic anemia marries her doctor, but falls in love with his colleague.
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Das große Schweigen
1917
Die Claudi vom Geiserhof
10/1
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Die Claudi vom Geiserhof
1918
Auf Probe gestellt
10/1
Countess Marlene, a young and impoverished widow, is set to marry an old and wealthy count when she falls for a painter.
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Auf Probe gestellt
1924
Countess Donelli
7/1
A lost film.
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Countess Donelli
1919
Die beiden Gatten der Frau Ruth
0/0
A young academic decides to accept guardianship of the daughter of a late friend. Expecting her to be a young child, the household is shocked to find...
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Die beiden Gatten der Frau Ruth
1917
Gefangene Seele
7/1
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Gefangene Seele
Vater ist im Kriege
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Vater ist im Kriege
1918
Agnes Arnau und ihre drei Freier
10/1
Two rich men decide that their son and daughter will marry when they're grown. Now, as adults, the fathers decide the two should meet. It doesn't go q...
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Agnes Arnau und ihre drei Freier
1917
Christa Hartungen
9/1
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Christa Hartungen
1918
Das Maskenfest des Lebens
10/1
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Das Maskenfest des Lebens
1917
Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach
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Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach
1918
Das Geschlecht derer von Ringwall
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Das Geschlecht derer von Ringwall
1919
Her Sport
9/1
Her Sport is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Georg H. Schnell and Hermann Thimig. A man-hating...
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Her Sport
1919
Irrungen
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Irrungen
1914
Nordlandrose
7/1
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Nordlandrose
1918
Die Heimkehr des Odysseus
8/1
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Die Heimkehr des Odysseus
1911
Mütter, verzaget nicht
7/1
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Mütter, verzaget nicht
1915
Das Ende vom Liede
10/1
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Das Ende vom Liede
1916
Der Schirm mit dem Schwan
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Der Schirm mit dem Schwan
1917
Die Prinzessin von Neutralien
8/1
Billionaire's daughter Ethel Vandergolt has rejected so many lovers that they set up a club to get revenge on her.
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Die Prinzessin von Neutralien
1911
Das Liebesglück der Blinden
9/1
A blind patient and her doctor fall in love, but the doctor fears that she will no longer love him if her sight is restored.
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Das Liebesglück der Blinden
1913
Ein Mädchen zu verschenken
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Ein Mädchen zu verschenken
1915
Nur nicht heiraten
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Nur nicht heiraten
1912
Kämpfende Herzen
9/1
The two daughters of the fisherman find husbands.
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Kämpfende Herzen
1911
Tragödie eines Streiks
8/1
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