Lya De Putti
Born: 1897-01-08
Died: 1931-11-27
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
1929
- The Informer as Katie Fox
1928
- Buck Privates as Annie
- The Scarlet Lady as Lya
- Midnight Rose as Midnight Rose
- Charlott etwas verrückt as Charlott Verloh
1927
- The Heart Thief as Anna Gallambos
1926
- The Prince of Tempters as Dolores
- Manon Lescaut as Manon Lescaut
- God Gave Me Twenty Cents as Cassie Lang
- The Sorrows of Satan as Princess Olga Godovsky
- Junges Blut as Grita
1925
- Variety as Bertha-Marie
- Jealousy as Frau - Marthe Ménard
- Comedians as Die Sentimentale
- In the Name of the Kaisers as Sonja Smirnow
1924
- Malva as Malva
- Claire
- Thamar, das Kind der Berge as Thamar
- Ein Weihnachtsfilm für Große
1923
- Die Fledermaus as Adele
- Die drei Marien und der Herr von Marana
- Ilona as Ruschka / Ilona
- S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen as Lilian
- Die Schlucht des Todes as Rosita
1922
- Phantom as Veronika Harlan / Mellitta
- The Burning Soil as Gerda, Rudenburgs Tochter / Gerda, Rudenburg's daughter
- Othello as Emilia
1921
- The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur as Mirrjha, Savitri's Servant
- The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi as Mirrjha, Savitri's Servant
- Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore
- Driving Force
1918
- Soldiers of the Emperor as Karády Erzsike