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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1897-01-08 (128 years old)

Place of Birth

Lya De Putti

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.

Known For

Acting

1929

The Informer as Katie Fox

1928

Midnight Rose as Midnight Rose
Buck Privates as Annie
Charlott etwas verrückt as Charlott Verloh

1927

The Heart Thief as Anna Gallambos

1926

Manon Lescaut as Manon Lescaut
The Sorrows of Satan as Princess Olga Godovsky
Junges Blut as Grita

1925

Variety as Bertha-Marie
Comedians as Die Sentimentale
Im Namen des Kaisers as Sonja Smirnow
Jealousy as Frau - Marthe Ménard

1924

1923

1922

Phantom as Veronika Harlan / Mellitta
The Burning Soil as Gerda, Rudenburgs Tochter / Gerda, Rudenburg's daughter
Othello as Emilia

1921

1918

Soldiers of the Emperor as Karády Erzsike