Lya De Putti
Birthday
1897/01/08
Day of death
1931/11/27 (34 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Also know as
Amália Helena Mária Róza Putti, Amália 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.
Acting
(1926) Manon Lescaut
as Manon Lescaut
(1922) Phantom
as Veronika Harlan / Mellitta
(1923) S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
as Lilian
(1922) The Burning Soil
as Gerda, Rudenburgs Tochter / Gerda, Rudenburg's daughter
(1929) The Informer
as Katie Fox
(1926) The Sorrows of Satan
as Princess Olga Godovsky
(1921) Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore
as ---
(1918) Soldiers of the Emperor
as Karády Erzsike
(1921) Driving Force
as ---
(1928) The Scarlet Lady
as Lya
(1925) Variety
as Bertha-Marie
(1928) Midnight Rose
as Midnight Rose
(1926) God Gave Me Twenty Cents
as Cassie Lang
(1922) Othello
as Emilia
(1926) Junges Blut
as Grita
(1925) Comedians
as Die Sentimentale
(1923) Die Schlucht des Todes
as Rosita
(1923) Die Fledermaus
as Adele
(1921) The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi
as Mirrjha, Savitri's Servant
(1921) The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur
as Mirrjha, Savitri's Servant
(1928) Buck Privates
as Annie
(1926) The Prince of Tempters
as Dolores
(1923) Die drei Marien und der Herr von Marana
as ---
(1924) Claire
as ---
(1924) Malva
as Malva
(1924) Thamar, das Kind der Berge
as Thamar
(1925) In the Name of the Kaisers
as Sonja Smirnow
(1923) Ilona
as Ruschka / Ilona
(1925) Jealousy
as Frau - Marthe Ménard
(1927) The Heart Thief
as Anna Gallambos
(1928) Charlott etwas verrückt
as Charlott Verloh
(1924) Ein Weihnachtsfilm für Große
as ---