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Henny Porten

Born 7 January 1890 in Magdeburg, Germany, as Frieda Ulricke Porten
Died 15 October 1960 in (West) Berlin, Germany.

Daughter of director Franz Porten. Sister of actress and writer Rosa Porten.

Married director Curt A. Stark, 10 October 1912; until Curt’s death, 2 October 1916.
Married Wilheim von Kaufmann, 24 June 1921; until Wilheim’s death, 21 October 1959.

Henny Porten appeared in her first film in 1906, and became one of the leading German film actresses in the silent era. At the peak of her career, she appeared in films directed by Ernst Lubitsch, G.W. Pabst and E.A. Dupont.

References: Website-IMDb.