- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFrieda Ulricke Porten
- Henny Porten was born January 7, 1890, in Magdeburg, Germany. She had one of the longest careers of any German actress and was highly sought after because of her wonderful thespian skills. Henny's career would stretch over six decades, from 1906 to 1955. Her first film was in Apachentanz (1906), making her one of the earliest film actresses anywhere in the world. At the age of 65, Henny filmed her last production entitled Die Schätze des Teufels (Das Fräulein von Scuderi (1955)). Henny died in Berlin, Germany, on October 15, 1960, at the age of 70.- IMDb mini biography by: Denny Jackson
- SpousesWilhelm von Kaufmann(June 24, 1921 - October 21, 1959) (his death)Curt A. Stark(October 10, 1912 - October 2, 1916) (his death)
- Parents
- Sister of Rosa Porten.
- Boycotted by the Nazis because she refused to divorce Wilhelm von Kaufmann, who was Jewish.
- Although it is inaccurate to say she is actually a character in Peter Handke's "anti-play," "The Ride Across Lake Constance," her name is used as a designation of a character, as are the names of other celebrated actors of the German cinema, Elisabeth Bergner, Heinrich George, Erich von Stroheim, Emil Jannings and the twins Alice Kessler and Ellen Kessler.
- Daughter of Franz Porten.
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