About Helen Münchhofen
Lived 1904 – 1956 (aged 51–52). Helen Münchhofen was a Danish stage actor, film actor and actor.
Helen von Münchofen (often spelt Helen von Muenchhofen) (1904–1956) was a Danish-German film actress. She was born in Copenhagen, but later moved to Germany, where she embarked on a career in films. She played a small part in Fritz Lang's Metropolis in 1927, but then gained more substantial roles in silent films of the late 1920s. Following the Nazi rise to power in 1933 she returned to Denmark, where she appeared in Pál Fejös's The Golden Smile.
Her daughter, Helen von Münchofen became an actress as well. Her granddaughter Suzanne Doucet, is an actress, musician, singer and composer.
Selected filmography Queen of the Boulevards (1927) Storm Tide (1927) Metropolis (1927) The Girl Without a Homeland (1927) Give Me Life (1928) Lady in the Spa (1929) The Golden Smile (1935)
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Who was Helen Münchhofen?
Danish actress
When was Helen Münchhofen born?
Helen Münchhofen was born on 19 February 1904 in Copenhagen.
When did Helen Münchhofen die?
Helen Münchhofen died in 1956.
What was Helen Münchhofen's occupation?
Helen Münchhofen was a stage actor, film actor and actor.
What nationality was Helen Münchhofen?
Helen Münchhofen was Danish.
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· DBpedia: Helen von Münchofen
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