About Helga Molander
Lived 1896 – 1986 (aged 89–90). Helga Molander was a German actor, stage actor and film actor.
Helga Molander (born Ruth Werner; 19 March 1896 – 1986), was a German actress and mother of Hans Eysenck.
Life Helga Molander was born in Königshütte, Upper Silesia, then Germany, to Jewish parents. She began her artistic career in 1918 at the Trianon Theater in Berlin. During the twenties, she performed in a number of silent movies. She played major roles in the productions of the Berlin film producer and director Max Glass in films such as Der Mann mit der Eisernen Maske (Man with the Iron Mask) and Bob und Mary.
With the advent of the Nazi times in Germany, Helga Molander left for France, then to Brazil and then to the United States. In 1957, she married Max Glass. Helga Molander is the mother of psychologist Hans Eysenck.
Filmography
The Sign of Guilt (1918) Der Weg der Grete Lessen (1919) Revenge Is Mine (1919) Verrat und Sühne (1919) The Gambler (1919) Anders als die Andern (1919) Der Ruf aus dem Jenseits (1920) Christian Wahnschaffe (1920) Love at the Wheel (1921) The Terror of the Red Mill (1921) Sappho (1921) Opfer der Liebe (1921) Rose of the Asphalt Streets (1922) Die sündige Vestalin (1922) Der alte Gospodar (1922) Bob and Mary (1923) Der Mann mit der eisernen Maske (1923) If You Have an Aunt (1925) The Man Who Sold Himself (1925) Three Waiting Maids (1925) The Three Mannequins (1926) The Man Without Sleep (1926) The Tragedy of a Lost Soul (1927) Queen Louise (1928, 2 Parts) The Schorrsiegel Affair (1928)
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Who was Helga Molander?
German actress (1896-1986)
When was Helga Molander born?
Helga Molander was born on 19 March 1896 in Chorzów.
When did Helga Molander die?
Helga Molander died in 1986 in Esher.
What was Helga Molander's occupation?
Helga Molander was an actor, stage actor and film actor.
What nationality was Helga Molander?
Helga Molander was German.
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