Rosa Porten

Rosa Porten (18 February 1884 – 7 May 1972) was a prolific German screenwriter, actress, and director during the silent film era.

Early life Porten was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, the daughter of Franz Porten and Wincenzia Porten (née Wybiral). She had a younger sister, Henny Porten, and a younger brother, Fritz Porten. Her father was an opera singer and her sister was a popular film star in Germany.

Career As a child, Porten and her sister would often appear in school plays and moving picture image collections featuring opera and arias that their father shot.

As a director, Porten's films were notable for featuring storylines centered on women. Film archivists suspect that Porten worked on over 50 films, but most have not survived due to the flammable nature of the films of that period. 1920: Die List Einer Zigarettenmacherin = Wanda's Trick Original had special tinting which was recreated via the Desmet method 1917: Die Landpomeranze = The Unwieldy Country Woman - director (as Dr. R. Portegg)

Works and publications Porten, Rosa. Die Filmprinzeß: Roman aus der Kino-Welt. = The Film Princess. Berlin: Eysler, 1919.