Actor
Brigitte Helm
Born 17 March 1906 · Berlin, Germany — died 11 June 1996
Brigitte Helm (1906–1996) was a German actress who became a star of late-silent and early-sound European cinema. She is best remembered for playing both Maria and the robot double in Fritz Lang's Metropolis. She went on to work in German and French productions before retiring from film in the mid-1930s.
Key films
Metropolis (1927)On Cinespective
Her film debut, in Fritz Lang's landmark sci-fi epic, with the dual role of Maria and the Maschinenmensch.
The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927)
A G.W. Pabst drama that showed her range in a supporting role soon after Metropolis.
L'Argent (1928)
A major French silent by Marcel L'Herbier, marking her success beyond German cinema.
Alraune (1930)
She played the title role in this sound-era remake, one of her best-known later parts.
Gold (1934)
A German science-fiction film from late in her career, showing her continued popularity.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 39
- 1927Metropolis · as Maria / The Machine ManActor
- 1927The Love of Jeanne Ney · as GabrielleActor
- 1927At the Edge of the World · as MagdaActor
- 1928L'Argent · as Baronin SandorfActor
- 1928A Daughter Of Destiny · as Alraune ten BrinkenActor
- 1928The Devious Path · as Irene BeckActor
- 1928Yacht of the Seven Sins · as Marfa PetrownaActor
- 1928Secrets of the OrientActor
- 1929The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna · as Nina PetrownaActor
- 1929Autour de l'argent · as HerselfActor
- 1929Scandal in Baden-Baden · as Vera KerstenActor
- 1929Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers · as CleoActor
- 1930Alraune · as Alraune ten BrinkenActor
- 1930The Singing City · as Claire Landshoff - junge WitweActor
- 1931Gloria · as Maria, seine FrauActor
- 1931In the Employ of the Secret Service · as Vera LanskajaActor
- 1931Gloria · as Véra LatourActor
- 1932Queen of Atlantis · as AntineaActor
- 1932The Mistress of Atlantis · as AntinéaActor
- 1932The Mistress of Atlantis · as AntineaActor
- 1932The Countess of Monte Cristo · as Jeanette Heider, FilmkomparsinActor
- 1932The Blue Danube · as Countess GabrielleActor
- 1932Gilgi: One of Us · as Gisela Kron, GilgiActor
- 1933Der Läufer von Marathon · as Lore SteinkopfActor
- 1933Inge and the Millions · as IngeActor
- 1933Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez · as OlgaActor
- 1933Spione am Werk · as Marchesa Marcella GaldiActor
- 1933Hochzeitsreise zu dritt · as Anita BerndtActor
- 1933Honeymoon Trip · as Anita PaglioneActor
- 1933L'Étoile de Valencia · as Marion SavedraActor
- 1933Goodbye Beautiful Days · as OlgaActor
- 1934Gold · as Florence WillsActor
- 1934The Island · as KarinActor
- 1934L’Or · as Florence WillsActor
- 1934Prince Woronzeff · as Diane MorellActor
- 1934Vers l'abîme · as KarineActor
- 1935An Ideal Husband · as Lady Gertrud ChilternActor
- 1935Le secret des Woronzeff · as DianeActor
- 2017Hitler's Hollywood · as Self - Actress (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.