Thea von Harbou
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Thea von Harbou

Born 19 December 1888 · Tauperlitz, Germany · Died 1 July 1954

Thea Gabriele von Harbou was a German actress and author of Prussian aristocratic origin. She was born in Tauperlitz in the Kingdom of Bavaria. She is especially known for the 1927 science fiction film Metropolis directed by her husband Fritz Lang. She would often publish her screenplays as novels. In 1933, Lang fleed Nazi Germany as he was Jewish; whilst she made several Nazi propaganda films. She later married Ayi Tendulkar, a journalist of Indian origin - before dying in 1954.

Known for

Metropolis
M
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Destiny
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
The Tiger of Eschnapur
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
Woman in the Moon
The Indian Tomb
Spies
Phantom
Journey to the Lost City
The Indian Tomb
The Tiger of Eschnapur
Your Heart Is My Homeland
Journey to Happiness
Via Mala
The Genius and the Nightingale
Annelie
Wie konntest Du, Veronika!
The Stars of Variety Show
Menschen vom Varieté
Hurra, ich bin Papa
The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Indian Tomb
Le Tigre du Bengale
Covered Tracks
Youth
The Broken Jug
The Sovereign
Versprich mir nichts!
Die unmögliche Frau
Turandot, princesse de Chine
The Old and The Young King
I Was Jack Mortimer
The Assumption of Hannele
Elisabeth and the Jester
Prinzessin Turandot
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
M
Woman in the Moon
Spies
Metropolis
The Chronicles of the Gray House
The Finances of the Grand Duke
Michael
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Die Prinzessin Suwarin
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Phantom
The Burning Soil
Destiny
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi
The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur
Four Around the Woman
The Wandering Image
Die Legende von der heiligen Simplicia
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