Brigitte Helm
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A Berlin native who entered the film world early, Helm grew up in an orphanage school where she first performed on stage and later wrote to Fritz Lang seeking a screen career. Lang, impressed by her improvisational skill, arranged for her training through UFA, and at seventeen she was cast in the dual role of Maria and the Maschinenmensch in Lang’s Metropolis. During the late 1920s and early 19…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
