Lya De Putti
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Amalia Putti January 10, 1897 Vécse, Austria-Hungary, (today Vojčice, Slovakia) |
| Died | November 27, 1931 (aged 34) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1918–1929 |
| Spouse(s) | Zoltán Szepessy (1913-1918) |
Lya de Putti (January 10, 1897 – November 27, 1931) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era, noted for her portrayal of vamp characters.
Born as Amália Putti (Hungarian: Putti Amália) in Vécse, Austria-Hungary (today Vojčice, Slovakia), she was one of the four children of Gyula Putti (Hungarian: Putti Gyula), a cavalry officer, and his wife, the former Mária Holyos (Hungarian: Holyos Mária). She had two brothers, Géza and Sándor, the latter served as a first lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian army, and a sister, Mária.
She began her stage career on the Hungarian Vaudeville circuit. She soon progressed to Berlin, where after performing in the ballet, she made her screen debut in 1918. She became the premiere danseuse at the Berlin Winter Garden in 1924.
Around that time German film director Joe May noticed her and cast her in her first important film, The Mistress of the World (1919). She followed this success with noteworthy performances in Manon Lescaut and Varieté (1925). The latter featured her opposite Emil Jannings and directed by E. A. Dupont. Both films are UFA productions. While in Germany, de Putti starred with such actors as Conrad Veidt, Alfred Abel, Werner Krauss, Grete Mosheim, and Lil Dagover and was filmed by directors F. W. Murnau and Fritz Lang.
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