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Lya de Putti (born Amália Helena Mária Róza Putti; Hungarian: Putti Amália Helena Mária Róza, 10 January 1897 – 27 November 1931) was a Hungarian film actress during the silent era. She was noted for her portrayals of vamp characters.
Lya De Putti. Actress: Othello. The daughter of a Hungarian baroness and a military officer, Lya De Putti went on to perform classical ballet in Berlin, Germany, after a brief stint in Hungarian vaudeville. She later made several films at the German UFA studios, most notably Variety (1925), before going to Hollywood in 1926.
Lya De Putti. Actress: Othello. The daughter of a Hungarian baroness and a military officer, Lya De Putti went on to perform classical ballet in Berlin, Germany, after a brief stint in Hungarian vaudeville. She later made several films at the German UFA studios, most notably Variety (1925), before going to Hollywood in 1926. While in America she starred in several movies, mostly in vamp roles.
In the 1972 film musical Cabaret, set in Weimar-era Berlin, Sally Bowles, played by Liza Minnelli, name-checks Lya de Putti as her favorite actress and imitates her style, what Bowles calls “divine decadence.”. Although de Putti made her last film in 1929 and died in 1931, the already-forgotten actress was evoked as the epitome of a German ...
Lya's father, Julius de Putti, reputedly a baron of Italian descent, was a cavalry officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army. There were two brothers, Geza and Alexander, and a sister, Mitzi. Lya was christened Amalia. Throughout her childhood, the family lovingly called her Mali. She enjoyed all the advantages of a well-bred and privileged upbringing.
Lya De Putti, born Amália Putti, was an Hungarian film actress of the silent era, noted for her portrayal of vamp characters. 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. During her short film career, 1918 - 1929, she appears in 35 feature films.
Jan 11, 2020 · Born 1897 in Vécse, Hungarian film actress Lya De Putti 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 ...
