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Thea von Harbou

Thea von Harbou

1888 – 1954·Tauperlitz, Germany

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.

Filmography

Destiny

Destiny

1921
The Burning Soil

The Burning Soil

1922
Phantom

Phantom

1922
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

1922
Michael

Michael

1924
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

1924
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

1924
Metropolis

Metropolis

1927
Spies

Spies

1928
Woman in the Moon

Woman in the Moon

1929
M

M

1931
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

1933