Greta Schröder (27 June 1892 – 8 June 1980) was a German actress. She is best known for the role of Ellen Hutter, Thomas Hutter's wife and the cause of Count Orlok's destruction in ''

Nosferatu ''Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror'' () is a 1922 silent film, silent German Expressionism (cinema), German Expressionist vampire film directed by F. W. Murnau from a screenplay by Henrik Galeen. It stars Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire who ...

'' (1922). In the fictionalized 2000 film ''

Shadow of the Vampire ''Shadow of the Vampire'' is a 2000 horror film directed by E. Elias Merhige and written by Steven Katz. The film stars John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe. It is a fictionalized account of the making of the classic vampire film '' Nosferatu, ei ...

'', she is portrayed as having been a famous actress during the making of ''Nosferatu'', but in fact she was little known. The bulk of her career was during the 1920s, and she continued to act well into the 1950s, but by the 1930s her roles had diminished to only occasional appearances. Following a failed marriage with struggling actor Ernst Matray, she was married to actor and film director Paul Wegener. According to the Austrian writer

Kay Weniger Kay Weniger (born 1956) is an Austrian writer of books on media issues. He published an eight-volume encyclopaedia on international film people. Biography Weniger is the son of the German stage and film actress and the Austrian stage actor ...

, Greta Schröder died in 1980, though some sources mention 1967.

Filmography

Actress

* 1913: * 1920: '' The Red Peacock'' as Alfred's sister * 1920: '' The Golem: How He Came into the World'' as a lady of the court * 1920: '' The Closed Chain'' * 1921: '' The Lost Shadow'' as Countess Dorothea Durande * 1921: '' Circus of Life'' as Alegria * 1921: '' Marizza'' as Sadja * 1922: ''

'' as Ellen Hutter * 1922: * 1923: * 1923: '' Paganini'' as Antonia Paganini * 1930: (re-edited version of ''Nosferatu'' with sound) * 1937: ''

Victoria the Great ''Victoria the Great'' is a 1937 British historical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook and Walter Rilla. When Laurence Housman's play '' Victoria Regina'' was banned by the Lord Chamberlain (in 1935 the r ...

'' as Baroness Lehzen * 1938: ''

Sixty Glorious Years ''Sixty Glorious Years'' is a 1938 British colour film directed by Herbert Wilcox. The film is a sequel to the 1937 film '' Victoria the Great''. The film is also known as ''Queen of Destiny'' in the US. Cast *Anna Neagle as Queen Victoria * ...

'' as Baroness Lehzen * 1943: '' Melody of a Great City'' * 1943: '' Wild Bird'' as Jutta Lossen * 1945: '' Kolberg'' as Sophie Marie von Voß * 1951: ''

Maria Theresa Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position suo jure, in her own right. She was the ...

'' * 1953: ''

Stars Over Colombo ''Stars Over Colombo'' () is a 1953 West German adventure film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Kristina Söderbaum, Willy Birgel and Adrian Hoven.Bock & Bergfelder p. 43 It was made in two parts, with a sequel '' The Prisoner of the Maharaj ...

'' * 1953: '' Anna Louise and Anton''

Writer

* 1915: * 1916:

References in popular culture

* In the 2000 film ''

'', which depicted the production of ''Nosferatu,'' Catherine McCormack portrayed Greta Schröder.

References

External links

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Text of a letter by Greta Schröder from 1911
1892 births 1980 deaths German stage actresses German film actresses German silent film actresses 20th-century German actresses Actresses from Düsseldorf {{Germany-film-actor-1890s-stub