Helga Amalia Thomas (8 July 1891 – 6 July 1988) was a

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. Thomas was born in Skog parish in

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. She had a career in

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during the silent era, between 1923 and 1930. She died in

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in 1988, two days before her 97th birthday.

Selected filmography

* ''

One Glass of Water ''A Glass of Water'' (German: ''Ein Glas Wasser'') is a 1923 German silent historical drama film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Mady Christians, Lucie Höflich and Hans Brausewetter. It premiered at the UFA-Palast am Zoo on 1 February 1 ...

'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

The Lost Shoe ''The Lost Shoe'' (german: Der verlorene Schuh) is a 1923 German silent fantasy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Helga Thomas, Paul Hartmann and Mady Christians. Its plot is loosely based on that of Cinderella. It was shot at the ...

'' (1923) * '' The Second Shot'' (1923) * ''

Rosenmontag ( en, Rose Monday) is the highlight of the German (carnival), and takes place on the Shrove Monday before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Mardi Gras, though celebrated on Fat Tuesday, is a similar event. is celebrated in German-speaking ...

'' (1924) * '' The Man in the Fire '' (1926) * '' The Poacher'' (1926) * ''

A Day of Roses in August ''A Day of Roses in August'' (german: Ein Tag der Rosen im August) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Max Mack and starring Eduard von Winterstein, Margarete Schön, and Ernst Rückert. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The ...

'' (1927) * ''

German Women - German Faithfulness ''German Women - German Faithfulness'' (German: ''Deutsche Frauen - Deutsche Treue'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Eugen Neufeld, Philipp Manning and Helga Thomas.Loveless, 2005, p. 205 Its title ...

'' (1927) * '' The Sinner'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

Beware of Loose Women ''Beware of Loose Women'' (german: Hütet euch vor leichten Frauen) is a 1929 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Rudolf Lettinger, André Mattoni, and Margarete Schön.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929)

References

* Kester, Bernadette. ''Film Front Weimar: Representations of the First World War in German films of the Weimar Period (1919-1933)''. Amsterdam University Press, 2003.
Helga Thomas
in the Swedish Film Database

External links

* 1891 births 1988 deaths Swedish film actresses Swedish silent film actresses 20th-century Swedish actresses People from Västernorrland County {{Sweden-actor-stub