Martha Amalia "Maly" Delschaft (4 December 1898 – 20 August 1995) was a German

stage Stage or stages may refer to: Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly British theatre newspaper * Sta ...

and

film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

. After beginning in

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

, Delschaft switched to

silent films A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, whe ...

. She appeared in mainly

supporting role A supporting character is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protagonist, and appears or is mentioned in the story enough to be more than just a minor character or a cameo ap ...

s during the

Weimar Weimar is a city in the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in Central Germany between Erfurt in the west and Jena in the east, approximately southwest of Leipzig, north of Nuremberg and west of Dresden. Together with the neighbouri ...

and

Nazi Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in ...

eras. After the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

she worked in

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

for the state-controlled studio

DEFA DEFA (''Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft'') was the state-owned film studio of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) throughout the country's existence. Since 2019, DEFA's film heritage has been made accessible and licensable on the PRO ...

Selected filmography

Gedenktafel Kaiserdamm 89 (West) Maly Delschaft

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Danton Georges Jacques Danton (; 26 October 1759 – 5 April 1794) was a French lawyer and a leading figure in the French Revolution. He became a deputy to the Paris Commune, presided in the Cordeliers district, and visited the Jacobin club. In August ...

'' (1921) * '' The Lady and Her Hairdresser'' (1922) * '' Dudu, a Human Destiny'' (1924) * '' The Last Laugh'' (1924) * ''

When I Came Back ''When I Came Back'' (German: ''Als ich wiederkam'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Liane Haid, Max Hansen, and Henry Bender.Bock & Bergfelder p.181 The film is a sequel to ''The White Horse Inn'' (1926) an ...

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Cock of the Roost ''Cock of the Roost'' (german: Der Hahn im Korb) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Elga Brink and Maly Delschaft. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Reimann. Cas ...

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'' (1925) * '' The Man on the Comet'' (1925) * ''

The Iron Bride ''The Iron Bride'' (German: ''Die eiserne Braut'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Otto Gebühr, Claire Rommer and Maly Delschaft.Bock & Bergfelder p.150 The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl ...

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Three Waiting Maids ''Three Waiting Maids'' (german: Die drei Portiermädel) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Hanni Weisse, Maly Delschaft, and Bruno Kastner. It was remade in 1932 as '' Mrs. Lehmann's Daughters'' and the 1933 ...

'' (1925) * '' Rags and Silk'' (1925) * ''

Den of Iniquity ''Den of Iniquity'' (German: ''Sündenbabel'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Constantin J. David and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Jack Trevor and Maly Delschaft.Bock & Bergfelder p.229 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

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If You Have an Aunt ''If You Have an Aunt'' (German:''Wenn Du eine Tante hast'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Maly Delschaft, Wilhelm Diegelmann and Robert Garrison.Grange p.209 The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

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Anne-Liese of Dessau ''Anne-Liese of Dessau'' (german: Die Anne-Liese von Dessau) is a 1925 German silent historical film directed by James Bauer and starring Maly Delschaft, Werner Pittschau and Julia Serda.Grange p. 205 It portrays the life of Anna Louise Föhse ...

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The Man Without Sleep ''The Man Without Sleep'' (German: ''Der Mann ohne Schlaf'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Harry Liedtke, Maly Delschaft, and Fritz Kampers. It premiered in Berlin on 12 February 1926.Grange p.217-18 The film's ...

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The Last Horse Carriage in Berlin ''The Last Horse Carriage in Berlin'' (german: Die letzte Droschke von Berlin) is a 1926 German silent comedy drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lupu Pick, Hedwig Wangel, and Maly Delschaft. The film's art direction was by Franz S ...

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The White Horse Inn ''The White Horse Inn'' (or ''White Horse Inn'') (German title: ''Im weißen Rößl'' ) is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salz ...

'' (1926) * '' The Woman's Crusade'' (1926) * ''

The Ones Down There ''The Ones Down There'' (german: Die da unten) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Victor Janson and starring Maly Delschaft, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Walter Rilla. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil Jacek Rotmil ...

'' (1926) * '' Hunted People'' (1926) * ''

Linden Lady on the Rhine ''Linden Lady on the Rhine'' (German:''Lindenwirtin am Rhein'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Rolf Randolf and starring Maly Delschaft, Carl de Vogt and Alfred Solm.Thomas p.103 The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer. Cas ...

'' (1927) * '' The Curse of Vererbung'' (1927) * '' The Right to Live'' (1927) * ''

Excluded from the Public ''Excluded from the Public'' (German: ''Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Werner Krauss, Maly Delschaft and Vivian Gibson.St. Pierre p.207 It was shot at the Staak ...

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Caught in Berlin's Underworld ''Caught in Berlin's Underworld'' (German: ''Die Ausgestoßenen'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Martin Berger and starring Fritz Kortner, Maly Delschaft and Hans Stüwe.Grange p.268 Cast * Fritz Kortner as Lord * Maly Delsc ...

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Casanova's Legacy ''Casanova's Legacy'' (German: ''Casanovas Erbe'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Andrée Lafayette, Maly Delschaft and Elizza La Porta.Bock & Bergfelder p.156 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1928) * '' Master and Mistress'' (1928) * ''

The Fate of the House of Habsburg ''The Fate of the House of Habsburg'' (german: Das Schicksal derer von Habsburg) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by and starring Fritz Spira, Alfons Fryland, and Leni Riefenstahl Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (; 22 A ...

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Sixteen Daughters and No Father ''Sixteen Daughters and No Father'' (German: ''Sechzehn Töchter und kein Papa'') is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Paul Graetz and Camilla Spira.Parish p.533 The film's art direction was by August Rina ...

'' (1928) * '' The Right of the Unborn'' (1929) * ''

Eros in Chains ''Eros in Chains'' (German: ''Eros in Ketten'') is a 1929 Austrian-German silent film, silent drama film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Emmy Flemmich, Maly Delschaft and Walter Slezak.Dassanowsky p.38 Cast * Emmy Flemmich as Frau Maria Re ...

'' (1929) * '' The Chaste Coquette'' (1929) * ''

Andreas Hofer Andreas Hofer (22 November 1767 – 20 February 1810) was a Tyrolean innkeeper and drover, who in 1809 became the leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion against the Napoleonic and Bavarian invasion during the War of the Fifth Coalition. He was subse ...

'' (1929) * '' Echo of a Dream'' (1930) * '' Duty Is Duty'' (1931) * ''

My Wife, the Impostor ''My Wife, the Impostor'' (german: Meine Frau, die Hochstaplerin) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Heinz Rühmann, Käthe von Nagy and Fritz Grünbaum.Hake p. 95 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Th ...

'' (1931) * '' Without Meyer, No Celebration is Complete'' (1931) * ''

William Tell William Tell (german: Wilhelm Tell, ; french: Guillaume Tell; it, Guglielmo Tell; rm, Guglielm Tell) is a folk hero of Switzerland. According to the legend, Tell was an expert mountain climber and marksman with a crossbow who assassinated Albr ...

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The Private Life of Louis XIV ''The Private Life of Louis XIV'' or ''Liselotte of the Palatinate'' (German: ''Liselotte von der Pfalz'') is a 1935 German historical film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Renate Müller, Eugen Klöpfer and Maria Krahn.Hake p.145 It was sh ...

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Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne! ''Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne!'' (german: Nur nicht weich werden, Susanne!) is a 1935 German drama film directed by Arzén von Cserépy, and starring Jessie Vihrog, Veit Harlan, and Willi Schur. Plot The film takes place in the film milieu towards ...

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Paradies der Junggesellen ''Bachelors' Paradise'' (german: Paradies der Junggesellen) is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Josef Sieber, and Hans Brausewetter. It was based on a novel by Johannes Boldt. It was shot at the Ba ...

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Bachelor's Paradise ''Bachelors' Paradise'' (german: Paradies der Junggesellen) is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Josef Sieber, and Hans Brausewetter. It was based on a novel by Johannes Boldt. It was shot at the B ...

'' (1939) * ''

With the Eyes of a Woman ''With the Eyes of a Woman'' (German: ''Mit den Augen einer Frau'') is a 1942 German drama film directed by Karl Georg Külb and starring Ada Tschechowa, Olga Tschechowa and Gustav Fröhlich.Bock & Bergfelder p.485 The film's sets were designed b ...

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The Golden Spider ''The Golden Spider'' (german: Die goldene Spinne) is a 1943 German thriller film directed by Erich Engels and starring Kirsten Heiberg, Jutta Freybe, and Harald Paulsen. It was partly shot in Amsterdam. The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1943) * '' The Big Number'' (1943) * '' Blum Affair'' (1948) * '' Familie Benthin'' (1950) * ''

Der Kahn der fröhlichen Leute ''Der Kahn der fröhlichen Leute'' is an East German film directed by Hans Heinrich. It was released in 1950, and sold more than 4,100,000 tickets. Cast * Petra Peters as Marianne Butenschön * Fritz Wagner as Michael Staude * Joachim Brenneck ...

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Anna Susanna ''Anna Susanna'' is an East Germany, East German drama film directed by Richard Nicolas. It was released in 1953. Plot During the Great Depression, a rich businessman named Brinkmann decides sink his ship, ''Anna Susanna'', so he would be compen ...

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Before God and Man ''Before God and Man'' (German: ''Vor Gott und den Menschen'') is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Viktor de Kowa, Antje Weisgerber and Hans Söhnker. Elsaesser & Wedel p.81 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios i ...

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Alibi An alibi (from the Latin, '' alibī'', meaning "somewhere else") is a statement by a person, who is a possible perpetrator of a crime, of where they were at the time a particular offence was committed, which is somewhere other than where the crim ...

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I Was an Ugly Girl ''I Was an Ugly Girl'' (German: ''Ich war ein häßliches Mädchen'') is a 1955 West German romantic comedy film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Sonja Ziemann, Dieter Borsche and Karlheinz Böhm. It is based on the 1937 novel of the ...

'' (1955) * ''

Thomas Müntzer Thomas Müntzer ( – 27 May 1525) was a German preacher and theologian of the early Reformation whose opposition to both Martin Luther and the Roman Catholic Church led to his open defiance of late-feudal authority in central Germany. Müntzer w ...

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Widower with Five Daughters ''Widower with Five Daughters'' (german: Witwer mit 5 Töchtern) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Susanne Cramer, and Helmuth Lohner. It was shot at Göttingen Studios, with location shootin ...

'' (1957) * ''

Man in the River ''Man in the River'' (german: Der Mann im Strom) is a 1958 West German drama film directed by Eugen York and starring Hans Albers, Gina Albert and Helmut Schmid.Bock & Bergfelder p.7 It was one of the final appearances of the veteran star Albers. ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Csardas King ''The Csardas King'' (German: ''Der Czardas-König'') is a 1958 West German musical film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Rudolf Schock and Elma Karlowa.Bock & Bergfelder p.61 It is a biopic of the life of the Hungarian op ...

'' (1958) * ''

My Wife Makes Music ''My Wife Makes Music'' (german: Meine Frau macht Musik) is an East German musical film directed by Hans Heinrich. It was released in 1958, and sold 6,052,050 tickets. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's set's were desig ...

'' (1958) * ''

Emilia Galotti ''Emilia Galotti'' () is a play in five acts by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), which premiered on 8 March 1772 in Brunswick ("Braunschweig" in German). The work is a classic example of German '' bürgerliches Trauerspiel'' (bourgeois ...

'' (1958) * '' No Trouble with Cleopatra'' (1960) * '' Two Among Millions'' (1961)

Bibliography

* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005. * St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. ''E.A. Dupont and His Contribution to British Film''. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 2010.

External links

* 1898 births 1995 deaths German film actresses German silent film actresses German stage actresses Actresses from Hamburg 20th-century German actresses East German actors East German women {{Germany-film-actor-stub