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Roma Bahn (1896–1975) 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 (), li ...
.Fuegi p.201 On stage she was notable for her performances as Polly in the original 1928 production of ''
The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a " play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, '' The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with mu ...
''. In cinema she played supporting roles in films made 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 eras.


Selected filmography

* ''
From Morn to Midnight ''From Morn to Midnight'' (german: Von morgens bis mitternachts) is a 1920 German silent expressionist film directed by Karlheinz Martin based on the 1912 play '' From Morning to Midnight'' by Georg Kaiser. It is one of the most radical films ...
'' (1920) * '' Unheimliche Geschichten'' (1932) * ''
Anna and Elizabeth ''Anna and Elizabeth'' (german: Anna und Elisabeth) is a 1933 German drama film directed by Frank Wisbar and starring Dorothea Wieck, Hertha Thiele and Mathias Wieman. The film reunited Wieck and Thiele who had starred in ''Mädchen in Uniform'' ...
'' (1933) * ''
Scandal at the Fledermaus ''Scandal at the Fledermaus'' (German: ''Skandal um die Fledermaus'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Viktor de Kowa, Maria Andergast and Adele Sandrock. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.192 Th ...
'' (1936) * '' The Girl Irene'' (1936) * '' The Deruga Case'' (1938) * '' Three Fathers for Anna'' (1939) * ''
Detours to Happiness ''Detours to Happiness'' (German: ''Umwege zum Glück'') is a 1939 German drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Ewald Balser, Lil Dagover and Viktor Staal. Klaus p.184 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on locatio ...
'' (1939) * ''
Police Report In legal terminology, a complaint is any formal legal document that sets out the facts and legal reasons (see: cause of action) that the filing party or parties (the plaintiff(s)) believes are sufficient to support a claim against the party ...
'' (1939) * ''
Madame Butterfly ''Madama Butterfly'' (; ''Madame Butterfly'') is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is based on the short story " Madame Butterfly" (1898) by John Lut ...
'' (1939) * ''
Diesel Diesel may refer to: * Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression * Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines * Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engin ...
'' (1942) * ''
The Crew of the Dora ''The Crew of the Dora'' (german: Besatzung Dora) is a 1943 German film about ''Luftwaffe'' pilots. It depicts a love triangle involving two of them being overcome by their participation in battle together. The film was banned in 1944, because ...
'' (1943) * ''
Wild Bird ''Wild Bird'' is an album by American pianist Hal Galper released on the Mainstream Records, Mainstream label in 1972.Mask in Blue'' (1943) * ''
The Wedding Hotel ''The Wedding Hotel'' (german: Das Hochzeitshotel) is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Karin Hardt, René Deltgen and Walter Janssen. Due to Allied bombing raids on German cities like Berlin, much of the film was shot ...
'' (1944) * '' Amico'' (1949) * ''
Turtledove General Delivery ''Turtledove General Delivery'' (german: Postlagernd Turteltaube) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Gerhard T. Buchholz and starring Horst Niendorf, Barbara Rütting and Heinz Schacht.Bock & Bergfelder p. 305 The title is a referenc ...
'' (1952) * '' The Phantom of the Big Tent'' (1954) * '' Like Once Lili Marleen'' (1956) * '' Confess, Doctor Corda'' (1958)


References


Bibliography

* John Fuegi. ''Brecht and Company: Sex, Politics, and the Making of the Modern Drama''. Grove Press, 2002.


External links

* Actresses from Berlin 1896 births 1975 deaths German film actresses German stage actresses Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Germany-film-bio-stub