Helen von Münchofen (often spelt Helen von Muenchhofen) (1904–1956) was a Danish-German

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 ...

. She was born in

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, but later moved to Germany, where she embarked on a career in films. She played a small part in

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'' in 1927, but then gained more substantial roles in

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s of the late 1920s. Following the Nazi rise to power in 1933 she returned to Denmark, where she appeared in

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The Golden Smile ''The Golden Smile'' (Danish:''Det gyldne smil'') is a 1935 Danish drama film directed by Pál Fejös and starring Bodil Ipsen, Helen von Münchofen and John Price.Sadoul & Morris p.80 The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinz F ...

'' (1935). Her daughter, Helen von Münchofen became an actress as well. Her granddaughter Suzanne Doucet, is an actress, musician, singer and composer.

Selected filmography

* '' Queen of the Boulevards'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

'' (1927) * '' The Girl Without a Homeland'' (1927) * '' Give Me Life'' (1928) * '' Lady in the Spa'' (1929) * ''

'' (1935)

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* 1904 births 1956 deaths Danish film actresses Danish silent film actresses German film actresses German silent film actresses Danish emigrants to Germany Actresses from Copenhagen 20th-century Danish actresses 20th-century German actresses {{Germany-actor-stub