Helena D'Algy (1906 - ?) was a Portuguese stage and film actress. D'Algy performed on Broadway in the ''

Ziegfeld Follies The ''Ziegfeld Follies'' were a series of elaborate theatrical revue productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 to 1931, with renewals in 1934, 1936, 1943, and 1957. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as '' The Ziegfeld Foll ...

of 1923'' and ''The Sex Fable'' (1931). She appeared in 20 films, the majority in

Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood ...

during the

silent era A silent film is a film without 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, wh ...

. Her career began to falter following the introduction of

sound In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the br ...

. D'Algy later starred in the Spanish-language box office hit '' Suburban Melody'' (1933), her last known film role.Finkielman p. 183 She was the sister of actor

Tony D'Algy Tony D'Algy (born Antonio Eduardo Lozano Guedes; 1897 – 29 April 1977) was a Portuguese film actor. He appeared in 57 films between 1924 and 1949, including ''The Boob'', a silent comedy where Joan Crawford makes one of her first appearanc ...

. She was last seen in a 1991 documentary.

Selected filmography

* '' Lend Me Your Husband'' (1924) * ''

It Is the Law ''It Is the Law'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent mystery film directed by J. Gordon Edwards (director), J. Gordon Edwards and starring Arthur Hohl, Herbert Heyes, and Mona Palma. It is a film adaptation of the 1922 Broadway theatre, Br ...

'' (1924) * '' A Sainted Devil'' (1924) * ''

Pretty Ladies ''Pretty Ladies'' is a 1925 American silent comedy drama film starring ZaSu Pitts and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film is a fictional recreation of the famed Ziegfeld Follies. Directed by Monta Bell, the film was written by Alice ...

'' (1925) * '' Daddy's Gone A-Hunting'' (1925) * ''

Confessions of a Queen ''Confessions of a Queen'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström based upon a novel by Alphonse Daudet, ''Les Rois en Exil''. Only an incomplete print of the film survives.(Wayback Machine) The film's sets were des ...

'' (1925) * ''

Siberia Siberia ( ; , ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states ...

'' (1926) * ''

Don Juan Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni ( Italian), is a legendary fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. The original version of the story of Don Juan appears in the 1630 play (''The Trickster of Seville and t ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Cowboy and the Countess ''The Cowboy and the Countess'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Buck Jones, Helena D'Algy, and Diana Miller. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jerry Whipple, daredevil of the Weste ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Exquisite Sinner ''The Exquisite Sinner'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and adapted by Alice Duer Miller from the novel ''Escape'' by Alden Brooks. Starring Conrad Nagel and Renée Adorée, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) n ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Silver Treasure ''The Silver Treasure'' is a 1926 American silent action drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring George O'Brien. It is based on the 1904 novel ''Nostromo'' by Joseph Conrad. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporati ...

'' (1926) * ''

A Race of Noblemen ''A Race of Noblemen'' (Spanish:''Raza de hidalgos'') is a 1927 Spanish silent film directed by and starring Tony D'Algy.Labanyi & Pavlović p.18 It was shot at the Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of ...

'' (1927) * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) * ''

Between Night and Day ''Between Night and Day'' (Spanish: ''Entre noche y día'') is a 1931 British Spanish-language mystery film directed by Albert de Courville and Fernando Gomis. It was made at Walton Studios as the Spanish-language version of the British mystery f ...

'' (1932) * '' Suburban Melody'' (1933)

References

Bibliography

* Finkielman, Jorge (2004). ''The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland

External links

* 1906 births Year of death missing Place of death missing 20th-century Portuguese actresses Actresses from Lisbon Expatriate actresses in the United States Portuguese expatriates in the United States Portuguese film actresses Portuguese silent film actresses {{Portugal-actor-stub