Lucie Höflich (born Helene Lucie von Holwede; 20 February 1883 – 9 October 1956) was a German actress, teacher and head of the Staatliche Schauspielschule (State Drama School) in Berlin.
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FemBio In 1937 she was named the ''Staats-Schauspielerin'' (''State Actress'') and in 1953 she was awarded the

Bundesverdienstkreuz The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (, or , BVO) is the highest federal decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It may be awarded for any field of endeavor. It was created by the first President of the Federal Republic ...

Stage appearances

Lucie Höflich was born in

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and debuted at the age of 16 at the

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City Theater and in 1901 moved to the Intime Theater von Nürnberg, and then to the Raimund-Theater in Vienna. In 1903

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recruited her to the Deutsches Theater in Berlin where she performed until 1932. Examples of her appearances were as ' in Heinrich von Kleist's ' in 1905 and as Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in 1907. While still active on stage she appeared in her first film, the ' in 1913. She died in West Berlin in 1956, aged 73.

Selected filmography

Among the films she acted in were ''Maria Magdalene'' in 1929, '' Die Straße'' in 1923, '' Tartüff'' in 1925, the 1936 '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women'', the Nazi Propaganda Film ''

Ohm Krüger ''Ohm Krüger'' (English: ''Uncle Krüger'') is a 1941 German biographical film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Emil Jannings, Lucie Höflich, and Werner Hinz. It was one of a series of major propaganda films produced in Nazi Germany ...

'' in 1941, with her last being the 1956 '' The Story of Anastasia''. * ''

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'' (1920) as Klara * ''

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'' (1920) as

* '' The Rats'' (1921) as Mrs. John * ''

Seafaring Is Necessary ''Seafaring Is Necessary'' (German: ''Seefahrt ist Not'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Hans Marr, Lucie Höflich and Ilka Grüning. It is based on a novel by Gorch Fock.Das Ufa-Buch p.76 The fi ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Inheritance of Tordis ''The Inheritance of Tordis'' (German: ''Die Erbin von Tordis'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Robert Dinesen and starring Ica von Lenkeffy, Paul Hartmann and Adolf Klein.Grange p.95 The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1921) as Anna Kathrins's mother * '' A Glass of Water'' (1923) as the Duchess of Marlborough * ''

The Lost Shoe ''The Lost Shoe'' () 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 Babelsberg Studios in Berl ...

'' (1923) as Countess Benrat * '' The Street'' (1923) as the wife of the petty bourgeois man * '' Nora'' (1923) as Mrs. Linden * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

The Secret Agent ''The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale'' is an anarchist spy fiction novel by Polish-British author Joseph Conrad, first published on 12 September 1907.. The story is set in Soho, London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Adolf Verloc and his work as a sp ...

'' (1924) as the Duchess's mother * '' A Waltz Dream'' (1925) * '' Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand'' (1925) * '' The House of Lies'' (1926) as Gina * ''

Only a Dancing Girl ''Only a Dancing Girl'' (, ) is a 1926 German-Swedish silent drama film directed by Olof Molander and starring Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen and Harry Halm. It is based on the novel '' Pierre and Jean'' by Guy de Maupassant. The film's sets ...

'' (1926) as Mrs. Radinger * '' The Beaver Coat'' (1928) as Mrs. Wolff * '' Life's Circus'' (1928) as the wife * ''

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as the First World War, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip ...

'' (1931) as the Czarina * ''

The White Demon ''The White Demon'' (German: ''Der weiße Dämon'') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Hans Albers, Gerda Maurus and Peter Lorre.Kreimeier pp. 198–199 The film is also known by the alternative title of ''Dope' ...

'' (1932) as Gildemeister's Mother * '' The Golden Anchor'' (1932) as Honorine * ''

The Burning Secret ''The Burning Secret'' () is a 1933 Austrian-German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Alfred Abel, Hilde Wagener and Hans Joachim Schaufuß. It was based on the 1913 novella of the same title by Stefan Zweig. It was released ...

'' (1933) as the wife's mother * ''

Peer Gynt ''Peer Gynt'' (, ) is a five-Act (drama), act play in verse written in 1867 by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. It is one of Ibsen's best known and most widely performed plays. ''Peer Gynt'' chronicles the journey of its title character fr ...

'' (1934) as Mother Aase * '' Family Parade'' (1936) as Mrs. Applequist * '' The Czar's Courier'' (1936) as Marfa Strogoff * '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (1936) as Rosa * '' The Citadel of Warsaw'' (1937) as Frau Welgorska * ''

Robert Koch Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch ( ; ; 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist. As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases including tuberculosis, cholera and anthrax, he i ...

'' (1939) as Mrs. Paul * '' We Danced Around the World'' (1939) as Jenny Hill * '' The Fox of Glenarvon'' (1940) as Baroness Margit O'Connor * ''

'' (1941) as Sanna Krüger * '' Das Grosse Spiel'' (1942) as Mrs. Klebuch * '' Laugh Bajazzo'' (1943) as Emelia * '' Sky Without Stars'' (1955) as Mother Mathilde Kaminski * '' The Story of Anastasia'' (1956) as Mrs. Bäumle

References

External links

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Lucie Höflich filmography from www.filmportal.deLucie Höflich
Photographs from virtual history * 1883 births 1956 deaths Actresses from Hanover People from the Province of Hanover German film actresses German silent film actresses German stage actresses Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 19th-century German actresses 20th-century German actresses {{Germany-stage-actor-stub