Lya De Putti
actress
- Birth name:
- Putty Amália
- Born:
- 1896-01-10, Vécse, Austria-Hungary [now Vojcice, Slovakia]
- Died:
- 1931-11-27, New York City, New York, USA
- Professions:
- actress
Biography
The daughter of a Hungarian baroness and a military officer, Lya De Putti went on to perform classical ballet in Berlin, Germany, after a brief stint in Hungarian vaudeville. She later made several films at the German UFA studios, most notably Variety (1925), before going to Hollywood in 1926. While in America she starred in several movies, mostly in vamp roles.
Filmography
In the vault (27)
