Hella Petri
Hella Petri | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 December 1916 |
| Died | 14 May 1999 (aged 82) |
| Other names | Hella Crossley, Hella Lexington |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1944–1995 (Film and TV) |
Hella Petri (1916–1999) was a Hungarian-French actress who appeared in film and television.[1][2] She began her career with uncredited appearances in several Hollywood productions in the mid-1940s. She subsequently returned to Europe and appeared in supporting roles in films in West Germany and France.[3] She was also sometimes credited as Hella Lexington. She was married to fellow actor Peter von Zerneck.
Selected filmography
- The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
- Phantom Lady (1944)
- The Hitler Gang (1944)
- Girls of the Big House (1945)
- Sensation Hunters (1945)
- Cloak and Dagger (1946)
- The Midnight Venus (1951)
- Wild West in Upper Bavaria (1951)
- Road to Home (1952)
- The Secret of Helene Marimon (1954)
- Lettere di una novizia (1960)
- No Burials on Sunday (1960)
- A Monkey in Winter (1962)
- Mata Hari, Agent H21 (1964)
- Requiem pour un caïd (1964)
- L'autre femme (1964)
- Relax Darling (1964)
- L'amour à la chaîne (1965)
- Lady L (1965)
- Alyse et Chloé (1970)
- The Marseille Contract (1974)
- Violins at the Ball (1974)
- To Forget Venice (1979)
- La scarlatine (1983)
- Cent francs l'amour (1986)
References
- ^ Bizio & Laffranchi p.51
- ^ "Hella Petri". Unifrance. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
- ^ Lentz p.286 & 298
Bibliography
- Bizio, Silvia & Laffranchi, Claudia. Cinema Italian style: Italians at the Academy Awards. Gremese, 2002.
- Lentz, Harris M. Feature Films, 1960–1969: A Filmography of English-Language and Major Foreign-Language United States Releases. McFarland, 2009.
External links
- Hella Petri at IMDb