Brigitte Horney (, 29 March 1911 – 27 July 1988) was a

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theatre and film actress. Best remembered was her role as Empress Katherine the Great in the 1943 version of the

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film version of '' Baron Münchhausen'', directed by

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, with

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in the title role.

Life and work

Brigitte Horney was born and grew up in Dahlem,

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, the daughter of noted psychoanalyst

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. She was, for more than a decade, engaged with Berlin's Volksbühne. When she accepted the starring role in the highly popular film ''

Love, Death and the Devil ''Love, Death and the Devil'' (german: Liebe, Tod und Teufel) is a 1934 German drama film directed by Heinz Hilpert and Reinhart Steinbicker and starring Käthe von Nagy, Albin Skoda and Brigitte Horney. It is based on Robert Louis Stevenson ...

'' (1934), a new star was born with the ''Leitmotif'' song "So oder so ist das Leben". Horney was a good friend of the actor

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and appeared in four films with him. Although Gottschalk had fallen from favor with

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officials, Horney attended Gottschalk's funeral (Germany, 1941), regardless of the political and career implications of doing so. After the

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she became an American citizen, but continued to visit Germany frequently, where she had a house in Bavaria. She married the eminent Jewish art historian Hanns Swarzenski, a leading authority on German Romanesque manuscripts. She continued to work in films and television (i.e. ''Oliver Twist'') until her death in

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in 1988.

Selected filmography

Film

* '' Farewell'' (1930) - Hella, retailer * ''Fra Diavolo'' (1931) - Anita * ''

Rasputin, Demon with Women ''Rasputin, Demon with Women'' (German: ''Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen'') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Conrad Veidt, Paul Otto and Hermine Sterler. It portrays the influence wielded by Grigori Rasputin over the ...

'' (1932) * '' The Country Schoolmaster'' (1933) - Martha Detlefsen * ''Ein Mann will nach Deutschland'' (1934) - Manuela Ortiguez * ''

The Eternal Dream ''The Eternal Dream'' (german: Der ewige Traum) is a 1934 German historical film directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Sepp Rist and Brigitte Horney.Hinton p. 18 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Werner Schlich ...

'' (1934) - Maria * ''

'' (1934) - Ruby * '' Blood Brothers'' (1935) - Mara, die Magd * ''

'' (1935) - Marie *''

The Green Domino ''The Green Domino'' (french: Le Domino vert) is a 1935 French/German drama film directed by Henri Decoin and Herbert Selpin, based on play by Erich Ebermayer. It tells the story of a rich heiress who falls in love with an art critic after his wi ...

'' (1935) - Ellen Fehling / Marianne Fehling * '' Savoy Hotel 217'' (1936) - Nastasja Andrejevna Daschenko * ''

City of Anatol ''City of Anatol'' (german: Stadt Anatol) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Horney and Fritz Kampers. It is based on a 1932 novel '' City of Anatol'' by Bernhard Kellermann. The film ...

'' (1936) - Franziska Maniu * '' The House of the Spaniard'' (1936) - Margarita de Guzman * '' Secret Lives'' (1937) - Lena Schmidt * ''Der Katzensteg'' (1937) - Dienstmagd Regine Hackelberg - Tochter * ''

Faded Melody ''Faded Melody'' (german: Verklungene Melodie) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Brigitte Horney, Willy Birgel and Carl Raddatz.Hake p. 247The film was made by Germany's largest studio of the era UFA. It was sh ...

'' (1938) - Barbara Lorenz * ''Revolutionshochzeit'' (1938) - Aline * ''

Anna Favetti ''Anna Favetti'' is a 1938 German romantic drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Brigitte Horney, Mathias Wieman and Gina Falckenberg.Bock & Bergfelder p. 217 The screenplay was written by Walter von Hollander, adapted from his own ...

'' (1938) - Anna Favetti * '' You and I'' (1938) - Anna Uhlig * ''

Uproar in Damascus ''Uproar in Damascus'' (German: ''Aufruhr in Damaskus'') is a 1939 German thriller film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Brigitte Horney, Joachim Gottschalk and Hans Nielsen. It is set during the First World War with German troops battlin ...

'' (1939) - Vera Niemayer * ''

Target in the Clouds ''Target in the Clouds'' (German: ''Ziel in den Wolken'') is a 1939 German drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Albert Matterstock, Leny Marenbach and Brigitte Horney. It was based on a novel by Hans Rabl. The film portrays t ...

'' (1939) - Margot Boje * '' The Governor'' (1939) - Maria * '' A Woman Like You'' (1939) - Dr. Maria Pretorius * ''

Liberated Hands ''Liberated Hands'' or ''Freed Hands'' (german: Befreite Hände) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Brigitte Horney, Olga Tschechowa and Ewald Balser.Hake p. 198 It was screened at the 8th Venice International Fi ...

'' (1939) - Dürthen, Schafhirtin * ''

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'' (1940) - Anna * ''

The Girl from Fano ''The Girl from Fano'' (german: Das Mädchen von Fanö) is a 1941 German drama film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Brigitte Horney, Joachim Gottschalk and Gustav Knuth.Hake p. 215 The film is based on a novel by Günther Weisenborn and i ...

'' (1941) - Patricia * ' (1941) - Maria Roth * ''

Beloved World ''Beloved World'' (german: Geliebte Welt) is a 1942 German romantic comedy film directed by Emil Burri and starring Brigitte Horney, Willy Fritsch, and Paul Dahlke.Hake p. 195 It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich Munich ( ; ge ...

'' (1942) - Karin Ranke * ''

Baron Munchhausen Baron Munchausen (; ) is a fictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 book '' Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia''. The character is loosely based on a real ...

'' (1943) - Tsarin Catherine II * ''Am Ende der Welt'' (1947) - Roberta Bell * ' (1948) - Christine * ''Verspieltes Leben'' (1949) - Ulyssa von Siebenmühlen * ''

Melody of Fate ''Melody of Fate'' (german: Melodie des Schicksals) is a 1950 West German drama film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Brigitte Horney, Viktor de Kowa and Mathias Wieman.Bock & Bergfelder p.150 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berli ...

'' (1950) * ''

As Long as You're Near Me ''As Long as You're Near Me'' (german: Solange Du da bist) is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring Maria Schell and O.W. Fischer and Hardy Krüger.Bock & Bergfelder p.127 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Muni ...

'' (1953) - Mona Arendt * '' Prisoners of Love'' (1954) - Dr. Hildegard Thomas * '' The Last Summer'' (1954) - Tatjana Tolemainen * ''

The Glass Tower ''The Glass Tower'' (german: Der gläserne Turm) is a 1957 West German drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring Lilli Palmer, O.E. Hasse and Peter van Eyck.Bock & Bergfelder p.356 It was made by Bavaria Film at their studios in Munich. ...

'' (1957) - Dr. Bruning * ''

Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen ''Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen'' (german: Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen) is a 1960 German drama film directed by Frank Wisbar. It dramatizes the sinking of , which was sunk while carrying German servicemen and around 6,000 civilian evacuees. Heinz Sc ...

'' (1960) - Generalin von Reuss * '' The Inheritance of Bjorndal'' (1960) - Tante Eleonore * ''

The Cry of the Wild Geese ''The Cry of the Wild Geese'' (German: ''Ruf der Wildgänse'') is a 1961 Austrian historical drama film directed by Hans Heinrich and starring Ewald Balser, Heidemarie Hatheyer and Brigitte Horney.Bock & Bergfelder p.217 The film's sets were de ...

'' (1961) - Mrs. Sandbo * ''

Miracle of the White Stallions ''Miracle of the White Stallions'' is a 1963 American adventure war film released by Walt Disney starring Robert Taylor (playing Alois Podhajsky), Lilli Palmer, and Eddie Albert. It is the story of the evacuation of the Lipizzaner horses ...

'' (1963) - Countess Arco-Valley * ''

Neues vom Hexer ''Neues vom Hexer'' (lit. "News from the Sorcerer"), aka ''Again the Ringer'', is a 1965 West German black-and-white crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache. It is part of a series of German screen adaptations of Edgar W ...

'' (1965) - Lady Aston * ''

I Am Looking for a Man ''I Am Looking for a Man'' (german: Ich suche einen Mann) is a 1966 West German romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Ghita Nørby, Walter Giller and Brigitte Horney.Parish p.223 Cast * Ghita Nørby as Barbara Schönfe ...

'' (1966) - Helene Schmidt * '' The Trygon Factor'' (1966) - Sister General * ' (1977, TV film) - Julia * ''

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'' (1981) - Grandma * '' Bella Donna'' (1983) - Jutta

Television

* ''

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'' - Season 4, Episode 3: "Eine Nacht im Oktober" (1977) - Mrs. Lechner * ' (1978, TV series) - Grandmother * ''

'' - Season 7, Episode 6: "Die Entscheidung" (1980) - Ina Hauff * ''

Huckleberry Finn and His Friends ''Huckleberry Finn and His Friends'' is a 1979 television series documenting the exploits of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, based on the novels ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876) and ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884) by American wr ...

'' (1980, TV miniseries) - Aunt Polly * '' Jakob und Adele'' (1982–1989, TV series) - Adele Schliemann * ''

Teufels Großmutter ''Teufels Großmutter'' (''Devil's Grandmother'') is a twelve-part German/Swiss comedy television series which ran for one season in 1985 and 1986. Co-produced by SF DRS in Switzerland and ZDF in Germany, it was scripted by Justus Pfaue and d ...

'' (1986, TV series) - Dorothea Teufel * ''

Das Erbe der Guldenburgs ''Das Erbe der Guldenburgs'' ("The legacy of the Guldenburgs") is a German television series that originally aired on ZDF from 1987 to 1990 and revolves around the destiny of the Guldenburgs, a wealthy aristocratic family, and their nouveau riche ...

'' (1987–1989, TV series) - Hertha von Guldenburg (final appearance)

External links

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Brigitte Horney - Postcards and Tobacco cards
{{DEFAULTSORT:Horney, Brigitte 1911 births 1988 deaths German film actresses German television actresses 20th-century German actresses German stage actresses German emigrants to the United States Actresses from Berlin People from Steglitz-Zehlendorf