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Edith Meinhard (22. November 1908 as ''Herma Ruth Edith Kötteritzsch'' in Berlin - 26. June 1968 in West-Berlin) was a German actress who appeared in more than fifty films during her career, including the 1929 film ''
Diary of a Lost Girl ''Diary of a Lost Girl'' () is a 1929 German silent film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring American silent star Louise Brooks. The film was shot in Black-and-white#Media, black and white, and diverse versions of the film ranged from 79 minu ...
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Life and work

Little is known about Edith Meinhard, although in the 1930s she was one of the busiest actresses in Germany. She made her silent film debut at the age of 10.Edith Meinhard: Von Ratten und Autogrammjägern, in: Mein Film, Nr. 300, S. 12 A few years later, the Defu production company hired her for two silent films. In 1929 she appeared as Erika, the friend of Thymian (
Louise Brooks Mary Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985) was an American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. She is regarded today as an cultural icon, icon of the flapper culture, in part due to the bob cut, bob hairstyle that she helped ...
), in
G. W. Pabst Georg Wilhelm Pabst (25 August 1885 – 29 May 1967) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He started as an actor and theater director, before becoming one of the most influential German-language filmmakers during the Weimar Republic. ...
's critically acclaimed film ''Diary of a Lost Girl''. Her transition to sound film went smoothly, and Edith Meinhard played a wide range of supporting roles, including prostitutes, secretaries and maids, until the outbreak of the war in 1939. Edith Meinhard's last film was made in the spring of 1943, shortly before the heavy Allied bombing of Berlin began. * '' Knights of the Night'' (1928) * '' Men Without Work'' (1929) * '' The Veil Dancer'' (1929) * ''
Diary of a Lost Girl ''Diary of a Lost Girl'' () is a 1929 German silent film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring American silent star Louise Brooks. The film was shot in Black-and-white#Media, black and white, and diverse versions of the film ranged from 79 minu ...
'' (1929) * '' The Man in the Dark'' (1930) * ''
Inquest An inquest is a judicial inquiry in common law jurisdictions, particularly one held to determine the cause of a person's death. Conducted by a judge, jury, or government official, an inquest may or may not require an autopsy carried out by a cor ...
'' (1931) * '' Rasputin, Demon with Women'' (1932) * ''
The Invisible Front ''The Invisible Front'' () is a 1932 German spy thriller film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Trude von Molo, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Veit Harlan and Paul Hörbiger. The story was written by Robert A. Stemmle, Curt Siodmak and Max W. Ki ...
'' (1932) * '' Gypsy Blood'' (1934) * ''
Knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, ...
'' (1935) * ''
Game on Board ''Game on Board'' () is a 1936 German comedy crime film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Viktor de Kowa, Susi Lanner and Alfred Abel.Bock & Bergfelder p. 443 Location shooting took place in Bremerhaven and New York and on the Atlantic cro ...
'' (1936) * ''
The Empress's Favourite ''The Empress's Favourite'' () is a 1936 German historical comedy film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Olga Chekhova, Anton Pointner and Heinz von Cleve.Beevor It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were desi ...
'' (1936) * '' The Bashful Casanova'' (1936) * ''
The Irresistible Man ''The Irresistible Man'' () is a 1937 German romantic comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Anny Ondra, Hans Söhnker, and Trude Hesterberg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler Emil Hasler (8 Nove ...
'' (1937) * '' Talking About Jacqueline'' (1937) * '' The Blue Fox'' (1938) * ''
Covered Tracks ''Covered Tracks'' () is a 1938 German historical drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Kristina Söderbaum, Philip Dorn, and Charlotte Schultz. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin's Halensee and the Bavaria Studios in Munich w ...
'' (1938) * '' The Night of Decision'' (1938) * '' The Leghorn Hat'' (1939) * ''
We Danced Around the World ''We Danced Around the World'' () is a 1939 German musical film directed by Karl Anton and starring Charlotte Thiele, Irene von Meyendorff, and Carola Höhn. It is a backstage musical. The film's sets were designed by Paul Markwitz and Fritz M ...
'' (1939)


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* * 1908 births Year of death missing German film actresses German silent film actresses 20th-century German actresses Actresses from Berlin {{Germany-film-actor-1900s-stub