Roma Bahn (1896–1975) was a German stage and

film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

.Fuegi p.201 On stage she was notable for her performances as Polly in the original 1928 production of ''

The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a " play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, ''The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with music ...

''. In cinema she played supporting roles in films made during the

Weimar Weimar is a city in the state (Germany), state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in Central Germany (cultural area), Central Germany between Erfurt in the west and Jena in the east, approximately southwest of Leipzig, north of Nuremberg an ...

and Nazi eras.

Selected filmography

* ''

From Morn to Midnight ''From Morn to Midnight'' (german: Von morgens bis mitternachts) is a 1920 German silent expressionist film directed by Karlheinz Martin based on the 1912 play ''From Morning to Midnight'' by Georg Kaiser. It is one of the most radical films ...

'' (1920) * '' Unheimliche Geschichten'' (1932) * '' Anna and Elizabeth'' (1933) * ''

Scandal at the Fledermaus ''Scandal at the Fledermaus'' (German: ''Skandal um die Fledermaus'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Viktor de Kowa, Maria Andergast and Adele Sandrock. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.19 ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Girl Irene ''The Girl Irene'' (german: Das Mädchen Irene) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Lil Dagover, Sabine Peters and Geraldine Katt. It is based on the British play ''Sixteen'' by Aimée Stuart about the widowed ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Deruga Case ''Der Fall Deruga'' (''The Deruga Case'') is a novel by Ricarda Huch first published in German in 1917 about a physician charged with killing his ex-wife. An early courtroom drama, it depicts a trial by jury in which the defendant is reluctant, if ...

'' (1938) * ''

Three Fathers for Anna ''Three Fathers for Anna'' (german: Drei Väter um Anna) is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Ilse Werner, Hans Stüwe and Theodor Danegger.Kreimeier p. 313 It was made by the German company UFA at the firm's Berlin st ...

'' (1939) * '' Detours to Happiness'' (1939) * '' Police Report'' (1939) * ''

Madame Butterfly ''Madama Butterfly'' (; ''Madame Butterfly'') is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is based on the short story " Madame Butterfly" (1898) by John Lu ...

'' (1939) * '' Diesel'' (1942) * ''

The Crew of the Dora ''The Crew of the Dora'' (german: Besatzung Dora) is a 1943 German film about ''Luftwaffe'' pilots. It depicts a love triangle involving two of them being overcome by their participation in battle together. The film was banned in 1944, because ...

'' (1943) * '' Wild Bird'' (1943) * '' Mask in Blue'' (1943) * '' The Wedding Hotel'' (1944) * '' Amico'' (1949) * '' Turtledove General Delivery'' (1952) * ''

The Phantom of the Big Tent ''The Phantom of the Big Tent'' (german: Phantom des großen Zeltes) is a 1954 West German thriller film directed by Paul May and starring René Deltgen, Angelika Hauff and Ilse Steppat.Bock & Bergfelder p. 82 The film's sets were designed by th ...

'' (1954) * '' Like Once Lili Marleen'' (1956) * ''

Confess, Doctor Corda ''Confess, Doctor Corda'' (german: Gestehen Sie, Dr. Corda) is a 1958 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Hardy Krüger, Elisabeth Müller and Lucie Mannheim. It is considered to be a film noir, one of a number made ...

'' (1958)

References

Bibliography

* John Fuegi. ''Brecht and Company: Sex, Politics, and the Making of the Modern Drama''. Grove Press, 2002.

External links

* Actresses from Berlin 1896 births 1975 deaths German film actresses German stage actresses Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Germany-film-bio-stub