Brigitte Helm

Brigitte Helm (March 17, 1908 - June 11, 1996) was a German actress. The most famous movie she played was Fritz Lang's Metropolis in 1927.

She was born Brigitte Eva Gisela Schittenhelm in Berlin. Her first, and by far most memorable role, was as Maria in the silent film Metropolis. After Metropolis Helm made over 30 films, including talking pictures, before retiring in 1936.

She moved to Switzerland and had 4 children with her second husband Dr. Hugo Kunheim, an industrialist.


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She moved to Switzerland and had 4 children with her second husband Dr. Hugo Kunheim, an industrialist. Jones is a breast cancer survivor. After Metropolis Helm made over 30 films, including talking pictures, before retiring in 1936. She is currently on the board of directors of the Norton Simon Museum. Her first, and by far most memorable role, was as Maria in the silent film Metropolis. She subsequently married milionaire industrialist and philanthropist Norton Simon in 1971, and remained married to him until his death in 1993. She was born Brigitte Eva Gisela Schittenhelm in Berlin. After recovering, Jones became involved in mental health issues.

The most famous movie she played was Fritz Lang's Metropolis in 1927. Her daughter with Selznick, Mary Jennifer Selznick, committed suicide, which led to a suicide attempt by Jones. Brigitte Helm (March 17, 1908 - June 11, 1996) was a German actress. Jones married Selznick in 1949, staying with him until his death in 1965. The couple divorced in 1944. Jones's first marriage to Robert Walker produced two sons, both of whom became actors.

She appeared in Selznick's production Duel in the Sun in 1946. Selznick. Jennifer Jones (born Phyllis Flora Isley on March 2, 1919 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an actress created within the studio system by producer David O. 1944 Won The Song of Bernadette.

1945 Nominated Since You Went Away. 1946 Nominated Love Letters. 1947 Nominated Duel in the Sun. 1956 Nominated Love is a Many-Splendored Thing.