Lya De Putti

Biography

Lya De Putti was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era, born Amália Helena Mária Róza Putti on January 10, 1896, to a cavalry officer and Countess Hoyos Baroness. She began her stage career in Hungarian vaudeville before transitioning to Berlin, where she made her screen debut in 1918. Notable for her portrayal of vamp characters, she appeared in over 35 films between 1918 and 1929, including "The Informer" and "Phantom".