Reference articles on history, science, culture and more
Encyclopedia

Edith Meinhard

German actress

Image credit is listed at the end of this article.

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.

01Life 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. 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), in G. W. Pabst'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.

02Selected filmography

Watch videos about Edith MeinhardExplainers and documentaries on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Sources and credits

This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article Edith Meinhard, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.

Images, from Wikimedia Commons:

Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.