Hella Moja

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Hella Moja (born February 2, 1890 in Cienin Zaborny, Russian Empire; † December 1951 in Kiel ; born Helene Morawski or Helene Schwerdtfeger ) was a German actress , film producer and screenwriter .

Short biography

Hella Moja, photograph (around 1920) by Nicola Perscheid

She lost her parents at an early age and worked as a translator and author for Deutsche Presse-Korrespondenz in Hanover, the Ullstein and Scherl publishers. After taking acting lessons with Emmanuel Reicher and Frieda Richard, she made her debut in 1913 at the Lessing Theater in Berlin , where she mainly appeared for the next two years.

From 1914 she acted as a silent film actress through the mediation of Alwin Neuss . Her preferred profession was melodrama , where she was often seen as a countess or damsel. During the First World War and in the period afterwards, Hella Moja was one of the most famous German film actresses. Your cherubin depiction in Figaro's Wedding (1920) is considered particularly impressive.

In 1918 she founded the "Hella Moja Filmgesellschaft". Her theatrical style had been considered out of date by the mid-twenties, and Moja concentrated on writing screenplays. During the time of National Socialism she got additional problems because she could not provide proof of Aryan status. In 1934 she changed her name to Helka Moroff. In 1937 she applied for a change of pseudonym, in December 1938 she was expelled from the Reichsschrifttumskammer (RSK) on the grounds that she was only a part-time writer.

From 1942 to 1951 she worked as a prompter in the Stadttheater Kiel under the name Hella Sewa . The once famous actress took her own life in January 1951. She was married to the film director Heinz Paul .

She was buried in the Berlin cemetery Heerstraße in today's Westend district. However, the tomb has already been closed.

Filmography (selection)

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  1. ↑ Birth and death dates according to the biography of the German Film Institute . Kay Less: The film's large personal dictionary lists January 18, 1896 as the date of birth, Königsberg as the place of birth , January 15, 1937 as the date of death and Berlin as the place of death . Under the often mentioned name "Ciemin-Zab." however, it is most likely to mean the community of Cienin Zaborny , now in Poland.
  2. ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 . P. 492.

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personal data
SURNAME Moja, Hella
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Morawski, Helene (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actress
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Ciemin-Zab., Russian Empire
DATE OF DEATH December 1951
Place of death Kiel