Hella Kürty
Hella Kürty (1900–1954) was a German actress and singer. An operetta performer, she originated the role of Mi in Franz Lehar's 1929 work The Land of Smiles alongside Richard Tauber. The following year she appeared in a film version of the operetta. Of Jewish background, she was forced to emigrate from Germany following the Nazi takeover in 1933. She emigrated to Britain, settling in London. Selected filmography The Transformation of Dr. Bessel (1927) A Crazy Night (1927) A Day of Roses in August (1927) Diary of a Coquette (1929) The Land of Smiles (1930) Candlelight in Algeria (1944) Hotel Reserve (1944) References Bibliography External links 1900 births 1954 deaths German film actresses 20th-century German women singers Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United Kingdom