Hella Kürty | |
Birth Date: | 23 July 1900 |
Birth Place: | German Empire |
Death Date: | 7 November 1954 (aged 54) |
Death Place: | London, United Kingdom |
Occupation: | Actress, singer |
Yearsactive: | 1927–1944 (film) |
Hella Kürty (1900–1954) was a German actress and singer.[1] 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.