Betty Amann


Philippine "Betty" Amann was a German-American film actress. She began her film career in the United States with the film The Kick-Off.

Career

In Germany, she played together with Gustav Fröhlich, the female role in Asphalt directed by Joe May. May and producer Erich Pommer discovered her talent for the German film industry. Also in the first sound film, she worked further in Germany, with Hans Albers as a reporter in Hans in Every Street, directed by Carl Froelich.
After 1931, she worked in England, appearing in the Alfred Hitchcock film Rich and Strange. One of her last appearances in the German film was in 1933 in Tugboat M 17. Her last role was in Isle of Forgotten Sins, directed by Edgar G. Ulmer.
In 1987, Betty Amann received the German award Filmband in Gold for her long and outstanding work and performance for the German film.

Personal life

Amann was married to David B. Stillman until his death in April, 1963.

Filmography