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Lydia Potechina(1883-1934)

  • Actress
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Lydia Potechina
Lydia Potechina was born on 5 September 1883 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922), Looping the Loop (1928) and Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht (1932). She died on 30 April 1934 in Berlin, Germany.
BornSeptember 5, 1883
DiedApril 30, 1934(50)
BornSeptember 5, 1883
DiedApril 30, 1934(50)
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Known for

Theo Matejko in Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
7.8
  • The Russian
  • 1922
Jenny Jugo and Werner Krauss in Looping the Loop (1928)
Looping the Loop
6.6
  • Blanches Verwandte
  • 1928
Willy Fritsch and Käthe von Nagy in Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht (1932)
Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht
7.1
  • Actress
  • 1932
Destiny (1921)
Destiny
7.6
  • Landlady
  • Wirtin
  • 1921

Credits

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Actress

  • Liane Haid and Iván Petrovich in Der Diamant des Zaren (1932)
    Der Diamant des Zaren
    6.5
    • Falsche Großfürstin
    • 1932
  • Willy Fritsch and Käthe von Nagy in Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht (1932)
    Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht
    7.1
    • 1932
  • Peter Lorre, Hans Albers, Heinz Rühmann, Karl Etlinger, Kurt Gerron, Hans Müller, Erich Pommer, Franz Schulz, Anna Sten, and Ida Wüst in Bombs Over Monte Carlo (1931)
    Bombs Over Monte Carlo
    5.7
    • 1931
  • Harry Piel in Achtung! Auto-Diebe! (1930)
    Achtung! Auto-Diebe!
    • 1930
  • O Mädchen, mein Mädchen, wie lieb' ich Dich!
    • Henriette Milde
    • 1930
  • Der Witwenball (1930)
    Der Witwenball
    • Frau Liesegang
    • 1930
  • The White Devil (1930)
    The White Devil
    7.0
    • 1930
  • Die fidele Herrenpartie
    • Brunhilde, seine Frau
    • 1929
  • Domenico Gambino in Ich hab mein Herz im Autobus verloren (1929)
    Ich hab mein Herz im Autobus verloren
    • 1929
  • Kennst du das kleine Haus am Michigansee?
    • Natalie's Aunt
    • 1929
  • Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins
    2.3
    • Donna Ramona Raffkaela
    • 1929
  • Harry Liedtke in Die Zirkusprinzessin (1929)
    Die Zirkusprinzessin
    • Berta Schlumberger
    • 1929
  • Mein Herz ist eine Jazzband
    • Miss Betta
    • 1929
  • Mikosch rückt ein
    • Elsa
    • 1928
  • Flucht vor Blond
    • 1928

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lydia Potokaja
  • Born
    • September 5, 1883
    • St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
  • Died
    • April 30, 1934
    • Berlin, Germany

Did you know

  • Trivia
    During the sound film era she was able to play in movies like "Bomben auf Monte Carlo" (1931) and "Ich bei Tag und Du bei Nacht" (1932) before she died at the age of 50.

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