Helga Molander
Helga Molander (born Ruth Werner; 19 March 1896 – 1986), was a German actress and mother of Hans Eysenck.
Helga Molander

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- Name
- Helga Molander
- Birth Name
- Ruth Werner
- Born
- 19 March 1896
- Birthplace
- Königshütte, Silesia, Germany (present-day Chorzów, Poland)
- Died
- 1986
- Occupation
- Actress
- Spouse
- * Eduard Eysenck (divorced)
- Full name
- Ruth Werner.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Languages
- German.
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Helga Molander (born Ruth Werner; 19 March 1896 – 1986), was a German actress and mother of Hans Eysenck.
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• Name — Helga Molander • Birth Name — Ruth Werner • Born — 19 March 1896 • Birthplace — Königshütte, Silesia, Germany (present-day Chorzów, Poland) • Died — 1986 • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1918–1930 • Spouse — * Eduard Eysenck (divorced) • Max Glass • Children — Hans Eysenck
Life
Life
Helga Molander was born in Königshütte, Upper Silesia, then Germany, to Jewish parents. She began her artistic career in 1918 at the Trianon Theater in Berlin. During the twenties, she performed in a number of silent movies. She played major roles in the productions of the Berlin film producer and director Max Glass in films such as Der Mann mit der Eisernen Maske (Man with the Iron Mask) and Bob und Mary. With the advent of the Nazi times in Germany, Helga Molander left for France, then to Brazil and then to the United States. In 1957, she married Max Glass. Helga Molander is the mother of psychologist Hans Eysenck.
Filmography
Filmography
• The Sign of Guilt (1918) • Der Weg der Grete Lessen (1919) • Revenge Is Mine (1919) • Verrat und Sühne (1919) • The Gambler (1919) • Anders als die Andern (1919) • Der Ruf aus dem Jenseits (1920) • Christian Wahnschaffe (1920) • Love at the Wheel (1921) • The Terror of the Red Mill (1921) • Sappho (1921) • Opfer der Liebe (1921) • Rose of the Asphalt Streets (1922) • Die sündige Vestalin (1922) • Der alte Gospodar (1922) • Bob and Mary (1923) • Der Mann mit der eisernen Maske (1923) • If You Have an Aunt (1925) • The Man Who Sold Himself (1925) • Three Waiting Maids (1925) • The Three Mannequins (1926) • The Man Without Sleep (1926) • The Tragedy of a Lost Soul (1927) • Queen Louise (1928, 2 Parts) • The Schorrsiegel Affair (1928)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Helga Molander was recorded at birth as Ruth Werner. She also worked under the name Helga Molander. Her recorded language was German. She married Max Glass and Eduard Eysenck. One child is recorded: Hans Eysenck.

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Helga Molander died in 1986 at Esher.
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