Helga Liné
Born: Helga Lina Stern; July 14, 1932 Berlin, Germany
Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Helga Liné (born Helga Lina Stern on July 14, 1932) is a German-born Portuguese-Spanish film actress and circus acrobat best known for her work in the horror genre of film. She made 132 appearances mostly in film between 1941 and 2006, but most of her work has been in Spanish cinema.
Biography
Helga Liné was born Helga Lina Stern on July 14, 1932, in Berlin, Germany. During the Nazi regime she fled Germany at a young age with her family, and took refuge in Portugal. At the age of just 9 she made her first film appearance there in the film Porto de Abrigo. Helga was a dancer and acrobat in circus performances in Portugal throughout the 1940s and later became a model.
In the 1950s she made further appearances in film, but her career took off after she moved to Madrid in 1960. From this point, the red-headed actress made many appearances in the 1960s, particularly in horror films, action or spy thrillers, and westerns. She also starred in Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon, which was filmed in 1964. Although she appeared in James Bond spoof films such as Agent 077 - Mission Bloody Mary (1965) alongside Ken Clark, she is well noted for her horror film work in particular, starring as the spy Natasha in the Gothic feature Horror Express, in the title role in The Lorelei's Grasp, as a predatory vampire countess in the erotic film The Vampires' Night Orgy, and as the leader of a Satanic cult in the Black Candles. She starred alongside Spanish horror actor Paul Naschy in two notable films: Horror Rises from the Tomb and The Mummy's Revenge.
Later she would go on to work under Pedro Almodóvar in films such as Labyrinth of Passion in 1982 and Law of Desire in 1986. She also took part in the popular Spanish TV series Verano azul in the early eighties, as a secondary character. (Wikipedia)
Gorgeously svelte and classy redhead stunner Helga Line was born as Helga Lina Stern on July 14th, 1932 in Berlin, Germany. Helga began her career as a dancer and acrobat in circus performances in Portugal. She also later worked as a model. Line began acting in movies in the early 40s. Helga moved to Madrid, Spain in 1960. Line immediately established herself as a hugely popular and prolific actress in a large volume of horror pictures, spy films, thrillers and Westerns made throughout the 60s and 70s. Best known as the alluring spy Natasha in the terrific period Gothic fright feature treat "Horror Express," her other memorable roles include an enticing sea siren in the immensely enjoyable "The Lorelei's Grasp," a predatory vampire countess in the terrifically trashy "The Vampires' Night Orgy," and the seductive middle-aged leader of a Satanic cult in the steamy "Black Candles." Line starred with Spanish horror icon Paul Naschy in two entertaining offerings: "Horror Rises from the Tomb" and "The Mummy's Revenge." Helga was especially impressive in the Pedro Almodovar pictures "Labyrinth of Passion" and "Law of Desire." More recently Helga Line has done guest spots on a couple of Spanish TV shows. (IMDB)
One of my favorites.
