Helga Liné

Helga Liné

Known For

Law of Desire

Biography

Helga Liné, was born July 14, 1932 as Helga Lina Stern in Berlin, Germany. When Hitler invaded the major part of Europe and extended his pursuit of Jews in their territories, Liné became one of many child refugees who made the dangerous exodus to Portugal for safety. There, she worked as a circus acrobat, contortionist and dancer and landed film roles as a teen and young adult after winning a beauty contest, though it wouldn't be until she relocated to Madrid in 1960 that her career really started taking off. Liné would go on to make over 100 appearances between 1960 and 2006 in films produced all over Europe. She acted in peplum, spaghetti westerns and Euro-spy potboilers, but her best known work would end up being a variety of horror pictures, which allowed her to act alongside such genre icons as Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Barbara Steele and Paul Naschy, as well as several notable roles in Pedro Almodovar films.

Movies Featuring Helga Liné

Law of Desire

Law of Desire (1987)

as Antonio’s Mother
Black Venus

Black Venus (1983)

as Madame Jean
Femenino singular

Femenino singular (1982)

as Viuda de Antonio
Blue Beach

Blue Beach (1982)

as Norma Strauss
Dos y dos, cinco

Dos y dos, cinco (1981)

as Juanjo's Mother
Stigma

Stigma (1980)

as Sebastian's Mother
Father Cami's Wedding

Father Cami's Wedding (1979)

as Mujer del 'Marqués'
Makarras Conexion

Makarras Conexion (1977)

as Tía de Paco (as Elga Liné)
Un lujo a su alcance

Un lujo a su alcance (1975)

as Una clienta de 'Beautiful'
El chulo

El chulo (1974)

as Doña Mercedes
Santo vs. Doctor Death

Santo vs. Doctor Death (1973)

as Sara, Mann's Assistant
War Goddess

War Goddess (1973)

as High Priestess
My Dear Killer

My Dear Killer (1972)

as Mrs. Paradisi
The Beasts

The Beasts (1971)

as Fachiro's Wife
Un caso di coscienza

Un caso di coscienza (1970)

as Lola, la moglie del farmacista
Kriminal

Kriminal (1966)

as Inge / Trude
The Secret Seven

The Secret Seven (1963)

as Lydia (as Helga Line)
Rocío de la Mancha

Rocío de la Mancha (1963)

as María Luisa Vargas
Conqueror of Maracaibo

Conqueror of Maracaibo (1961)

as Moira / El Valiente
Nazaré

Nazaré (1952)

as Maria da Nazaré
Air Lashings

Air Lashings (1951)

as Nati (como Helga Lina Stern)
The Black Man Who Had a White Soul

The Black Man Who Had a White Soul (1951)

as French Actress (as Elga Lina Stern)