ACTOR

Greta Schröder

1891 - 1967

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Greta Schröder (27 June 1892 – 8 June 1980) was a German actress. She is best known for the role of Thomas Hutter's wife and Count Orlok's victim in Nosferatu (1922). In the fictionalized 2000 film Shadow of the Vampire, she is portrayed as having been a famous actress during the making of Nosferatu, but in fact she was little known. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Greta Schröder has received more than 260,578 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Greta Schröder is the 2,651st most popular actor (up from 2,791st in 2019), the 3,388th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,320th in 2019) and the 88th most popular German Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Greta Schröder ranks 2,651 out of 13,578. Before her are Jordana Brewster, Dan O'Herlihy, E. G. Marshall, Magdaléna Vášáryová, Sally Kirkland, and Jeetendra. After her are Takuya Kimura, Kim Darby, Clotilde Courau, Andreas Katsulas, Thierry Lhermitte, and Vilma Bánky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Greta Schröder ranks 136. Before her are Zdeněk Fierlinger, Vladislav Vančura, Vladimir Albitsky, Julio Baghy, Pavlo Tychyna, and Julius Leber. After her are Mischa Elman, Kurt von der Chevallerie, Edward Bernard Raczyński, Richard Tauber, Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife, and Vladimir Petlyakov. Among people deceased in 1967, Greta Schröder ranks 142. Before her are Radhabinod Pal, Claude Rains, Li Lisan, Julio Baghy, John Nance Garner, and Pavlo Tychyna. After her are Mischa Elman, Manuel Prado Ugarteche, Nils von Kantzow, Charles Bickford, Evelyn Nesbit, and Ram Manohar Lohia.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Greta Schröder ranks 3,388 out of 7,253. Before her are Helmut Kunz (1910), Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen (1804), Werner Egk (1901), Gerd Faltings (1954), Karl Philipp Moritz (1756), and Ferdinand von Mueller (1825). After her are Hedwig Dohm (1831), Klaus Fichtel (1944), Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz (1619), Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1796), Prince Frederick of Württemberg (1808), and Klaus Wowereit (1953).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Greta Schröder ranks 88. Before her are Horst Frank (1929), Carola Neher (1900), Dieter Hallervorden (1935), Richard Sammel (1960), Christian Berkel (1957), and Bruno S. (1932). After her are Fahriye Evcen (1986), Brunhilde Pomsel (1911), Judith Malina (1926), Alfred Abel (1879), Siegfried Rauch (1932), and Dominic Monaghan (1976).

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Television and Movie Roles

Nosferatu
Ellen
The mysterious Count Orlok summons Thomas Hutter to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen. After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger
Feb 16o 19227.7 / 10
The Golem: How He Came into the World
Young Woman with Rose
In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
Oct 28o 19207 / 10
Nosferatu: The First Vampire
Ellen Hutter (archive footage)
The horror classic, Nosferatu, remastered with a soundtrack by Type-O Negative and hosted by David Carradine.
Mar 15o 19985 / 10