- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMartha Elisabeth Pankau
- Mia Pankau was born on February 14, 1891 in Friedland in Oberschlesien, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Korfantów, Opolskie, Poland]. She was an actress and producer, known for Die Ehe der Gräfin Wetterberg (1918), Die Kraft des Herzens (1918) and Die rote Nacht (1921). She was married to Jaap Speyer. She died on November 6, 1974 in Hoisdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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- To her last movies belong "Das verschwundene Testament" (1929) and "Tänzerinnen für Süd-Amerika gesucht" (1931) - her only talky.
- The height of her career followed in the 20's.
- The actress Mia Pankau made her film debut already in 1917 with "Wenn Frauen lieben und hassen" (1917) directed by Jaap Speyer, with whom she was married and shot several movies in the next years.
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