Biography
Helen Vita (born Helene Vita Elisabeth Reichel) was a Swiss actress, chanson singer and cabaret performer. She trained at the Conservatoire de Genève and made her stage debut in Paris in 1946. She appeared in productions at the Schauspielhaus Zürich and worked in cabaret in Zürich and Munich before settling in Berlin.
Vita performed in numerous German films and television productions from the 1950s onwards. She is known for her role as Fräulein Kost in Cabaret (1972), as well as appearances in Rainer Werner Fassbinder films including Satan's Brew (1976), Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) and Lili Marleen (1981). Other credits include Scene of the Crime (1970) and episodes of Derrick (1974). She was married to the composer Walter Baumgartner from 1956 until his death in 1997.
