--- name: "Helen Vita" canonical: "https://film.one/person/helen-vita" roles: ["Actor"] born: "7 August 1928" died: "16 February 2001" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-20T05:38:12.061289+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Helen Vita Actor. Born 7 August 1928 in Hohenschwangau, Germany. Died 16 February 2001. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 7 August 1928, Hohenschwangau, Germany - **Died:** 16 February 2001 - **Also known as:** Helene Vita Elisabeth Reichel, Helen Baumgartner - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Vita, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119256, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006742/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/36841 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Cabaret*](https://film.one/film/cabaret.md) (88) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## 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. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, de.wikipedia.org, hls-dhs-dss.ch.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Cabaret* (1972), Fi1m 88, as Fräulein Kost — [page](https://film.one/film/cabaret.md) ## Complete filmography (99) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann* (2014), as (archive footage) - *Die unheimlichen Briefe* (2002), as Lady Upperworth - *Ein lasterhaftes Pärchen* (2000), as Arabella - *Warten ist der Tod* (1999), series, Actor - *Die Spesenritter* (1999), as Frau Wedekind - *Salto Kommunale* (1998), series, as Oertzen - *Die Schule am See* (1997), series, as Luise Bjik - *Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle* (1997), as Tante Margot - *Das Amt* (1997), series, as Mama Krause - *A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft* (1995), series, as Anna Pietschke - *Zwei alte Hasen* (1994), series, as Gerda - *Matchball* (1994), series, as Madame Stolz - *Salto Postale* (1993), series, as Schwiegermutter von Maximilian Mäßig - *Lilli Lottofee* (1992), series, as Frau Luna - *Happy Birthday, Türke!* (1992), as Frau Löff - *Pyjama für drei* (1989), series, as Frau Wassermann - *Blaues Blut* (1989), series, as Frau Kessel - *Bride of the Orient* (1989), as Matrimonial Agent - *L'Argent* (1988), series, as Mme Méchain - *Tapetenwechsel* (1984), as Schalterdame - *Geheimsender 1212* (1983), Actor - *Krimistunde* (1982), series, as Angela - *Die Laurents* (1981), series, as Wilhelmine Klamke - *A Case For Two* (1981), series, as Puffmutter, Empfangsdame, Wirtin - *Alte Liebe* (1981), as Emily - *Lili Marleen* (1981), as Grete - *Berlin Alexanderplatz* (1980), series, as Fränze - *Kolportage* (1980), as Frau Appleblom - *St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken* (1979), series, Actor - *Locker vom Hocker* (1979), series, as Tante Helene - *Der Durchdreher* (1979), as Frau von Hagen - *Der ganz normale Wahnsinn* (1979), series, as Frau von Hagen - *Polizeiinspektion 1* (1977), series, as Frau Gattermann - *The Old Fox* (1977), series, as Konstanze - *Satan’s Brew* (1976), as Luise Kranz - *Derrick* (1974), series, as Pensionswirtin, Vermieterin von Hr. Heimer - *Hier kocht der Chef* (1974), series, as Frau Hirsch - *Preussenkorso Nr. 17* (1974), as Mizzi Stadler - *Dream City* (1973), as Princess - *Cabaret* (1972), as Fräulein Kost — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/cabaret.md) - *Mancher lernt's nie* (1972), Actor - *Jürgen Roland’s St. Pauli-Report* (1971), as Hanni - *The Resort Girls* (1971), as Gitta Mitterer - *Swinging Wives* (1971), as Frau Tönnisen - *Die Zeit schreit nach Satire* (1971), as Sekretärin - *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Stucki - *The Fire Tongs Bowl* (1970), as Frau Windscheid - *Was ist denn bloß mit Willi los?* (1970), as Frau Stirnimaa - *Schwabing so, so - oder so?* (1970), Actor - *Should a Schoolgirl Tell?* (1969), as Narrator (voice) - *The Sweet Pussycats* (1969), as Mme Peronnière - *Die Benachrichtigung* (1968), as Hanna - *Sexy and Not Yet 16* (1968), as Helen Sheira - *Dem Täter auf der Spur* (1967), series, as Madame Mouchin, Louise - *Treibgut der Großstadt* (1967), as Guest - *Spätere Heirat erwünscht oder Pallü ist ein Spiel* (1966), as Lina - *Ganovenehre* (1966), as Olga - *Liebe nicht ausgeschlossen* (1965), as Grace - *Ein Tag im Leben von..* (1965), as Laura Mallorie - *Der Schmied seines Glücks* (1965), as Frau Litumlei - *Games of Desire* (1964), as Mary Hutton - *Es war mir ein Vergnügen* (1963), as Lotte Menzel-Schröder - *Sein Meisterstück* (1963), as Margot - *Robert und Bertram* (1961), as Mieze Frühling - *Der Hochtourist* (1961), as Wilma Dumar - *Die Gejagten* (1961), as Alvine Dünki - *Am grünen Strand der Spree* (1960), series, as Cornelia - *Du bist wunderbar* (1959), as Helen - *Alle lieben Peter* (1959), as Zita, Sylvias Schwester - *Liebe auf krummen Beinen* (1959), as Pyjama-Dama - *Schwarzwälder Kirsch* (1958), as Lorle - *Heimatlos* (1958), as Gerti - *Rosemary* (1958), as Eveline - *Frauenarzt Dr. Bertram* (1957), Actor - *Kein Auskommen mit dem Einkommen* (1957), as Frau Bollmann - *Egon der Frauenheld* (1957), Actor - *Ferien auf Immenhof* (1957), as Fräulein Madler - *Das einfache Mädchen* (1957), as Eva Krapke - *Bonjour jeunesse* (1957), Actor - *S'Waisechind vo Engelberg* (1956), as Jo - *Kirschen in Nachbars Garten* (1956), as 2. Dienstmädchen - *Ein tolles Hotel* (1956), as Lisette Moulin - *Hello Kathrin* (1956), as Denise - *Dany, bitte schreiben Sie* (1956), as Ossi Orla - *08/15 at Home* (1955), as Lore Schulz - *Furlough on Word of Honor* (1955), as Tänzerin Ilonka - *Two Blue Eyes* (1955), as Vera Seidemann - *08/15 Part 2* (1955), as Lore Schulz - *Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld* (1955), as Zenzi - *Squirrel* (1955), as Squirrel - *Beer under palm trees* (1955), Actor - *Der fröhliche Wanderer* (1955), as Ida - *08/15* (1954), as Lore Schulz - *The Little Town will go to Sleep* (1954), as Ms. Lissy - *Liebe und Trompetenblasen* (1954), Actor - *They Call It Love* (1953), as Helene - *Palace Hotel* (1952), as Fräulein Lüthi, Telefonistin - *The Ghost of Allenwil* (1951), as Marga Nock - *Torrents* (1947), as Léna ## Gallery - ![Helen Vita](https://film.one/media/person/1244406/gallery-eb9ec0a505ae.jpg) Helen Vita — Comet Photo AG (Zürich), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/ETH-BIB-Helen_Vita%2C_Freilichtauff%C3%BChrung_von_%22Do%C3%B1a_Diana%22_im_Rieterpark-Com_X-B052-001_%28cropped%29.tif/lossy-page1-500px-ETH-BIB-Helen_Vita%2C_Freilichtauff%C3%BChrung_von_%22Do%C3%B1a_Diana%22_im_Rieterpark-Com_X-B052-001_%28cropped%29.tif.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Helen Vita](https://film.one/media/person/1244406/gallery-d3707e92ee85.jpg) Helen Vita — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2000: Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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