Q:Facts:   - imdb id: 0486938    - yearsactive: 1920 - 1936 -lrb- film -rrb-    - death date: 1981      - birth date: 17 february 1896    - name: margarete lanner    - death place: vienna , austria    - birth place: hamburg , german empire    - occupation: film actor stage actor   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of margarete lanner .
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margarete lanner -lrb- 1896 -- 1981 -rrb- was a german stage and film actress .she appeared in around 30 films during the silent and early sound eras in a mixture of leading and supporting roles .she had a small part in fritz lang 's 1927 film `` metropolis '' .