The female lead actress playing Ellen/Helen. She becomes increasingly distressed by the production's occult nature and eventually discovers Schreck casts no reflection. To protect her, the men drug her with laudanum, which inadvertently makes her blood sedative to the vampire. She becomes a target for Schreck's feeding during the final shoot.
A professional director-actress relationship that becomes compromised by Murnau's obsession.
The actress becomes the vampire's target during the climactic feeding sequence.
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