Thea von Harbou, German actress, director, and screenwriter (died 1954)

Thea Gabriele von Harbou was a German screenwriter, novelist, film director, and actress. She is remembered as the screenwriter of the science fiction film classic Metropolis (1927) and for the 1925 novel on which it was based. Von Harbou collaborated as a screenwriter with film director Fritz Lang, her husband, during the period of transition from silent to sound films.

December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; four days remain until the end of the year.