Mia May as Maud Gregaards in 1919 Weimar film MISTRESS OF THE WORLD A promotional photo of Mia May (born Hermine Pfleger) as the accused-witch character Maud Gregaards in the 1919 Weimar film MISTRESS OF THE WORLD ("Die Herrin der Welt 1: Teil - Die Freundin des gelben Mannes"). May's husband Joe May directed the film. . IMDB's plot description reads: "Maud Gregaards travels to China in search of a fabled treasure said to have belonged to the Queen of Sheba. Once there, she is taken captive by an evil man and nearly killed in the belief she is a witch."