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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1907-03-15 (118 years old)

Place of Birth

Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden

Zarah Leander

Biography:

Zarah Leander (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sa.ʁa leː.ˈʔan.dɐ]; 15 March 1907 – 23 June 1981) was a Swedish singer and actress whose greatest success was in Germany between 1936 and 1943, when she was contracted to work for the state-owned Universum Film AG (UFA). Although no exact record sales numbers exist, she was probably among Europe's best-selling recording artists in the years prior to 1945. Her involvement with UFA caused her films and lyrics to be identified as Nazi propaganda. Though she had taken no public political position and was dubbed an "Enemy of Germany" by Joseph Goebbels, she remained a controversial figure for the rest of her life. As a singer, Leander was known for her confident style and her deep contralto voice, and was also known as a "female baritone".

Known For

Acting

2013

Die Akte Zarah Leander as Self (archive footage)

2002

The Great Yiddish Love as (archive footage)

2001

Hitlers Frauen as Self (archive footage)

1995

Stjärnbilder as (archive footage)

1976

1975

1974

1969

1968

Seniorenclub as Self

1966

1965

1964

1963

1959

The Blue Moth as Julia Martens

1954

1953

Ave Maria as Sängerin Karin Twerdy

1952

Cuba Cabana as Arabella

1950

Gabriela as Gabriela

1949

1948

Leckerbissen as Self - film scenes (archive footage)

1946

1943

Damals as Vera Meiners aka Gloria O'Connor

1942

The Great Love as Hanna Holberg

1941

Der Weg ins Freie as Antonia Corvelli

1940

The Heart of a Queen as Maria Stuart

1939

It Was a Gay Ballnight as Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina
The Desert Song as Grace Collins

1938

Der Blaufuchs as Ilona Paulus
Homeland as Magda von Schwartze
The Four Companions as Sängerin

1937

To New Shores as Gloria Vane
Premiere as Carmen Daviot
La Habanera as Astree Sternhjelm

1935

The Marriage Game as Tora Diidiken

1931

Dante's Mysteries as Grand Café Guest / Singing Demon
The Wrong Millionaire as Marguerite Lebon