Cast & creator
Zarah Leander
Best known for Spécial cinéma, Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen, Das Sonntagskonzert
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".
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film credits
7
television credits
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1931–2013 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (39)
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Spécial cinéma
Self (archive footage)
1974Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen
Self
1964Das Sonntagskonzert
Self
1969Vergißmeinnicht
Self
1964Hör hin, schau zu!
Self
1965
Hitlers Frauen
Self (archive footage)
2001Seniorenclub
Self
1968
How I Learned to Love Women
Olga
1966
To New Shores
Gloria Vane
1937
It Was Always So Nice with You
Filmstar
1954
Dante's Mysteries
Grand Café Guest / Singing Demon
1931
It Was a Gay Ballnight
Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina
1939
The Heart of a Queen
Maria Stuart
1940
The Desert Song
Grace Collins
1939
Gabriela
Gabriela
1950
Premiere
Carmen Daviot
1937Das Blaue vom Himmel
Désirée
1964
The Way to Freedom
Antonia Corvelli
1941Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
Self - Interviewee
1976
As Long As I Live
Singer
1946
La Habanera
Astree Sternhjelm
1937
The Great Love
Hanna Holberg
1942
The Blue Moth
Julia Martens
1959Die Akte Zarah Leander
Self (archive footage)
2013
Damals
Vera Meiners aka Gloria O'Connor
1943Ein Walzer zu zweien
Self
1975
Stjärnbilder
(archive footage)
1995
The Great Yiddish Love
(archive footage)
2002
Homeland
Magda von Schwartze
1938
Cuba Cabana
Arabella
1952
Der Blaufuchs
Ilona Paulus
1938
Ave Maria
Sängerin Karin Twerdy
1953
The Four Companions
Sängerin
1938Terras fönster 2
1949
The Wrong Millionaire
Marguerite Lebon
1931Ich bin die Leander - das muss reichen…
Self
1974
Leckerbissen
Self - film scenes (archive footage)
1948
Konstgjorda Pompe
1963
The Marriage Game
Tora Diidiken
1935