- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1907
- Place of Birth
- Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden
- Died
- June 23, 1981
Zarah Leander
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".
Filmography
movieDie Akte Zarah Leander
2013 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Great Yiddish Love
2002 · (archive footage)
tvHitlers Frauen
2001 · Self (archive footage)
movieStjärnbilder
1995 · (archive footage)
movieMemories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
1976 · Self - Interviewee
Ein Walzer zu zweien
movieEin Walzer zu zweien
1975 · Self
Ich bin die Leander - das muss reichen…
movieIch bin die Leander - das muss reichen…
1974 · Self
tvSpécial cinéma
1974 · Self (archive footage)
Das Sonntagskonzert
tvDas Sonntagskonzert
1969 · Self
Seniorenclub
tvSeniorenclub
1968 · Self
movieHow I Learned to Love Women
1966 · Olga
Hör hin, schau zu!
tvHör hin, schau zu!
1965 · Self
Das Blaue vom Himmel
movieDas Blaue vom Himmel
1964 · Désirée
Vergißmeinnicht
tvVergißmeinnicht
1964 · Self
Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen
tvGut gefragt ist halb gewonnen
1964 · Self
movieKonstgjorda Pompe
1963
movieThe Blue Moth
1959 · Julia Martens
movieIt Was Always So Nice with You
1954 · Filmstar
movieAve Maria
1953 · Sängerin Karin Twerdy
movieCuba Cabana
1952 · Arabella
movieGabriela
1950 · Gabriela
Terras fönster 2
movieTerras fönster 2
1949
movieLeckerbissen
1948 · Self - film scenes (archive footage)
movieAs Long As I Live
1946 · Singer
movieDamals
1943 · Vera Meiners aka Gloria O'Connor
movieThe Great Love
1942 · Hanna Holberg
movieThe Way to Freedom
1941 · Antonia Corvelli
movieThe Heart of a Queen
1940 · Maria Stuart
movieThe Desert Song
1939 · Grace Collins
movieIt Was a Gay Ballnight
1939 · Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina
movieDer Blaufuchs
1938 · Ilona Paulus
movieThe Four Companions
1938 · Sängerin
movieHomeland
1938 · Magda von Schwartze
movieLa Habanera
1937 · Astree Sternhjelm
movieTo New Shores
1937 · Gloria Vane
moviePremiere
1937 · Carmen Daviot
movieThe Marriage Game
1935 · Tora Diidiken
movieThe Wrong Millionaire
1931 · Marguerite Lebon
movieDante's Mysteries
1931 · Grand Café Guest / Singing Demon