
Sonja Ziemann
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Sonja Ziemann (February 8, 1926, Eichwalde near Berlin – February 17, 2020, Munich) was a German actress, dancer, and singer. She was one of the most popular German film stars of the 1950s, best known for her leading roles in the Heimatfilm classics The Black Forest Girl (Schwarzwaldmädel, 1950) and Green Is the Heath (Grün ist die Heide, 1951), frequently appearing opposite Rudolf Prack. Trained as a dancer and actress, she began her film career during World War II and successfully continued after the war. In later years, Ziemann expanded into more dramatic roles and appeared in international productions such as The Secret Ways (1961) and The Bridge at Remagen (1969). After the 1970s, she worked only occasionally in film and television. She died in 2020 at the age of 94.
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The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
as Greta Holzgang
Off You Go! (—)
as Patsy

Schön muß man sein (1951)
as Maria Schippe

The Secret Ways (1961)
as Julia

The Dream of Lieschen Müller (1961)
as Lieschen Müller

De Sade (1969)
as La Beauvoisin
Nichts als Ärger mit der Liebe (1956)
as Delfine Jura, Musikschülerin und Gattin von Dr. Jura

Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? (1959)
as Katja

Ein Windstoß (1942)
as Gina

Ich war ein häßliches Mädchen (1955)
as Anneliese

A Matter of WHO (1961)
as Michele Cooper

Das Bad auf der Tenne (1956)
as Antje

Nichts als Zufälle (1949)
as Gerti Danzer

Hollandmädel (1953)
as Antje

The Nabob Affair (1960)
as Billionaire

Story of San Michele (1962)
as Prinzessin Clementine

Rebel Flight to Cuba (1959)
as Carla

Frühstück mit dem Tod (1964)
as Rechtsanwältin Jane Painter-Talbot

It Was Always So Nice with You (1954)
as Balletttänzerin

Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen (1960)
as Maria Reiser

The Merry Wives of Windsor (1950)
as Frau Fluth (Mistress Ford)

Nach Regen scheint Sonne (1949)
as Sabine

Am Brunnen vor dem Tore (1952)
as Inge Bachner

The Thief of Bagdad (1952)
as Fatme

The Italians They Are Crazy (1958)
Actor

The Black Forest Girl (1950)
as Bärbele Riederle
Germaine Damar – Der tanzende Stern (2011)
as Self

Liebe auf krummen Beinen (1959)
as Eva
Das Leben des Horace A.W. Tabor - Ein Stück aus den Tagen der letzten Könige (1965)
as Baby Doe

Die Jungfern vom Bischofsberg (1943)
Actor

Denn das Weib ist schwach (1961)
as Hanna Schäferkamp

Johannes und die 13 Schönheitsköniginnen (1951)
as Wally, Zigarettenverkäuferin
I Can't Marry Everyone (1952)
as Dschidschi

Mit siebzehn beginnt das Leben (1953)
as Madeleine Desughes

Friends (1945)
as Vilma

The Heath Is Green (1951)
as Helga

Die sieben Kleider der Katrin (1954)
as Katrin Burlan

Mädchen ohne Grenzen (1955)
as Helga Gruber

Frauenarzt Dr. Bertram (1957)
Actor

Eine Nacht im Séparée (1950)
as Käthe Poppe

My Sister and I (1954)
as Christine

The Women of Mr. S. (1951)
as Euritrite
Das Biest (1977)
as Marion

The Zurich Engagement (1957)
as Anna-Maria/Herself

Supreme Confession (1956)
as Giovanna

Dany, bitte schreiben Sie (1956)
as Daniela „Dany“ Ruland

Eine reizende Familie (1948)
as Irmgard Holk
Journey Into Nowhere (1962)
as Maria

Um eine Nasenlänge (1949)
as Anni Klingebiel

Tabarin (1958)
as Rosine Forestier
Ghost in the Castle (1947)
as Dagmar

The Eighth Day of the Week (1958)
as Agnieszka Walicka
Alle hatten sich abgewandt (1970)
as Ursula

Die Freunde meiner Frau (1949)
as Fee Freiberg - Kabarettistin

Tell the Truth (1946)
as Lisa

Halløj i himmelsengen (1965)
as Margot

Grand Hotel (1959)
as Françoise Flamme

Die Privatsekretärin (1953)
as Gerda Weber

Paths in Twilight (1948)
as Lissy Stenzel
Eine kleine Sommermelodie (1944)
as Helga Gutentag
Intimitäten (1980)
as Helen Frynne

Serenade of Texas (1958)
as Sylvia

Punishment Battalion (1960)
as Julia Deutschmann

Frühling in Berlin (1957)
as Nicoline

Dog Days (1944)
as Marion Seidel

Opernball (1956)
as Helene Hollinger, seine Frau

Große Starparade (1954)
as Self

Liebe ohne Illusion (1955)
as Ursula

Ihr schönster Tag (1962)
as Helene Wiesner

Kaiserball (1956)
as Franzi

Nächte am Nil (1949)
as Susanne
The Little Czar (1954)
as Sonja / Sonja Ilyanova
Die Beklagte (1958)
as Eva Harold

Herzkönig (1947)
as Bianca
Josephine (1967)
as Josephine

Beloved Darling (1943)
as Lette Eilers
Maharadscha wider Willen (1950)
as Brigitte Brummer - seine Tochter
Kolportage (1968)
as Karin

Fröhliche Weihnachten (1970)
as Sonja Eckert

Liebe nach Noten (1950)
as Mimi
Sonja Ziemann erzählt... (2017)
as Self




