Zarah Leander
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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
Credits
To New Shores (1937)
as Gloria Vane
How I Learned to Love Women (1966)
as Olga
Premiere (1937)
as Carmen Daviot
Gabriela (1950)
as Gabriela
Dante's Mysteries (1931)
as Grand Café Guest / Singing Demon
Die Akte Zarah Leander (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
The Great Love (1942)
as Hanna Holberg
Homeland (1938)
as Magda von Schwartze
Das Blaue vom Himmel (1964)
as Désirée
Terras fönster 2 (1949)
Actor
The Marriage Game (1935)
as Tora Diidiken
The Blue Moth (1959)
as Julia Martens
La Habanera (1937)
as Astree Sternhjelm
The Heart of a Queen (1940)
as Maria Stuart
Cuba Cabana (1952)
as Arabella
Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture (1976)
as Self - Interviewee
The Four Companions (1938)
as Sängerin
The Great Yiddish Love (2002)
as (archive footage)
The Way to Freedom (1941)
as Antonia Corvelli
The Wrong Millionaire (1931)
as Marguerite Lebon
Der Blaufuchs (1938)
as Ilona Paulus
As Long As I Live (1946)
as Singer
Stjärnbilder (1995)
as (archive footage)
Damals (1943)
as Vera Meiners aka Gloria O'Connor
Ich bin die Leander - das muss reichen… (1974)
as Self
Leckerbissen (1948)
as Self - film scenes (archive footage)
Ein Walzer zu zweien (1975)
as Self
It Was a Gay Ballnight (1939)
as Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina
The Desert Song (1939)
as Grace Collins
Konstgjorda Pompe (1963)
Actor
It Was Always So Nice with You (1954)
as Filmstar
Ave Maria (1953)
as Sängerin Karin Twerdy