Name
Zarah Leander
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1907-03-15
Deathday
1981-06-23 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden
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
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- 1942 The Great Love as Hanna Holberg
- 1963 Konstgjorda Pompe
- 1931 Dante's Mysteries as Grand Café Guest / Singing Demon
- 1946 As Long As I Live as Singer
- 1937 To New Shores as Gloria Vane
- 1935 The Marriage Game as Tora Diidiken
- 1938 Der Blaufuchs as Ilona Paulus
- 1937 Premiere as Carmen Daviot
- 1937 La Habanera as Astree Sternhjelm
- 1941 The Way to Freedom as Antonia Corvelli
- 1954 It Was Always So Nice with You as Filmstar
- 1953 Ave Maria as Sängerin Karin Twerdy
- 1943 Damals as Vera Meiners aka Gloria O'Connor
- 1939 It Was a Gay Ballnight as Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina
- 1938 Homeland as Magda von Schwartze
- 1940 The Heart of a Queen as Maria Stuart
- 1966 How I Learned to Love Women as Olga
- 1959 The Blue Moth as Julia Martens
- 1950 Gabriela as Gabriela
- 1995 Stjärnbilder as (archive footage)
- 1964 Das Blaue vom Himmel as Désirée
- 1939 The Desert Song as Grace Collins
- 1952 Cuba Cabana as Arabella
- 2002 The Great Yiddish Love as (archive footage)
- 1938 The Four Companions as Sängerin
- 1948 Leckerbissen as Self - film scenes (archive footage)
- 1976 Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture as Self - Interviewee
- 1931 The Wrong Millionaire as Marguerite Lebon
- 1974 Ich bin die Leander - das muss reichen… as Self
- 1975 Ein Walzer zu zweien as Self
- 2013 Die Akte Zarah Leander as Self (archive footage)
- 1949 Terras fönster 2
- 1968 Seniorenclub ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1965 Hör hin, schau zu! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1964 Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1974 Spécial cinéma ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1964 Vergißmeinnicht ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 Hitlers Frauen ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1969 Das Sonntagskonzert ( 1 episode ) as Self
