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