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Zarah Leander

Zarah Leander

Birthday: 1907-03-15 | Place of Birth: 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 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2013
Die Akte Zarah Leander

as    Self (archive footage)

2002
The Great Yiddish Love

as    (archive footage)

1976
1966
1959
The Blue Moth

as    Julia Martens

1953
Ave Maria

as    Sängerin Karin Twerdy

1950
Gabriela

as    Gabriela

1942
The Great Love

as    Hanna Holberg

1940
The Heart of a Queen

as    Maria Stuart

1939
The Desert Song

as    Grace Collins

1939
It Was a Gay Ballnight

as    Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina

1938
Der Blaufuchs

as    Ilona Paulus

1938
Homeland

as    Magda von Schwartze

1937
La Habanera

as    Astree Sternhjelm

1937
Premiere

as    Carmen Daviot

1937
To New Shores

as    Gloria Vane

1935
The Marriage Game

as    Tora Diidiken

1931
Dante's Mysteries

as    Grand Café Guest / Singing Demon

1931
The Wrong Millionaire

as    Marguerite Lebon