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