Edith Schollwer

Biography

Edith Lisette Juliane Hermine Schollwer was an actress known for Ein verdienter Staatsmann (1962), Der bunte Traum (1952) and Die rote Hand (1960). She was born on February 12th 1904 in Berlin, Germany, and died on October 1st 2002. She was married to Carl Jöken. Schollwer was a leading German actress and singer, first on stage in 1927 with the Hamburger Flora-Varieté as a soubrette. She appeared in Berlin revues, cabaret and operettas, often in partnership with Richard Tauber. Popular in the 1950's and 60's in Berlin cabaret ("Die Insulaner"), she would appear on radio broadcasts for station RIAS and as a film and television character actress. She was famous for her "Insulaner Song", which became an anthem for the beleaguered citizens of West Berlin at the height of the Cold War. Schollwer also provided the dubbing voice for Margaret Rutherford, Angela Lansbury, Thelma Ritter and Mabel Albertson.

Known For

Das Traumschiff

Dalli Dalli

Dalli Dalli

Die Wicherts von nebenan

Zum Teufel mit der Penne

Furlough on Word of Honor

Vater sein dagegen sehr

Gasparone

All Movies (38)

• Kaffeeklatsch1990
• Grenzenloses Himmelblau1985 · as Gräfin
• Frau Juliane Winkler1983
• Hier sind sie richtig1975
• Wie wär's denn, Mrs. Markham?1973
• So'n Theater1973 · as Mutter Gräbert, Theaterinhaberin
• Der erste Frühlingstag1971 · as Muriel Weston
• Zum Teufel mit der Penne1968 · as Oberin
• Schwarzer Peter - Märchenoper für kleine und große Leute1966 · as Zweite Amme
• Rauf und runter1964
• Die Safeknacker-Suite1963 · as Putzfrau
• Krach im Hinterhaus1963 · as Witwe Bock
• Eine schöne Bescherung1963 · as Madame Parole
• Schule der Gattinnen1962 · as Frau Passepied
• Die Insulaner1962
• The Elder Statesman1962 · as Mrs. Carghill
• Ramona1961 · as Hedwig
• Die rote Hand1960 · as Frau Hasselbütt
• Solang' noch Unter'n Linden1958
• Es wird alles wieder gut1957 · as Anna Rohr
• Vater sein dagegen sehr1957 · as Ottilie Roeckel geb. Lüdecke
• Furlough on Word of Honor1955 · as Mutter Krawutke
• Der fröhliche Wanderer1955 · as Sängerin Malk
• Schützenliesel1954 · as Mathilde - Schwester von Steinhagen
• Hoheit lassen bitten1954 · as Mathilde
• Dieses Lied bleibt bei dir1954 · as Baronin Solms
• Die Blume von Hawaii1953 · as Sängerin
• Der Vetter aus Dingsda1953 · as Hanne van Zeevenhook
• Die Kaiserin von China1953 · as Frau Lose
• Das singende Hotel1953 · as Frau Giesemann
• Pension Schöller1952 · as Amalie
• The Count from Pappenheim1952 · as Mizzi Reisner
• Der bunte Traum1952 · as Frau Brandini
• Unschuld in tausend Nöten1951 · as Fräulein Fröhlich
• Gasparone1937 · as Gräfin Carlotta Ambrat
• Life Begins Tomorrow1933 · as Kellnerin
• The Firm Weds1931 · as Lissy
• Student Life in Merry Springtime1930 · as Aenne Winter

All TV Shows (9)

• Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts2001 · as Self (archive Footage)
• Justitias kleine Fische1988
• Die Wicherts von nebenan1986 · as Oma Käthe
• Das Traumschiff1981 · as Agnes's Mother
• Ein Mann für alle Fälle1978 · as Thea Roschke
• Dalli Dalli1971 · as Self
• Dalli Dalli1971 · as Self - Musician
• Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen1964 · as Self
• Zum blauen Bock1957 · as Self