Sonja Ziemann
Biography
Sonja Ziemann (February 8, 1926, Eichwalde near Berlin – February 17, 2020, Munich) was a German actress, dancer, and singer. She was one of the most popular German film stars of the 1950s, best known for her leading roles in the Heimatfilm classics The Black Forest Girl (Schwarzwaldmädel, 1950) and Green Is the Heath (Grün ist die Heide, 1951), frequently appearing opposite Rudolf Prack. Trained as a dancer and actress, she began her film career during World War II and successfully continued after the war. In later years, Ziemann expanded into more dramatic roles and appeared in international productions such as The Secret Ways (1961) and The Bridge at Remagen (1969). After the 1970s, she worked only occasionally in film and television. She died in 2020 at the age of 94.
Known For
All Movies (80)
- Sonja Ziemann erzählt...2017 · as Self
- Germaine Damar – Der tanzende Stern2011 · as Self
- Intimitäten1980 · as Helen Frynne
- Das Biest1977 · as Marion
- Fröhliche Weihnachten1970 · as Sonja Eckert
- Alle hatten sich abgewandt1970 · as Ursula
- De Sade1969 · as La Beauvoisin
- The Bridge at Remagen1969 · as Greta Holzgang
- Kolportage1968 · as Karin
- Josephine1967 · as Josephine
- Das Leben des Horace A.W. Tabor - Ein Stück aus den Tagen der letzten Könige1965 · as Baby Doe
- Halløj i himmelsengen1965 · as Margot
- Frühstück mit dem Tod1964 · as Rechtsanwältin Jane Painter-Talbot
- Story of San Michele1962 · as Prinzessin Clementine
- Journey Into Nowhere1962 · as Maria
- Ihr schönster Tag1962 · as Helene Wiesner
- The Dream of Lieschen Müller1961 · as Lieschen Müller
- A Matter of WHO1961 · as Michele Cooper
- Denn das Weib ist schwach1961 · as Hanna Schäferkamp
- The Secret Ways1961 · as Julia
- The Nabob Affair1960 · as Billionaire
- Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen1960 · as Maria Reiser
- Punishment Battalion1960 · as Julia Deutschmann
- Rebel Flight to Cuba1959 · as Carla
- Grand Hotel1959 · as Françoise Flamme
- Liebe auf krummen Beinen1959 · as Eva
- Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?1959 · as Katja
- Serenade of Texas1958 · as Sylvia
- Die Beklagte1958 · as Eva Harold
- The Eighth Day of the Week1958 · as Agnieszka Walicka
- Tabarin1958 · as Rosine Forestier
- The Italians They Are Crazy1958
- Frauenarzt Dr. Bertram1957
- Frühling in Berlin1957 · as Nicoline
- The Zurich Engagement1957 · as Anna-Maria/Herself
- Nichts als Ärger mit der Liebe1956 · as Delfine Jura, Musikschülerin und Gattin von Dr. Jura
- Kaiserball1956 · as Franzi
- Supreme Confession1956 · as Giovanna
- Opernball1956 · as Helene Hollinger, seine Frau
- Dany, bitte schreiben Sie1956 · as Daniela „Dany“ Ruland
- Das Bad auf der Tenne1956 · as Antje
- Mädchen ohne Grenzen1955 · as Helga Gruber
- Ich war ein häßliches Mädchen1955 · as Anneliese
- Liebe ohne Illusion1955 · as Ursula
- Große Starparade1954 · as Self
- Die sieben Kleider der Katrin1954 · as Katrin Burlan
- The Little Czar1954 · as Sonja / Sonja Ilyanova
- My Sister and I1954 · as Christine
- It Was Always So Nice with You1954 · as Balletttänzerin
- Die Privatsekretärin1953 · as Gerda Weber
- Mit siebzehn beginnt das Leben1953 · as Madeleine Desughes
- Hollandmädel1953 · as Antje
- Am Brunnen vor dem Tore1952 · as Inge Bachner
- I Can't Marry Everyone1952 · as Dschidschi
- The Thief of Bagdad1952 · as Fatme
- The Heath Is Green1951 · as Helga
- Johannes und die 13 Schönheitsköniginnen1951 · as Wally, Zigarettenverkäuferin
- The Women of Mr. S.1951 · as Euritrite
- Schön muß man sein1951 · as Maria Schippe
- The Merry Wives of Windsor1950 · as Frau Fluth (Mistress Ford)
- Liebe nach Noten1950 · as Mimi
- The Black Forest Girl1950 · as Bärbele Riederle
- Maharadscha wider Willen1950 · as Brigitte Brummer - seine Tochter
- Eine Nacht im Séparée1950 · as Käthe Poppe
- Nach Regen scheint Sonne1949 · as Sabine
- Um eine Nasenlänge1949 · as Anni Klingebiel
- Nächte am Nil1949 · as Susanne
- Die Freunde meiner Frau1949 · as Fee Freiberg - Kabarettistin
- Nichts als Zufälle1949 · as Gerti Danzer
- Paths in Twilight1948 · as Lissy Stenzel
- Eine reizende Familie1948 · as Irmgard Holk
- Herzkönig1947 · as Bianca
- Ghost in the Castle1947 · as Dagmar
- Tell the Truth1946 · as Lisa
- Friends1945 · as Vilma
- Dog Days1944 · as Marion Seidel
- Eine kleine Sommermelodie1944 · as Helga Gutentag
- Die Jungfern vom Bischofsberg1943
- Beloved Darling1943 · as Lette Eilers
- Ein Windstoß1942 · as Gina
All TV Shows (19)
- Heimat - Deine Filme2008 · as Self
- Filmlegenden. Deutsch2006 · as Self
- Beckmann1999 · as Self
- Parkhotel Stern1997
- Guten Morgen, Mallorca1996 · as Marlene
- Kein schöner Land1993 · as Self
- Boulevard Bio1991 · as Self
- Ein Abend mit Georg Thomalla1982 · as Irene Sommer
- Frauengeschichten1981 · as herself
- NDR Talk Show1979 · as Self
- Das Messer1971 · as Mrs. Corby
- The Commissioner1969 · as Irene Triberg
- Liebesgeschichten1967 · as Gastgeberin
- Continental Showcase1966 · as Self
- Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen1964 · as Self
- Curd Jürgens erzählt...1963
- German Film Award1951 · as Self
- Bambi1948 · as Self (archive footage)
- Bambi1948 · as Self