Zarah Leander

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".

Known For

Spécial cinéma

How I Learned to Love Women

Hitlers Frauen

The Heart of a Queen

The Four Companions

Stjärnbilder

Homeland

La Habanera

All Movies (32)

• Die Akte Zarah Leander2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Great Yiddish Love2002 · as (archive footage)
• Stjärnbilder1995 · as (archive footage)
• Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture1976 · as Self - Interviewee
• Ein Walzer zu zweien1975 · as Self
• Ich bin die Leander - das muss reichen…1974 · as Self
• How I Learned to Love Women1966 · as Olga
• Das Blaue vom Himmel1964 · as Désirée
• Konstgjorda Pompe1963
• The Blue Moth1959 · as Julia Martens
• It Was Always So Nice with You1954 · as Filmstar
• Ave Maria1953 · as Sängerin Karin Twerdy
• Cuba Cabana1952 · as Arabella
• Gabriela1950 · as Gabriela
• Terras fönster 21949
• Leckerbissen1948 · as Self - film scenes (archive footage)
• As Long As I Live1946 · as Singer
• Damals1943 · as Vera Meiners aka Gloria O'Connor
• The Great Love1942 · as Hanna Holberg
• The Way to Freedom1941 · as Antonia Corvelli
• The Heart of a Queen1940 · as Maria Stuart
• The Desert Song1939 · as Grace Collins
• It Was a Gay Ballnight1939 · as Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina
• Der Blaufuchs1938 · as Ilona Paulus
• The Four Companions1938 · as Sängerin
• Homeland1938 · as Magda von Schwartze
• La Habanera1937 · as Astree Sternhjelm
• To New Shores1937 · as Gloria Vane
• Premiere1937 · as Carmen Daviot
• The Marriage Game1935 · as Tora Diidiken
• The Wrong Millionaire1931 · as Marguerite Lebon
• Dante's Mysteries1931 · as Grand Café Guest / Singing Demon

All TV Shows (7)

• Hitlers Frauen2001 · as Self (archive footage)
• Spécial cinéma1974 · as Self (archive footage)
• Das Sonntagskonzert1969 · as Self
• Seniorenclub1968 · as Self
• Hör hin, schau zu!1965 · as Self
• Vergißmeinnicht1964 · as Self
• Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen1964 · as Self