Acting · Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden · Born March 15, 1907
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".
MovieDie Akte Zarah Leander
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Great Yiddish Love
2002
as (archive footage)
TVHitlers Frauen
2001
as Self (archive footage)
MovieStjärnbilder
1995
as (archive footage)
MovieMemories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
1976
as Self - Interviewee
Ein Walzer zu zweien
1975
as Self
Ich bin die Leander - das muss reichen…
1974
as Self
TVSpécial cinéma
1974
as Self (archive footage)
Das Sonntagskonzert
1969
as Self
Seniorenclub
1968
as Self
MovieHow I Learned to Love Women
1966
as Olga
Hör hin, schau zu!
1965
as Self
Das Blaue vom Himmel
1964
as Désirée
Vergißmeinnicht
1964
as Self
Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen
1964
as Self
MovieKonstgjorda Pompe
1963
MovieThe Blue Moth
1959
as Julia Martens
MovieIt Was Always So Nice with You
1954
as Filmstar
MovieAve Maria
1953
as Sängerin Karin Twerdy
MovieCuba Cabana
1952
as Arabella
MovieGabriela
1950
as Gabriela
Terras fönster 2
1949
MovieLeckerbissen
1948
as Self - film scenes (archive footage)
MovieAs Long As I Live
1946
as Singer
MovieDamals
1943
as Vera Meiners aka Gloria O'Connor
MovieThe Great Love
1942
as Hanna Holberg
MovieThe Way to Freedom
1941
as Antonia Corvelli
MovieThe Heart of a Queen
1940
as Maria Stuart
MovieThe Desert Song
1939
as Grace Collins
MovieIt Was a Gay Ballnight
1939
as Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina
MovieDer Blaufuchs
1938
as Ilona Paulus
MovieThe Four Companions
1938
as Sängerin
MovieHomeland
1938
as Magda von Schwartze
MovieLa Habanera
1937
as Astree Sternhjelm
MovieTo New Shores
1937
as Gloria Vane
MoviePremiere
1937
as Carmen Daviot
MovieThe Marriage Game
1935
as Tora Diidiken
MovieThe Wrong Millionaire
1931
as Marguerite Lebon
MovieDante's Mysteries
1931
as Grand Café Guest / Singing Demon
