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Liane Haid was a prima ballerina, dancer, singer, stage and film actress. As a child, she studied voice and dancing and played at the Viennese Open Ballet. She worked in Budapest and Vienna as a dancer. On stage, she was in Berlin and Vienna. She also made close to a hundred movies - silents and talkies. She was the first female star of Austria. She was married three times. The last one was Swiss Dr. Carl Spycher, with which she had one son, the jazz musician, Pierre Spycher. She lived with her family near Bern, Switzerland, where she died at the age of 105 years young.Austria
1895-2000. (105).
92 credits, 1915-1953.
3 self credits, 1930-1970.
1 soundtrack credits.- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Jany Holt was born on 13 May 1909 in Bucharest, Romania. She was an actress and director, known for Le pays sans étoiles (1946), Mademoiselle de la Ferté (1949) and Satan's Paradise (1938). She was married to Marcel Dalio. She died on 26 October 2005 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.Romania
May 13. 1909 - October 26. 2005. (96).
49 acting credits, 1931-2002.- Yelena Yegorova was born on 22 January 1905 in Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Katerina Izmailova (1927), Na dalnem beregu (1927) and Krasnyy tyl (1924). She died on 1 August 1971 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].Ukraine.
1905 - 1971, (66).
credits, 1927-1966. - Actress
- Soundtrack
From the day she was born Martha lived in a world of music. For sure her father was a banker but he was also an amateur pianist. As for her mother, she was a housewife but also a very talented opera singer who had given up her career for the joys of matrimony and motherhood. It does not come as a surprise, under such circumstances, that the little girl's singing capacities were soon discovered. At eight she was already on a scene singing an aria from "The Barber of Seville". A critic attended the show and was impressed by her performance. He introduced her to the director of the Magyar Theater, where she landed her first contract. As of the age of 10 she was hailed as Hungary's "national idol". And it was not long before her triumph became international. An operetta, "Pogasza", was written specially for the crystal-clear-voiced little singer. Among others, she played the role of the doll in "Tales of Hoffmann" and starred in "Das Veilchen vom Montmartre" by Kalman. With the advent of sound films, she found herself very much in demand in the 1930s, bringing her beautiful voice and looks to yet more delighted viewers. It is on the set of "Mein Herz ruft nach dir" that she met Jan Kiepura, another successful opera and operetta singer. Although it was not love at first sight, Jan and Martha gradually fell in love, married two years later, had two sons and were separated only by death with the demise of Jan in 1966. In 1938, the couple fled Austria after its annexation by Hitler and settled down in the South of France first then in the USA. Martha made fewer movies but kept on singing. For instance she co-starred in "The merry Widow" in Broadway for three years with Jan Kiepura. She became an American citizen in the fifties and currently lives in Rye, new York.Hungary
1912-2013. (101).
40 acting credits, 1930-1999.
10 soundtrack credits, 1933-1999.
4 self credits, 1961-2009.- Stephanie Glaser, a popular Swiss actress and singer, was born in Neuchâtel in 1920. After studying acting at the Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna, she appeared in various theaters in Switzerland and Germany. Back in Switzerland, she sang at the "Bärenstatze", the "Floigefänger" and "Fédéral" cabarets, in solo or with partners like Walter Roderer, Freddy Lienhard, etc. From then on Stephanie Glaser ranked among the leading figures of the Swiss comedy scene. Hans Gmür wrote several pieces especially for her. In 1954, she started a film career: she was Trinette in the Gotthelf film adaptations by Franz Schnyder, Uli der Knecht (1954) and its sequel Uli, der Pächter (1955). In 1965, she married Oscar Düby. In the 1970s Glaser became the public's favorite as "Aunt Elise" with the goldfish "Traugottli" in the popular television show "Teleboy" by Kurt Felix. She also took part in series such as "Die Direktorin" (1994). In 2001 she was nominated for the Swiss Film Prize as Best Actress for her performance in the film "Komiker" by Markus Imboden. She was cast in her first leading film role in "Die Herbstzeitlosen". In 2006 Stefanie Glaser was honored with a Special Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival and, in the same year, the Swiss Award in the culture category. The vivacious old lady was nearly 91 when she died in 2011, after a long life and a long career.Switzerland
2-22-1920 to 1-15-2011. (90).
36 credits, 1954-2011. - Lia Fischer was born on 6 December 1919 in Austria. She is an actress, known for Die große Schuld (1953), Der Fünf-Minuten-Vater (1951) and A Better Place (2011).Austria
1919 -.
3 credits, 1951-2011. - Beate Sirota Gordon was born on 23 October 1923 in Vienna, Austria. She died on 30 December 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.Austria
October 23, 1923 - December 30, 2012, (89).
4 self credits, 1999-2009. - Aliza Sommer-Herz was born on 26 November 1903 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was married to Leopold Sommer. She died on 23 February 2014 in London, England, UK.Austria -Hungary
November 26, 1903 - February 23, 2014. (110).
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (2013). 2013. - Jirina Steimarová was born on 24 January 1916 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. She was an actress, known for Pozdní láska (1935), The Masked Lover (1940) and Na Svatém Kopecku (1934). She was married to Jan Kodet and Jaroslav Juhan. She died on 7 October 2007 in Prague, Czech Republic.Austria-Hungary
January 24, 1916, - October 7, 2007. (91).
49 acting credits, 1933-1999. - Has performed regularly in different theatrical groups in Yerevan and Tiflis (now Tbilisi, Georgia). In 1916 was invited to play in Armenian Drama Union in Tbilisi. Has performed in other troupes as well. Has been worked in Armenia since 1920. At first she led a National theatrical troupe in Dilijan, since 1921 was a leading actress in the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan. Has performed many classical roles in theatre and cinema.Azerbaijan. Armenia.
1879 - 1947, (68). - Actress
- Soundtrack
Nasiba Zeynalova was born in Baku (then part of the Russian Empire, present-day capital of Azerbaijan), the daughter of merchant and stage actor Jahangir Zeynalov. The family fled to Iran just before the Azeri massacre of March 1918 committed by Bolshevik military units in Baku. Her father died during their trip back home in September 1918, via the Caspian Sea.
While in secondary school she attended dance courses. In 1932 she joined Rza Tahmasib's drama club. In 1937 she joined a vagrant theatre troupe and toured several Azerbaijani towns. In 1938 she started working at the Azerbaijan State Theatre of Musical Comedy. She earned a degree at the Baku School of Theatre.
In the following years Nasiba Zeynalova acted in 22 films and around 70 plays, as well as in numerous television sketches. She is most remembered for the roles of Fatmanisa in Ogey Ana (Stepmother, 1958), Sughra in Bizim Jabish muallim (Our Teacher Jabish, 1969), Jannat in Gaynana (Mother-in-law, 1978) and Auntie Asli in Bayin oghurlanmasi (The Kidnapping of the Groom, 1985). In 1967, she was named People's Artist of Azerbaijan.Azerbaijan
April 20, 1916 - March 10, 2004. (87).
21 acting credits, 1955-2003.- Nina Andrycz was born on 11 November 1912 in Brzesc, Poland, Russian Empire [now Brest, Belarus]. She was an actress, known for Uczta Baltazara (1954), Horror w Wesolych Bagniskach (1995) and And a Warm Heart (2008). She was married to Józef Cyrankiewicz. She died on 31 January 2014 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.Brest, Belarus
11-11-1912 to 1-31-2014. (101).
7 credits, 1951-2008.
2 self credits, 2008, 2012.
On stage in 2011 at the age of 98. - Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
During her long life, Iwa Wanja had a very varied career, as a silent and talking pictures actress, as a professional horse rider and as a writer. Not everybody can boast so many talents, she could! Born in Karnobat, Bulgaria on 10-10-1905, she came to Berlin to perform as an actress in the German capital. She appeared on the stage first and then in the movies. She can be seen in twenty-two silent pictures, several of which with Harry Liedtke. It is again with Liedtke that she made her first talkie in 1930, Der keusche Josef (1930) . But she subsequently appeared in only seven more films, not because she was unsuccessful, but because she had many feathers in her cap. First she was a wonderful rider and with her horse Ispahan (and seven others) she won no fewer than sixty competitions in the 1930's. Then, after the second world war, she was a busy prolific playwright. In 1943, she married composer 'Nobert Schultze' and until her death at the age of 85 she lived a happy life in Berlin.Bulgaria. Germany.
1905 - 1991, (85).- Madeleine Cinquin was born on 16 November 1908 in Brussels, Belgium. She was an actress, known for The Eclipse (2009), Avis de recherche (1980) and Lahaye d'honneur (1987). She died on 20 October 2008 in Callian, Var, France.
- Lotte Koch was born on 9 March 1913 in Brussels, Belgium. She was an actress, known for The Heart of a Queen (1940), Export in Blond (1950) and Morituri (1948). She was married to Ernst von Klipstein and Dieter von Klipstein. She died on 26 May 2013 in Munich, Unterhaching, Bavaria, Germany.Belgium
1913-2013. (100).
24 credits, 1936-1972. - Actress
- Soundtrack
La Esterella , born Ester Lambert (Antwerp, May 7, 1919 - Antwerp, April 11, 2011) was a Flemish singer. She was best known for her classic: Oh! Lady's Tower ( Oh, Lieve Vrouwe Toren) - a hymn to the tower in Antwerp!-. Esther worked as a seamstress in 1940 and did regularly participate in singing competitions where she was discovered by her future husband and manager. She started her career as a singer of popular light classical and romantic songs in several languages. During World War II came Estelle in Germany. After the war, she broke through and performed in Europe from 1948 to 1954 for six months a year in theaters of British seaside resorts. In 1953 she received a recording contract with Philips Records. From that moment she began to show the record company to sing in Dutch. Until 1959 she scored several hits. In that year her husband became ill and she decided her career to put on a back burner. When her husband died in 1962, she stopped singing entirely.
She went to work as a secretary and remarried in 1970. Her second husband died in 1980. After her pension claim caps in 1982 she agreed to somewhat surprising in a radio appearance where she song Ol 'Man River Frank Sinatra sang. She got such good responses that she decided to resume action.
Rarely does she have some songs recorded, including in 1995 with Coco Jr. and in 2000 she took Alex Callier of Hooverphonic and Regi of Milk Inc. Penxten. the soundtrack of the film at Shades.
In 2001 she received the award of Radio 2 for a life full of music and was buried in the Hall of Fame of the Flemish Song.
Although they are not as agile was Estelle came into old age. Occasionally she was still on big stages and did TV appearances. Sang on January 5, 2007 is a duet with Paul Michiels in the TV show gala Gaston 80.
In 2005 they finished No. 291 in the Flemish version of The Greatest Belgian.
On April 11, 2011 Estelle died in her home city of Antwerp. powered byBelgium
5-7-1919 to 4-11-2011. (91).- Actress
- Writer
Tine Balder was born on 2 February 1924 in Antwerpen, Belgium. She was an actress and writer, known for Candida (1973), Meeuwen sterven in de haven (1955) and Freddie's in Love (1971). She was married to Fred Engelen. She died on 4 April 2021 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium.Belgium
2-2-1924 -.
21+ credits, 1955-2013.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Monique van Vooren was born on 25 March 1927 in Brussels, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Wall Street (1987), Ça va barder (1955) and Flesh for Frankenstein (1973). She was married to Curt H Pfenniger. She died on 25 January 2020 in New York City, New York, USA.Belgium
1925 -.
20+ credits, 1950-2012.
18 self credits, 1952-1983.- Viviane Chantel was born in 1925 in Brussels, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Purple Noon (1960), Les atouts de Monsieur Wens (1947) and Le cocu magnifique (1947). She died on 11 September 1992 in Brussels, Belgium.Belgium
1925-1992. (67).
9 credits, 1944-1990.
2 self credits. - American ballerina of Yugoslavian extraction who appeared rarely on film. A dancer since the age of five, she became the prima ballerina with the Zagreb Opera. After appearing in Jean Benoit-Levy's film La mort du cygne (1937) and promoting it in the U.S., she remained there as a teacher and dancer. She formed the Slavenksa Ballette Variante and, later, the Theatre Ballette. In 1954, she became the prima ballerina of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet.Croatia
February 20, 1916, Croatia. to October 20, 2002, California. (86). - Mia Oremovic was born on 31 July 1918 in Slavonska Pozega, Austria-Hungary [now Croatia]. She was an actress, known for I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers (1968), One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away (1970) and U oluji (1952). She was married to Vojko Trs. She died on 24 July 2010 in Krizevci, Croatia.Croatia
July 31, 1918 - July 24, 2010. (91).
75 acting credits, 1952-2010. - Marie Brozová was born on 14 September 1901 in Hustopece, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Advokát chudých (1941), Pavlínka (1974) and Good-for-Nothing (1978). She was married to Bohus Stejskal. She died on 26 September 1987 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].Czechoslovakia
1901-1987. (86).
50 credits, 1941-1989. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Zita Kabátová was born on 27 April 1913 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Zelary (2003), Rozkosný príbeh (1937) and Manzelství na úver (1936). She was married to Jirí Zavrel and Ludvík Král. She died on 27 May 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic.Czechoslovakia
4-27-1913 to 5-27-2012. (99).
58 credits, 1936-2009.
5 self credits.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Vera Tichánková was born on 7 December 1920 in Zarnovická Hut by Nová Bana, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress, known for Prátelé Bermudského trojúhelníku (1987), Byli jednou dva písari (1972) and Sny na nedeli (1959). She was married to Jan Skopecek. She died on 9 January 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic.Czechoslovakia
1920-2014. (93).
85 credits. 1958-- Actress
- Additional Crew
Antonie Hegerlíková was born on 29 November 1923 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. She was an actress, known for Eugene Onegin (1988), Miss Golem (1972) and Akce B (1952). She died on 11 December 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic.Czechoslovakia
November 29, 1923 - December 11, 2012. (89).
48 acting credits, 1943-.- Vera Kubánková was born on 22 July 1924 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia. She was an actress, known for Osudy dobrého vojáka Svejka (1986), Malé letní blues (1968) and Prodlouzený cas (1984). She was married to Emil Kaderavek. She died on 13 April 2016 in Praha, Czech Republic.Czechoslovakia
7-22-1924 to 4-13-2016. (91).
52 credits, 1959-2016. - Minna Jørgensen was born on 22 December 1904 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Duellen (1962), Naar bønder elsker (1942) and Alle gaar rundt og forelsker sig (1941). She died on 25 February 1975 in Denmark.Denmark
1904-1975. (70).
32 credits, 1937-1964. - Actress
- Director
Berthe Qvistgaard was born on 11 August 1910 in Denmark. She was an actress and director, known for Johnny Larsen (1979), Regnen holdt op (1942) and Ikke osse, Joe (1966). She died on 24 October 1999 in Denmark.Denmark
1910-1999. (89).
44 credits, 1935-1987.- Lis Allentoft was born on 4 May 1916 in Ranum, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé (2004), Smedestræde 4 (1950) and Lille mand, pas på (1968). She died on 5 April 2011.Denmark
1916-2011. (94). - Vera Gebuhr is among Denmark's finest character actresses, acting in countless stage and screen productions through a career of more than sixty years. She grew up in Funen, Denmark, as the daughter of an industry owner. As a child she took ballet lessons, and in the late 1930s she travelled to Copenhagen as a protegée of John Price to study at The Royal Theatre's acting school from 1937 to 1939. Her theatre debut was on 26 December 1939, in Henrik Ibsen's "Brand" at Folketeatret, Copenhagen, where she had steady work for the following 25 years. The play "Arvingen" is often cited as her true breakthrough. In the career that followed she was never unemployed and combined theatre with television and film performances. She also co-starred in the popular Matador (1978), but remarkably, she says her very best parts came when she was between 70 and 85. At the time of writing, her latest project is Afgrunden (2003) where she stars as Asta Nielsen. Through two marriages Vera Gebuhr has led an active family life, and the she is still in excellent health for her age.Denmark
5-15-1916 to 12-24-2014. (98).
72 credits, 1937-2005. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Bodil Kjer was born on 2 September 1917 in Odense, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Babette's Feast (1987), Mød mig paa Cassiopeia (1951) and Jenny and the Soldier (1947). She was married to Frits Hinrichsen, Ebbe Rode and Olaf Nordgreen. She died on 1 February 2003 in Copenhagen, Denmark.Denmark
1917-2003. (85).
45 credits, 1937-2001.- Actress
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lisbeth Movin was born on 25 August 1917 in Odense, Denmark. She was an actress and director, known for The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman (1948), Det gælder os alle (1949) and Min kone fra Paris (1961). She was married to Lau Lauritzen. She died on 7 November 2011 in Hillerød, Hovedstaden, Denmark.Denmark
1917-2011. (94).- Writer
- Director
Marguerite Engberg was born on 12 June 1919 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is a writer and director, known for From Camille to Joan of Arc (1961), Dreyer på Filmmuseet (1968) and En rød løber for Asta Nielsen (2016).Denmark
7-12-1919 -.- Lily Weiding was born on 22 October 1924 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Vor by (1970), Damen med de lyse handsker (1942) and The Green Butchers (2003). She was married to Morten Grunwald, Mogens Wieth and Sigfred Johansen. She died on 15 June 2021 in Copenhagen, Denmark.Denmark
1924 -
37 credits, 1942-2008.
5 self credits. - Herta Elviste was born on 12 June 1923 in Pärnu-Jaagupi, Estonia. She was an actress, known for Maaletulek (1973), Inimesed sõdurisinelis (1968) and Ühe küla mehed (1962). She died on 29 October 2015.Estonia
June 12, 1923 - October 29, 2015. (92).
12 acting credits, 1961-. - Joli Jászai was born on 21 May 1907 in Rábatamási, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for Dear Emma, Sweet Böbe (1992), Szerelmes szívek (1991) and Love Till First Blood (1986). She died on 26 September 2008 in Piliscsaba, Hungary.Hungary
5-21-1907 to 9-26-2008. (101).
13 credits, 1986-2002.
2 self credits, 2000, 2007. - Mária Lázár was born on 18 April 1895 in Herkulesfürdõ, Austria-Hungary. She was an actress, known for Megvédtem egy asszonyt (1938), Ember a híd alatt (1936) and Magdolna (1942). She was married to András Klár, Lajos Ihász and Antal Burger. She died on 1 October 1983 in Budapest, Hungary.Hungary
1895-1983. (85).
33 credits, 1920-1977. - Mária Rajna was born on 16 August 1919 in Budapest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for A skorpió megeszi az ikreket reggelire (1992), Hamvadó cigarettavég (2001) and Shadow on the Snow (1992). She died on 7 October 2008 in Budapest, Hungary.Hungary
August 16, 1919 - October 2008. (89).
13 acting credits, 1971-2001. - Márta Bakó was born on 9 April 1920 in Budapest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Musical TV Theater (1970), The Dogfighters (1995) and Kakuk Marci (1973). She was married to Lajos Rajczy. She died on 15 January 2013.Hungary
1920-2013. (92).
97 credits, 1958-2010. - Guðmunda Elíasdóttir was born on 23 January 1920 in Bolungarvík, Iceland. She was an actress, known for Jar City (2006), Privacy (1995) and Shadow of the Raven (1988). She was married to Sverrir Kristjánsson and Henrik Knudsen. She died on 2 August 2015 in Reykjavik, Iceland.Iceland
1-23-1920 to 8-2-2015. (95). - Actress
- Director
Herdís Þorvaldsdóttir was born on 15 October 1923. She was an actress and director, known for The Sea (2002), The Cliff (2009) and The Girl Gogo (1962). She died in March 2013 in Reykjavik, Iceland.Iceland
October 15, 1923 - March 2013. (89).
14 acting credits, 1962-.- Lucija Baumane was born on 28 October 1905 in Laukzeme, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kretinga District Municipality, Lithuania]. She was an actress, known for Naves ena (1971), Dundurins (1974) and A Birdless Night (1979). She died on 22 June 1988 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia].Lithuania. Latvia.
1905 - 1988, (82). - Janina Rudzinskaite is known for Adam Wants to Be a Man (1959).
- Actress
Elly Weller was born on 19 September 1913 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Maria (1986), Medisch Centrum West (1988) and The Assault (1986). She died on 21 September 2008 in Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.Netherlands
September 19, 1913 - September 21, 2008. (95).
22 acting credits, 1975 -.- Narda Blanchet was born on 27 April 1916 in Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for La chasse aux papillons (1992), Monday Morning (2002) and Farewell, Home Sweet Home (1999). She died on 13 February 2010 in Paris, France.Netherlands
4-27-1916 to 2-13-2010. (93). - Ellen Vogel was born on 26 January 1922 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Zonder ernst (1992), Bernhard, Schavuit van Oranje (2010) and Beatrix, Oranje onder Vuur (2012). She was married to Joan James Charles Maria Joseph Münninghoff, Fons Rademakers and Hans Jürgen Tobi. She died on 5 August 2015 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.Netherlands
1922-2015. (93).
32 credits, 1957-2013.
5 self credits, 1980-2011. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Truus Dekker was born on 13 May 1922 in Wormerveer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for De lachende scheerkwast (1981), Opzoek naar Yolanda (1984) and Plafond over de vloer (1986). She died on 8 January 2022 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.Netherlands
5-13-1922 -.- Elisabeth Versluys was born on 27 December 1923 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Toen was geluk heel gewoon (1994), Oorlogswinter (1975) and Oppassen!!! (1991). She died on 18 November 2011 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.Netherlands
December 27, 1923 - November 18, 2011. (87).
45 acting credits, 1961-. - Actress
- Director
She became one of the longest living actresses in the world, she died at the formidable age of 107 1/2 years in January 1999.
Stage debut back in 1911, in a play written by her mother, the famous writer Barbra Ring. (1870-1955)
She was also the very first woman in Norway who got a driving license, and while filming in Denmark she was badly injured in a car fire. After that accident she did not want to go in front of a camera any more. She therefore concentrated her work to the stage, both as an actress, and from 1930 on, as a very gifted director.
During the war she and six other actors refused to work in a radio-play, because the Norwegian broadcasting were under the total control by the Nazi authority. All of them immediately lost their right to work, and the day after all actors organized in the actors union went on striking in solidarity. The strike lasted for five weeks, and was the first organized action against the Nazi-regime in Norway!
Still under pressure, she and her husband Halfdan Christensen, who also was a famous actor, had to escape to Sweden, where they established a free Norwegian theater group called Fri norsk scene.
After the war she continued her work as stage director until old age.Norway
1891-1999. (107).
4 credits, 1914-1915.
1 Director credit.- Norwegian stage actress at the national stage in Bergen between 1925-1990. Films and TV performances regrettable few. Her vitality made her a favorite in operettas and comedies, specially in plays by Ludvig Holberg. On 11th May 2005 she vigorously celebrated her 100th birthday! Her children Berit Søder, Eli Lindtner Næss and Arne Lindtner Næss are also actors. Her late brother, Lothar Lindtner was a distinguished actor in stage & screen.Norway
1905-2009. (104).
4 credits, 1964-1984. - Much loved Norwegian revue actress,many supporting roles in film-comedies.Best known for her outspoken monologues,but also for her sincerity and warm-hearted performances. Born into a family of actors as daughter of Signe Heide Steen and Harald Steen, she had her first film-part at the early age of 6, on the stage from 1930. For many years she was engaged at Chat Noir and Edderkoppen,both famous revue theaters in Oslo. Her heart-breaking performance in a revue-sketch about two vagrants in a public park,(together with an outstanding Arvid Nilssen) is probably one of the best performances ever done at a Norwegian revue theater!
For moviegoers she is best known for her hilarious scooter-drive together with another well-known comedian Willie Hoel,in the comedy: " Støv på hjernen " 1959.
She was also very popular as singer of revue-songs, her hit song: " Det hender så mangt på Hovedøen ", were selling more than 50 000 copies!
After her husbands death in 1970 she had an absence from the public until 1980, when she had a great comeback at the 70th birthday celebration for a dear friend and colleague;the comedian Leif Juster!Norway
1914-1983. (73). - Actress
- Director
- Writer
Sossen Krohg was born on 18 December 1923 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress and director, known for Min kone er uskyldig (1950), Death Is a Caress (1949) and Fortuna (1993). She was married to Guy Krohg and Thorleif Schjelderup. She died on 12 February 2016 in Norway.Norway
12-18-1923 to 2-12-2016. (92).- Urda Arneberg was born on 26 January 1929 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress, known for Ut av mørket (1958), Bernardas hus (1964) and Roser til Monica (1956). She was married to Arild Brinchmann, Thor Hjorth-Jenssen and Per. She died on 14 May 2000.Norway
1929-2000. (71). - Actress
- Additional Crew
Bente Børsum was born on 21 June 1934 in Oslo, Norway. She is an actress, known for Late Summer (2016), Jakten (1959) and House on the Rocks (1974).Norway
1934 -.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Irena Kwiatkowska was born on 17 September 1912 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Hello, Fred the Beard (1978), Zmiennicy (1986) and Zolnierz królowej Madagaskaru (1958). She was married to Boleslaw Kielski. She died on 3 March 2011 in Skolimów, Konstancin-Jeziorna, Mazowieckie, Poland.Poland
9-17-1912 to 3-3-2011. (98).- Esther Gorintin was born on 24 January 1913 in Sokólka, Poland, Russian Empire [now Sokólka, Podlaskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Bednye rodstvenniki (2005), Carnages (2002) and Le grand rôle (2004). She died on 11 January 2010 in Paris, France.Poland
1-24-1913 to 1-12-2010. (96). - Danuta Szaflarska was born on 6 February 1915 in Kosarzyska, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kosarzyska, Piwniczna-Zdrój, Malopolskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Time to Die (2007), Diably, diably (1991) and Pozegnanie z Maria (1993). She was married to Janusz Kilanski and Jan Ekier. She died on 19 February 2017 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.Poland
February 6, 1915 - 2017, 102.
48 acting credits, 1947-2015+. - Zypora Spaisman was born on 2 January 1916 in Lublin, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Enemies, A Love Story (1989) and Yiddish Theater: A Love Story (2005). She was married to Joseph Spaisman. She died on 18 May 2002 in New York City, New York, USA.Poland
January 2, 1916, Poland - May 18, 2002, New York. (86). - Zofia Rysiówna was born on 17 May 1920 in Rozwadów, Stalowa Wola, Podkarpackie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Solange Leben in mir ist (1965), A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984) and Mam tu swój dom (1963). She was married to Adam Hanuszkiewicz. She died on 17 November 2003 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.Poland
1920-2003. (83).
18 credits, 1963- - Sesilia Takaishvili was born on 30 September 1906 in Batumi, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire [now Republic of Georgia]. She was an actress, known for Tojinebi itsinian (1963), Pilatelistis sikvdili (1969) and The Right Hand of the Grand Master (1969). She died on 21 May 1984 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR [now Republic of Georgia].Republic of Georgia.
1906 - 1984, (77).
42 credits, 1945-1983. - Art Department
- Casting Department
- Production Designer
Irène Galitzine was born on 22 July 1916 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. She was a production designer, known for The Lovers on the Bridge (1991), Baise-moi (2000) and Will It Snow for Christmas? (1996). She died on 20 October 2006 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.Russian Empire, Georgia.
7-22-1916 to 10-20-2006. (90).- Galina Konovalova was born on 1 August 1916 in Baku, Russian Empire. She was an actress, known for Dolgoe proshchanie (2004), The Buzzing of a Bumblebee (2015) and Liniya zashchity (2002). She was married to Vladimir Osenev. She died on 21 September 2014 in Moscow, Russia.Russian Empire.
8-1-1916 to 9-21-2014. (98). - Ivy Bethune was born on 1 June 1918 in Sevastopol, Russia [now Crimea, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Back to the Future (1985), Get Smart (2008) and Will to Die (1971). She was married to Stuart Lancaster and William Charles Bethune. She died on 19 July 2019 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.Russia
6-1-1918 -. - Branka Veselinovic was born on 16 September 1918 in Becej, Austria-Hungary [now Serbia]. She was an actress, known for Muzej vostanih figura (1962), Pop Cira i pop Spira (1957) and Velika turneja (1961). She was married to Mladen 'Mladja' Veselinovic. She died on 8 February 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia.Serbia
September 16, 1918 -
49 acting credits, 1950-2014. - Tatyana Zhuravlyova was born on 21 April 1916. She was an actress, known for Downfall (2004), Edinozhdy solgav... (1988) and Streets of Broken Lights (1998). She died on 4 January 2004.April 1, 1916 - January 4, 2004. (87)
- Katharine Page was born on 21 February 1908 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Vanity Fair (1956), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Only Fools and Horses (1981). She died in 2003 in Bristol, England, UK.Scotland
February 21, 1908 - 2003. (94).
64 acting credits, 1948 -. - This vibrant Scottish character actress managed in her seven-decade career trek to not only brighten up the Broadway stage during the 1950s and 1960s in roles ranging from the man-searching milliner Irene Malloy to Hamlet's mother Queen Gertrude, but conquered the TV market too, delighting daytime audiences for not only standing toe-to-toe against Susan Lucci's Erica Kane character (and later becoming her surrogate mom), but issuing in-your-face lessons on morality to other infamous Pine Valley characters on the classic soap opera All My Children (1970).
Eileen Herlie was born Eileen Herlihy on March 8, 1918, in Glasgow, Scotland, the daughter of a Catholic father and a Protestant mother. She studied and performed for many years with the Scottish National Players before transporting herself to England where she became professionally associated with the late and great director Tyrone Guthrie. Making her official stage debut with "Sweet Aloes" in 1938, she went on to advance in such plays as "Rebecca" (1942), "Peg o' My Heart (1943), "The Little Foxes" (1944), "John Gabriel Borkman" (1944), "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" (1944), "The School for Scandal" (1945) and "Anna Christie" (1945) before making a strong impression as Queen Gertrude in "Hamlet" in late 1945. Her film debut came in support of Margaret Lockwood and Dennis Price in the costume drama Hungry Hill (1947), but her huge breakthrough came about when Laurence Olivier cast her as his mother, Queen Gertrude, in his film adaptation of Hamlet (1948) -- this despite Eileen being 11 years younger than Olivier, who won the Oscar for his superb work in the title role. Years down the road Eileen would again earn acclaim playing Gertrude in the 1964 Broadway production of "Hamlet" starring Richard Burton and in its accompanying Hamlet (1964) film effort.
Surprisingly, Eileen was seen very infrequently on film after this initial success opposite Olivier. Instead she stayed true blue to her first love -- the theatre. Although she appeared to fine advantage on celluloid in The Angel with the Trumpet (1950), Gilbert and Sullivan (1953), Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop (1953), Cocktails in the Kitchen (1954), She Didn't Say No (1958) and Freud (1962), she found even more rewarding roles under the theatre lights where she earned enviable notices for her work in "The Eagle Has Two Heads" (1946), "Medea" (1948) (title role), "The Way of the World" (1953) and "Venice Preserv'd" (1953).
The feisty, flaming red-haired Scot took her first Broadway bow in 1955 as hat shop owner Irene Molloy in the highly successful production of "The Matchmaker" with Ruth Gordon starring as Dolly Levi. Eileen also appeared in New York musicals, co-starring with Jackie Gleason in the nostalgic "Take Me Along" (1960), which merited her a Tony nomination, and Ray Bolger in "All-American" (1962). Elsewhere, she graced two of Peter Ustinov's plays ("Photo Finish (1963) and "Halfway Up the Tree" (1967)) and continued in classic regal fashion with her Queen Mary role opposite George Grizzard's Edward VIII in "Crown Matrimonial" (1973). She played the same role a year earlier in a TV film version opposite Richard Chamberlain as the abdicating King Edward and Faye Dunaway as paramour Wallis Simpson. Eileen's last stage role was in "The Great Sebastians" (1974) in Chicago co-starring Werner Klemperer, and her final film part came with a featured role in Chekhov's The Sea Gull (1968), directed by Sidney Lumet and surrounded by a superb cast that included Simone Signoret, Vanessa Redgrave, David Warner and James Mason.
In 1976, Herlie made a long and permanent switch to daytime soaps. As bawdy, plump-figured carny Myrtle Lum Fargate who later refined herself to a point and operated a frilly boutique store on All My Children (1970), audiences took a special liking to her down-to-earth character whose impulsive bluntness, staunch integrity, briny tongue and heart of gold made her one of Pine Valley's more beloved residents. She remained in town for over thirty years.
Divorced twice with no children, Eileen died at age 90 on October 8, 2008, due to complications from pneumonia. The stalwart actress continued to act almost to the end, last playing her "All My Children" character in June of 2008.Scotland
3-8-1918 to 10-8-2008. (90). - Ingrid Luterkort, born on June 28, 1910, Lund, Sweden, as Carola, Ingrid, Margareta Eklundh, was an actress. She first studied to become a cantor, a profession she could live on in case she wouldn't succeed as an actress. From 1932 to 1934 she was trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre School in Stockholm, where she made her first stage appearance in "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1933). Among her classmates was Ingrid Bergman and Gunnar Björnstrand. Ingrid Luterkort's acting career lasted 76 years. She had a strong commitment in the development of Swedish theatre. As an actress, teacher, mentor and researcher. Ingrid Luterkort appeared in 39 feature films and television productions. Her last role was in the movie "Psalm 21", in which the recordings were completed in December 2009. She passed away at the age of 101, on August 3, 2011.Sweden
June 28, 1910 - August 3, 2011. (101).
30 acting credits, 1936 -. - Gull-Maj Norin was born on 20 April 1913 in Helsingborg, Skåne län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Mordets melodi (1944), Nordhavets mænd (1939) and Alle mand paa dæk (1942). She was married to Søren Melson. She died on 27 November 1997 in Copenhagen, Denmark.Sweden
1913-1997. (84).
21 credits, 1932-1947. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Her first public performance was on radio at the age of 10, together with her friend Birgit Tengroth. She debuted in a revue held at her father's place of work when she was 15. This led to more work at the theatre, a screen test for Svensk Filmindustri and a small role in Kära släkten (1933). More roles followed and she made movies in the daytime and theatre in the evenings. Although she made a lot of movies before it, she has said that her breakthrough came with Skolka skolan (1949). She was almost without exception cast as a happy, care-free woman in comedies, but she has said that this was not a problem for her, since she describes herself as a very happy person in private. It was not until Alf Kjellin's The Pleasure Garden (1961) she got a dramatic part as an unmarried mother. She has worked with a lot of different directors, but two of them showed a particular interest in her, Schamyl Bauman and Hasse Ekman. Bauman mainly in the 1930-1940s and Ekman in the 1950s.Sweden
8-12-1915 to 11-2-2011. (96).- Lisskulla Jobs was born on 25 June 1906 in Leksand, Dalarnas län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Crime and Punishment (1945), Baldwin's Wedding (1938) and Damen med kameliorna (1925). She was married to Björn Berglund. She died on 15 August 1996 in Leksand, Dalarnas län, Sweden.Sweden.
1906 - 1996, (90).
27 credits, 1925-1990. - Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Birgitta Valberg was born on 16 December 1916 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress and assistant director, known for The Virgin Spring (1960), Paradistorg (1977) and A Time in the Sun (1966). She died on 29 March 2014 in Sweden.Sweden
December 16, 1916 - March 29, 2014. (97).
55 acting credits, 1934-1996.- Ann Gelbar was born on 31 July 1918 in Falsterbo, Skåne län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Jourhavande (1974), Hem till byn (1971) and Hedebyborna (1978). She was married to Roland Söderberg. She died on 15 July 2012.Sweden
7-31-1918 to 7-15-2012. (93). - Barbro Hiort af Ornäs was born on 28 August 1921 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Brink of Life (1958), All These Women (1964) and Den ofrivillige golfaren (1991). She died on 27 November 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden.Sweden
1921-2015. (94). - Annemarie Düringer was born on 26 November 1925 in Basel, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for Veronika Voss (1982), The Devil Strikes at Night (1957) and Vor Sonnenuntergang (1956). She died on 26 November 2014 in Baden, Lower Austria, Austria.Switzerland
1925-2014. (89).
50 credits, 1953-. - Martine de Breteuil was born on 21 March 1908 in Kharkov, Russian Empire [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for L'homme qui revient de loin (1972), The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez (1964) and La tête du client (1965). She was married to François de Breteuil. She died on 13 November 2007 in Paris, France.Ukraine
March 21, 1908 - November 13, 2007. (99).
47 acting credits, 1930-. - Born on March 1st, 1916 in Lwów. Parents: Katarzyna Sawicka-Feldman (mother) was an opera singer and Ferdynand Feldman (father) was a known actor. Education: National Institute of Theatre in Warsaw. Career: City Theatre in Lwów (debut in the "Kwiat paproci" ("Fern Flower") in 1937), Stage in Zimna Woda (during II World War, after demanded to work according to her education), Theatre in Opole, Wyspianski Silesia Theatre in Katowice, Polish Theatre in Szczecin, New Theatre and Public Theatre in Lódz, Theatre in Nowa Huta, Kraków. Since 1976 worked in Poznan: in Polish Theatre and since 1983 in New Theatre.
Famous for episodes and supporting roles. Played her first leading role of Nikifor Krynicki in "My Nikifor" ("Mój Nikifor") at the age of 84.
Died: January 24th, 2007 in Poznan.Ukraine
3-1-1916 to 1-24-2007. (90). - Eliza Gerner was born on 30 August 1920 in Sombor, Vojvodina, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Born to Ride (1991), Trst (1951) and Usporeno kretanje (1979). She was married to Tito Strozzi. She died on 11 August 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia.Yugoslavia
8-30-1920 to 8-11-2013. (92). - Ljubica Kovic was born on 6 September 1923 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Wintering in Jakobsfeld (1975), Salas u Malom Ritu (1975) and Diplomci (1971). She died on 28 September 2014 in Belgrade, Serbia.Yugoslavia
September 6, 1923 - September 28, 2014. (91).
54 acting credits, 1953-. - Anel Sudakevich was born on 28 October 1906 in Moscow, Russia. She was an actress, known for The Adventures of the Three Reporters (1926), Rasputin (1981) and Little Tragedies (1980). She died on 22 August 2002 in Moscow, Russia.