Place of Birth: Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden
Zarah Leander
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".
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Love | Hanna Holberg | 1942 |
| Konstgjorda Pompe | 1963 | |
| Dante's Mysteries | Grand Café Guest / Singing Demon | 1931 |
| As Long As I Live | Singer | 1946 |
| To New Shores | Gloria Vane | 1937 |
| The Marriage Game | Tora Diidiken | 1935 |
| Der Blaufuchs | Ilona Paulus | 1938 |
| Premiere | Carmen Daviot | 1937 |
| La Habanera | Astree Sternhjelm | 1937 |
| Der Weg ins Freie | Antonia Corvelli | 1941 |
| It Was Always So Nice with You | Filmstar | 1954 |
| Ave Maria | Sängerin Karin Twerdy | 1953 |
| Damals | Vera Meiners aka Gloria O'Connor | 1943 |
| It Was a Gay Ballnight | Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina | 1939 |
| Homeland | Magda von Schwartze | 1938 |
| The Heart of a Queen | Maria Stuart | 1940 |
| How I Learned to Love Women | Olga | 1966 |
| The Blue Moth | Julia Martens | 1959 |
| Gabriela | Gabriela | 1950 |
| Stjärnbilder | (archive footage) | 1995 |
| Das Blaue vom Himmel | Désirée | 1964 |
| The Desert Song | Grace Collins | 1939 |
| Cuba Cabana | Arabella | 1952 |
| The Great Yiddish Love | (archive footage) | 2002 |
| The Four Companions | Sängerin | 1938 |
| Leckerbissen | Self - film scenes (archive footage) | 1948 |
| Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture | Self - Interviewee | 1976 |
| The Wrong Millionaire | Marguerite Lebon | 1931 |
| Ich bin die Leander - das muss reichen… | Self | 1974 |
| Ein Walzer zu zweien | Self | 1975 |
| Die Akte Zarah Leander | Self (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| Seniorenclub | Self | 1968 |
| Hör hin, schau zu! | Self | 1965 |
| Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen | Self | 1964 |
| Spécial cinéma | Self (archive footage) | 1974 |
| Vergißmeinnicht | Self | 1964 |
| Hitlers Frauen | Self (archive footage) | 2001 |
| Das Sonntagskonzert | Self | 1969 |
