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Lotte Lenya
Born 1898-10-17Vienna, Austria
Lotte Lenya (born Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer; 18 October 1898 – 27 November 1981) was an Austrian-American singer, diseuse, and actress, long based in the United States. In the German-speaking and classical music world, she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her first husband, Kurt Weill. In English-language cinema, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as a jaded aristocrat in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961). She also played the murderous and sadistic Rosa Klebb in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love (1963). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lotte Lenya, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Dreadful Penny DreadfulRoleLotte Lenya - Warum bin ich nicht froh?Self (archive footage)September Songs: The Music of Kurt WeillSelfI'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in AmericaRoleThe ExilesSelfNo. 18: MahagonnySelf (voice)Semi-ToughCarla PelfThe AppointmentEmma ValadierTen Blocks on the Camino RealThe GypsyThe Incredible World of James BondSelf (archive footage)Mother Courage and Her Children - A chronicle from the Thirty Years' WarMutter CourageFrom Russia with LoveRosa KlebbThe Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneContessa Magda Terribili-GonzalesLotte Lenya Sings Kurt WeillSelfGeorge Grosz' InterregnumNarratorThe 3 Penny OperaJenny