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German-Jewish actress and dancer of eccentric personality and dark, aquiline features. Her radical interpretations of modern dance are now regarded as having been ahead of her time. She first studied dance from the age of six and took acting lessons from Alexander and Maria Moissi. She performed in... See more trivia »

Born:

Gertrude Samosch
January 11, 1892 in Berlin, Germany

Died:

March 15, 1978 (age 86) in Kampen, Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Known For

Juliet of the Spirits

Juliet of the Spirits (1965)

The 3 Penny Opera

The 3 Penny Opera (1931)

Diary of a Lost Girl

Diary of a Lost Girl (1929)

Coup de grâce

Coup de grâce (1976)

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Actress (13 titles)

1976 Coup de grâce
Tante Praskovia

1975 Die Betörung der blauen Matrosen
Ein alter Vogel

1973 Eight Hours are Not a Day (TV mini-series)

– Franz und Ernst (1973)

1965 Juliet of the Spirits
Pijma

1939 Rio
Specialty (uncredited)

1934 Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs (short)
The Maid

1931 The 3 Penny Opera
Mrs. Peachum

1930 Takový je zivot
Waitress

1929 Diary of a Lost Girl
The director's wife

1928 A Daughter of Destiny
Ein Mädchen von der Gasse

1926 Nana
Zoe, la femme de chambre

1925 The Joyless Street
Frau Greifer (uncredited)

1925 Ein Sommernachtstraum
Puck

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Self (4 titles)

1977 Nur zum Spaß, nur zum Spiel (documentary)

1975 Je später der Abend... (TV series)
Herself

– Episode dated 19 November 1975 (1975) … Herself

1969 Pariser Journal (TV series documentary)
Herself

– Episode #9.1 (1969) … Herself

1930 People on Sunday
Herself

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Archive Footage (1 title)

2010 Cabaret-Berlin: The Wild Scene (TV documentary)
Herself, cabaret dancer

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Trivia:

German-Jewish actress and dancer of eccentric personality and dark, aquiline features. Her radical interpretations of modern dance are now regarded as having been ahead of her time. She first studied dance from the age of six and took acting lessons from Alexander and Maria Moissi. She performed in... See more »

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