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Sybille Schmitz (1909–1955)

Actress

The enigmatic actress remains one of the most interesting figures in German film. Although she achieved stardom early in her career, the tragic Sybille Schmitz could never fit in with her surroundings. Too "alien looking" for Hollywood, Schmitz never migrated to America like her more glamorous peers... See full bio »

Born:

in Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Died:

(age 45) in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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1954 Das Haus an der Küste
Anna
 
1952 Illusion in Moll
Maria Alsbacher
 
1950 Kronjuwelen
Eva Skeravenen
 
1950 Sensation im Savoy
Vera Gordon
 
1950 Der Fall Rabanser (unconfirmed)
 
1950 Die Lüge
Susanne, seine Tochter
 
1949 Die letzte Nacht
Renée Meurier
 
1947 Zwischen gestern und morgen
Nelly Dreifuss
 
1944 Das Leben ruft
Hella Warkentin
 
1944 Die Hochstaplerin
Thea Varèn
 
1943 Titanic
Sigrid Olinsky
 
1942 Vom Schicksal verweht
Dr.Virginia Larsen
 
1941 Wetterleuchten um Barbara
Barbara Stammer
 
1941 Clarissa
Clarissa von Reckwitz
 
1940 Trenck, der Pandur
Prinzessin (princess) Deinhardstein
 
1939 Die fremde Frau
 
1939 Die Frau ohne Vergangenheit
Eva
 
1939 Hotel Sacher
Nadja Woroneff
 
1938 Der Tanz auf dem Vulkan
Gräfin Heloise Cambouilly
 
1938 Die Umwege des schönen Karl
Lu Donon - Tochter
 
1937 Signal in der Nacht
Brigitte von Schachen
 
1937 Die Kronzeugin
Jelena Rakowska
 
1936 The Unknown
Madeleine
 
1936 Die Leuchter des Kaisers
Anna Demidow
 
1936 Fährmann Maria
Maria
 
1935 Ich war Jack Mortimer
Winifred Montemayor, Pedro's wife
 
1935 Wenn die Musik nicht wär
Ilonka Badacz
 
1935 Ein idealer Gatte
Gloria Cheveley
 
1935 Stradivari
Maria Belloni
 
1935 Punks Arrives from America
Britta Geistenberg
 
1935 Oberwachtmeister Schwenke
Erna Zuwade, Stütze bei Wenkstern
 
1934 Farewell Waltz
George Sand
 
1934 Der Herr der Welt
Vilma, seine Frau
 
1934 Music in the Blood
Carola, seine Nichte
 
1934 Rivalen der Luft - Ein Segelfliegerfilm
Sportfliegerin Lisa Holm
 
1932 F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
Claire Lennartz
 
1932 Vampyr
Léone
 
1929 Diary of a Lost Girl
Elisabeth
 
1928 Accident (short)
 
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1938 The Stars Shine
Herself
 
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2012 The Nazi Titanic (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2011 A Arca do Éden (documentary)
 
2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
2000 Dance with Death: The Ufa-Star Sybille Schmitz (TV documentary)
 
1998 Beyond Titanic (TV documentary)
Sigrid Olinsky
 
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Personal Quote:

I want to sleep. Forever. See more »

Trivia:

While never officially "blacklisted" by the Nazi regime, filmmakers were discouraged from casting her in lead roles, which were by the end of the 1930s occupied by new blonde and blue eyed stars of the Third Reich. Sybille ended up being typecast as a femme-fatale or a tempting foreign woman. See more »

Trademark:

Usually played mysterious women with tragic backstories. See more »

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