Cornell Borchers

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Tall, blonde, turquoise-eyed Cornell Borchers was born of Lithuanian ancestry and studied medicine before turning towards a career in the performing arts. She attended drama classes from 1947 to 1948 and was discovered for films by the director Arthur Maria Rabenalt. She made a few German films before signing a seven-year contract with 20th Century... See full bio »

Born:

March 16, 1925 in Silute, Lithuania

Died:

May 12, 2014 (age 89) in Germany

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Known For

The Divided Heart Inga

(1954)

Never Say Goodbye Lisa Gosting

(1956)

Dark Eyes Helene Samboni

(1951)

The Big Lift Frederica Burkhardt

(1950)

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Actress (22 credits)

1959 Doctor Without Scruples
Harriet Owen

1958 Television Playwright (TV Series)
Martha Heinz

- Call Me a Liar (1958) ... Martha Heinz

1958 Flood Tide
Anne Gordon

1957 Istanbul
Stephanie Bauer / Karen Fielding

1957 Rot ist die Liebe
Rosemarie

1956 Never Say Goodbye
Lisa Gosting

1955 Oasis
Karine Salstroem

1954 The Divided Heart
Inga

1954 Maxie
Nora, seine Frau

1954 Schule für Eheglück
Regine

1952 Haus des Lebens
Dr. Elisabeth Keller

1952 Abenteuer in Wien
Karin Manelli

1951 Dark Eyes
Helene Samboni

1951 Das ewige Spiel
Marie Campenhausen

1951 Unvergängliches Licht
Michèle Printemps

1951 Die tödlichen Träume
Angelika / Inez / Lisette / ...

1950 Die Lüge
Ellen, seine Tochter

1950 The Big Lift
Frederica Burkhardt

1950 0 Uhr 15, Zimmer 9
Maria Mertens

1950 Absender unbekannt
Dr. Elisabeth Markert - Lehrerin

1949 Martina
Irene

1949 Anonyme Briefe
Cornelia

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Soundtrack (2 credits)

1956 Never Say Goodbye (performer: "FOR THE FIRST TIME")

1950 The Big Lift (performer: "Vielleicht" - uncredited)

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Self (3 credits)

1956 Der Hauptfilm hat noch nicht begonnen... (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode dated 8 October 1956 (1956) ... Herself

1956 The Dark Wave (Documentary short)

1955 The 27th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Herself - Audience Member

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Had three children: Christian Amadeus (b. 1953), with Bruce Cunningham; Gabriel Antonius (b. 1961) and Julia Kathrin (b. 15. September 1962), with Anton Schelkopf. See more »