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Ilse Werner(1921-2005)

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Ilse Werner in Wir machen Musik (1942)
Ilse Werner was born in Batavia (present-day Djakarta), the daughter of the Dutch merchant O.E.G. Still and his German wife, Lilly Werner. She spent her early childhood in Batavia, before the family moved her to Frankfurt to attend secondary school. In 1936, Ilse enrolled at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna to study elocution and drama. Following her graduation, she was offered a contract with a prestigious theatre in Josefstadt and made her stage debut in 1938. 'Discovered' by the director 'Geza von Bolvary' during a performance, she first acted on screen in Finale (1938). Her career then took off at lightning speed and she became one of the most popular stars at Ufa for the next seven years.

An attractive, tomboyish brunette, Ilse had a considerable aptitude for singing, which producers brought to the fore by frequently casting her in films like Request Concert (1940), the pop musical Wir machen Musik (1942), and (as 19th century Swedish opera star Jenny Lind) in the biopic Die schwedische Nachtigall (1941). Ilse could also be called upon to handle dramatic material and gave creditable performances in Bel Ami (1939) and Great Freedom No. 7 (1944), opposite Hans Albers. She cleverly alternated her film career with appearances in cabaret and on radio.

After the war, she married an American journalist and spent several years in California. After her divorce in 1953, she returned to Germany, but a successful movie comeback eluded her. Nonetheless, she remained in the public eye after releasing several top-selling albums. Her pop song "Baciare" became a major hit across Europe in 1960. In 1970, Ilse acted in a German stage version of the musical "The King and I", and, thereafter, continued to make further sporadic appearances on stage and on television until her eventual retirement in 2000.
BornJuly 11, 1921
DiedAugust 8, 2005(84)
BornJuly 11, 1921
DiedAugust 8, 2005(84)
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Ilse Werner in U-Boote westwärts! (1941)
Ilse Werner
Karl Ludwig Diehl and Ilse Werner in Die schwedische Nachtigall (1941)
Ilse Werner in Die schwedische Nachtigall (1941)
Ilse Werner in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1943)
Ilse Werner in Bel Ami (1939)
Johannes Riemann and Ilse Werner in Ihr erstes Erlebnis (1939)
Ilse Werner in Drei Väter um Anna (1939)
Ilse Werner in Drei Väter um Anna (1939)
Carl Raddatz and Ilse Werner in Request Concert (1940)
Ilse Werner in Die schwedische Nachtigall (1941)
Ilse Werner in Fräulein (1939)

Known for

Will Ferrell in Land of the Lost (2009)
Land of the Lost
5.3
  • Soundtrack("Die Kleine Stadt Will Schlafen Geh'n")
  • 2009
Ilse Werner in Fräulein (1939)
Fräulein
  • Annemarie Tessmer
  • 1939
Tuncel Kurtiz in Die Hallo-Sisters (1990)
Die Hallo-Sisters
4.2
  • Babsie
  • 1990
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1943)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
7.1
  • Prinzessin Isabella d'Este
  • 1943

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Actress

  • Für alle Fälle Stefanie (1995)
    Für alle Fälle Stefanie
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
  • Eine Frau mit Pfiff
  • Neues vom Süderhof (1991)
    Neues vom Süderhof
  • Großstadtrevier (1986)
    Großstadtrevier
  • Götz Alsmann and Angelika Milster in Alles wegen Robert De Niro (1996)
    Alles wegen Robert De Niro
  • Briefgeheimnis
  • Praxis Bülowbogen (1987)
    Praxis Bülowbogen
  • Roda Roda
  • Tuncel Kurtiz in Die Hallo-Sisters (1990)
    Die Hallo-Sisters
  • Forstinspektor Buchholz
  • Thomas Fritsch and Thekla Carola Wied in Rivalen der Rennbahn (1989)
    Rivalen der Rennbahn
  • Ein heikler Fall
  • Haus Vaterland (1983)
    Haus Vaterland
  • Vicco von Bülow in Noch 'ne Oper (1979)
    Noch 'ne Oper

Soundtrack

  • J.K. Simmons in Counterpart (2017)
    Counterpart
  • Will Ferrell in Land of the Lost (2009)
    Land of the Lost
  • Neues vom Süderhof (1991)
    Neues vom Süderhof
    • (uncredited)
  • Ilse Werner in Eine Frau mit Pfiff (1967)
    Eine Frau mit Pfiff
  • Viktor de Kowa and Ilse Werner in Wir machen Musik (1942)
    Wir machen Musik

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    • July 11, 1921
    • Batavia, Dutch East Indies
    • August 8, 2005
    • Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany(pneumonia)
    • 1954 - 1966 (divorced)
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Released several records between 1957 and 1964.
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