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Lotte Lenya
Actress 1898 - 1981

Lotte Lenya

Vienna-Penzing, Austria-Hungary

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... Read full bio →

Person Information

Full Name

Lotte Lenya

Known For

Acting

Birthday

October 17th, 1898 00:00

Place of Birth

Vienna-Penzing, Austria-Hungary

Died

November 27th, 1981 00:00 (aged 83)

TMDB ID

9898

IMDb ID

nm0502322

Biography

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).

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