Birthday
1901-12-27Place of Birth
Berlin, GermanyBiography
Marlene Dietrich was a German actress and singer. Dietrich remained popular throughout her long career by continually re-inventing herself. In 1920s Berlin, she acted on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola-Lola in The Blue Angel, directed by Josef von Sternberg, brought her international fame and a contract with Paramount Pictures in the US. Hollywood films such as Shanghai Express and Desire capitalized on her glamour and exotic looks, cementing her stardom and making her one of the highest paid actresses of the era. Dietrich became a US citizen in 1937; during World War II, she was a high-profile front-line entertainer. Although she still made occasional films in the post-war years, Dietrich spent most of the 1950s through the 1970s touring the world as a successful show performer. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Dietrich the ninth greatest female star of all time.
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Erich Maria Remarque und Marlene Dietrich - Flucht in die Liebe
2025
7
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner
2019
6.8
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Bodies and Spaces, Fabric and Light
2018
5.5
as (archive footage)
2018
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
5.5
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
2009
7.8
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Black Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
1962
6.9
as Narrator (voice)
1962