Leny Marenbach
Leny Marenbach (20 December 1907 – 26 January 1984) was a German film actress. She was a leading German actress of the Nazi era, appearing in films such as the biopic Friedemann Bach. After the Second World War, she appeared in several DEFA roles.
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- Name
- Leny Marenbach
- Born
- 20 December 1907
- Birthplace
- Essen German Empire
- Died
- 26 January 1984 20 December 1907
- Place of death
- West Berlin West Germany
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
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Leny Marenbach (20 December 1907 – 26 January 1984) was a German film actress. She was a leading German actress of the Nazi era, appearing in films such as the biopic Friedemann Bach. After the Second World War, she appeared in several DEFA roles.
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• Name — Leny Marenbach • Born — 20 December 1907 • Birthplace — Essen German Empire • Died — 26 January 1984 20 December 1907 • Place of death — West Berlin West Germany • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1935 - 1960 (film)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• If We All Were Angels (1936) • Der Etappenhase (1937) • Alarm in Peking (1937) • The Model Husband (1937) • Five Million Look for an Heir (1938) • Target in the Clouds (1939) • Marriage in Small Doses (1939) • Central Rio (1939) • Mistake of the Heart (1939) • Woman Made to Measure (1940) • What Does Brigitte Want? (1941) • Friedemann Bach (1941) • Wild Bird (1943) • The Big Number (1943) • That Was My Life (1944) • How Do We Tell Our Children? (1949)
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- 1.Marenbach, Leni. In: Theodor Kellenter: Die Gottbegnadeten : Hitlers Liste unersetzbarer Künstler. Kiel: Arndt, 2020, ISBN 978-3-88741-290-6, S. 394
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