Ruth Leuwerik
Ruth Leuwerik (23 April 1924 – 12 January 2016) was a German film actress, one of the most popular stars of German film during the 1950s. She appeared in 34 films between 1950 and 1977. Leuwerik is probably best known for her portrayal of Maria von Trapp in the films The Trapp Family and The Trapp Family in America. • Illustration — On the Boulevard of the Stars, Berlin • Illustration — Grave in Nymphenburg Born in Essen as Ruth Leeuwerik, she grew up there and in Münster.
Ruth Leuwerik
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- Name
- Ruth Leuwerik
- Born
- 23 April 1924
- Birthplace
- Essen, Germany
- Died
- 12 January 2016
- Place of death
- Munich, Germany
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Germany
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Biography
Biography
She began her acting career with stage roles in the late 1940s. In the 1950s, she and Dieter Borsche were considered as the ideal couple of the German film. In 1962 she starred in the Helmut Käutner film Redhead, which was entered in the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. She is a five-time Bambi Award winner. Leuwerik died in Munich on 12 January 2016.
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Ruth Leuwerik died on 12 January 2016.
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• Name — Ruth Leuwerik • Born — 23 April 1924 • Birthplace — Essen, Germany • Died — 12 January 2016 • Place of death — Munich, Germany • Occupation — Actress
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Ruth Leuwerik lived from 23 April 1924 to 12 January 2016 and is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Ruth Leuwerik was born on 23 April 1924.
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• Thirteen Under One Hat (1950) – Evelyne Winterthur (her film debut) • Father Needs a Wife (1952) – Susanne Meissner • The Great Temptation (1952) – Hilde • A Heart Plays False (1953) – Sybilla Zander • Must We Get Divorced? (1953) – Garda von Doerr • Beloved Life (1953) – Louise von Bolin • His Royal Highness (1953, after Thomas Mann's novel) – Imma Spoelman • Portrait of an Unknown Woman (1954) – Nicole • Ludwig II (1955) – Kaiserin Elisabeth von Österreich • Beloved Enemy (1955) – Violante Gore • Roses in Autumn (1955, after Theodor Fontane's novel Effi Briest) – Effi Briest • The Golden Bridge (1956) – Tima • The Trapp Family (1956) – Baronin Maria von Trapp • Queen Louise (1957) – Königin Luise • Goodbye, Franziska (1957) – Franziska • Immer wenn der Tag beginnt (1957) – Dr. Hanna Burkhardt • Taiga (1958) – Hanna Dietrich • The Trapp Family in America (1958) – Baronin Maria von Trapp • Dorothea Angermann (1959) – Dorothea Angermann • The Ideal Woman (1959) – Fanny Becker • Sweetheart of the Gods (1960) – Renate Mueller • A Woman for Life (1960) – Margarete Barnebusch • You Don't Shoot at Angels (1960) – Maria • Die Stunde, die du glücklich bist (1961) – Vera • Der Traum von Lieschen Müller (1961) – Autograph hunter • Redhead (1962) – Franziska Lukas • Eleven Years and One Day (1963) – Tina Rodenbach • The House in Montevideo (1963) – Marianne Nägler • An Alibi for Death (1963) – Dr. Maria Rohn • Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen (1971) – Valerie Steinfeld • Disorder and Early Torment (1977) – Frau Gerda Cornelius • Derrick (1978, Episode: "Ein Hinterhalt") – Dr. Marta Schwenn • The Buddenbrooks (1979, TV miniseries, after Thomas Mann's novel) – Konsulin • Derrick (1983, Episode: "Der Täter schickte Blumen") – Vera Baruda
Life and career
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1924
Ruth Leuwerik was born in 1924.
2012
Ruth Leuwerik - Die Königin des Melodramas (2012) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
2016
Ruth Leuwerik died at Munich.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q70270: Ruth Leuwerik
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- “Ruth Leuwerik”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10077866-5, Ausstellung Die Ideale Frau - Ruth Leuwerik und das Kino der Fünfziger Jahre (2004 : Berlin).
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 10077866-5, Ausstellung Die Ideale Frau - Ruth Leuwerik und das Kino der Fünfziger Jahre (2004 : Berlin).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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