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Marlene Dietrich

1901 - 1992

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Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich (, German: [maʁˈleːnə ˈdiːtʁɪç] ; 27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German and American actress and singer whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1920s Berlin, Dietrich performed on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola Lola in Josef von Sternberg's The Blue Angel (1930) brought her international acclaim and a contract with Paramount Pictures. She starred in many Hollywood films, including six iconic roles directed by Sternberg: Morocco (1930) (her only Academy Award nomination), Dishonored (1931), Shanghai Express and Blonde Venus (both 1932), The Scarlet Empress (1934), The Devil Is a Woman (1935). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marlene Dietrich is the 13th most popular actor (up from 14th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Germany (down from 47th in 2019) and the most popular German Actor.

Marlene Dietrich was a German actress and singer who became an American citizen. She was most famous for her sultry voice and provocative Hollywood movies, such as "The Blue Angel" and "Morocco."

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Marlene Dietrich ranks 13 out of 13,578Before her are Bruce Lee, Alain Delon, Brigitte Bardot, Anthony Hopkins, Robert De Niro, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. After her are Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, Marlon Brando, Richard Harris, Danny DeVito, and James Stewart.

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Among people born in 1901, Marlene Dietrich ranks 4Before her are Hirohito, Walt Disney, and Werner Heisenberg. After her are Enrico Fermi, Sukarno, Louis Armstrong, Rudolf Höss, Jacques Lacan, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Fulgencio Batista, and Clark Gable. Among people deceased in 1992, Marlene Dietrich ranks 1After her are Isaac Asimov, Grace Hopper, Alexander Dubček, Willy Brandt, Friedrich Hayek, Astor Piazzolla, Menachem Begin, Mikhail Tal, Olivier Messiaen, John Cage, and Francis Bacon.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Marlene Dietrich ranks 51 out of 7,253Before her are Bertolt Brecht (1898), Franz Beckenbauer (1945), Felix Mendelssohn (1809), Werner Heisenberg (1901), Christian IX of Denmark (1818), and Robert Koch (1843). After her are Alexander von Humboldt (1769), Thomas Mann (1875), Gerd Müller (1945), William I, German Emperor (1797), Adolf Eichmann (1906), and Georg Ohm (1789).

Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Marlene Dietrich ranks 1After her are Bruce Willis (1955), Simone Signoret (1921), Curd Jürgens (1915), Magda Schneider (1909), Jürgen Prochnow (1941), Emmy Göring (1893), Hardy Krüger (1928), Udo Kier (1944), Nastassja Kinski (1961), Luise Rainer (1910), and Karlheinz Böhm (1928).