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Ruth Leuwerik

1924 - 2016

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Ruth Leuwerik (German: [ʁuːt ˈlɔɪ̯.və.ʁɪk] ; 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. Born in Essen as Ruth Leeuwerik, she grew up there and in Münster. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruth Leuwerik is the 4,650th most popular actor (down from 3,737th in 2019), the 4,657th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,163rd in 2019) and the 152nd most popular German Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ruth Leuwerik ranks 4,650 out of 13,578. Before her are Reiner Schöne, Tang Wei, Matt Czuchry, Vincent Gardenia, Natalya Arinbasarova, and Seo Ye-ji. After her are Tatyana Vasilyeva, Kim So-yeon, Jordi Mollà, Míriam Colón, Gong Hyo-jin, and Vanessa Marquez.

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Among people born in 1924, Ruth Leuwerik ranks 347. Before her are Omero Tognon, Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, Friedrich L. Bauer, Kurt Furgler, Maria Sander, and Norbert Schemansky. After her are Emmanuel Scheffer, Hans Kalt, Yoshiaki Arata, Arthur Harnden, Heinz Müller, and Don Knotts. Among people deceased in 2016, Ruth Leuwerik ranks 350. Before her are Eri Klas, Pierre Tchernia, Gottfried Honegger, Jim Harrison, Joe Sutter, and Norbert Schemansky. After her are Lutz D. Schmadel, Bülent Eken, Geydar Dzhemal, Valery Khalilov, Ion Panțuru, and Mark Dvoretsky.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ruth Leuwerik ranks 4,660 out of 7,253. Before her are Maria Sander (1924), Vadim Glowna (1941), Reiner Knizia (1957), Hermann Wilhelm Vogel (1834), Ludwig Stubbendorf (1906), and Reiner Schöne (1942). After her are Ditlev Blunck (1798), Hermann Bollé (1845), Nicole (1964), Lutz D. Schmadel (1942), Emmanuel Scheffer (1924), and Georg Stollenwerk (1930).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Ruth Leuwerik ranks 152. Before her are Albrecht Becker (1906), Manfred Krug (1937), Burghart Klaußner (1949), Natja Brunckhorst (1966), Vadim Glowna (1941), and Reiner Schöne (1942). After her are Ossi Oswalda (1897), Hanna Maron (1923), Michael Gwisdek (1942), LeVar Burton (1957), Joachim Fuchsberger (1927), and John Ericson (1926).

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