German postcard by Film-Foto-Verlag, no. A 2245/1, 1939-1940. Photo: Quick / Ufa.
Chilean singer and actress Rosita Serrano (1914–1997) had her biggest success in Nazi Germany. Her nickname was the 'Chilenische Nachtigall' (Chilean Nightingale), although her most popular song was 'La Paloma' (The Dove).
German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. A 2404/3, 1939-1940. Photo: Quick / Tobis.
Sexy German dancer and film actress La Jana (1905-1940) was the most popular showgirl of Berlin in the 1930s. She appeared in 25 European films, often dancing in exotic costumes. In 1940, she suddenly died of pneumonia and pleurisy.
German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. A 2550/1, 1939-1940. Photo: Quick / Tobis.
Gorgeous Charlotte Thiele (1918-2004) played cool blondes in German films of the 1930s and 1940s. The Ufa star was sidelined by Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels after she had rejected his advances.
German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. A 2592/1, 1939-1940. Photo: Quick / Tobis.
Baroness Irene von Meyendorff (1916-2001) never planned to become a film star, but she appeared in more than 40 films. Unexpectedly, the breathtakingly beautiful, ice-cold blonde became a star of the Ufa in the 1940s. Her beauty attracted Josef Goebbels, who got a harsh rebuff from her. After the war, she played several parts in interesting German films and led a full, remarkable life.
German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. A 2720/1, 1939-1940. Photo: Quick / Tobis. Sybille Schmitz in Trenck, der Pandur (Herbert Selpin, 1940).
Beautiful German actress Sybille Schmitz (1909-1955) started her career in the era of silent cinema. With her typical face and her relaxed, slightly mysterious way of playing, she became a prominent Ufa star during the Third Reich. After the war, she was beset by drug abuse and depression, and at 45, she committed suicide.
German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. A 2729/1, 1939-1940. Photo: Quick.
Hilde von Stolz (1903-1973) was a blonde Austrian leading lady and supporting actress in Ufa films of the 1930s and 1940s.
German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. A 2967/2, 1939-1940. Photo: Quick.
Pretty Austrian actress Jenny Jugo (1904-2001) had a prolific career in German cinema, from the late silent era well into the war years. She did particularly well as a comedienne and starred between 1931 and 1942 in eleven smart and charming comedies directed by Erich Engel.
German postcard by Film-Foto-Verlag, no. A 3478/2, 1941-1944. Photo: Ufa / Quick.
Egyptian-born singer, dancer and actress of Hungarian descent, Marika Rökk (1913-2004) was the last film diva of the Ufa. She was an immensely talented musical performer who could tap with the rhythm and vitality of her Hollywood counterpart, Eleanor Powell, and switch to balletic movements with the conviction of Cyd Charisse. Her trade mark was her Hungarian accent.
German postcard by Film-Foto-Verlag, no. A 3536/1, 1941-1944. Photo: Quick / Tobis.
Austrian-Hungarian actress Margit Symo (1913-1992) danced and sang in many German entertainment films of the Nazi era. She often appeared as a gypsy in her films. In 1974, she returned to the screen under the direction of Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
German postcard by Film-Foto-Verlag, no. A 3594/2/1, 1941-1944. Photo: Foto Quick / Ufa.
No German star played self-sacrificing womanhood better than blond Austrian actress Luise Ullrich (1911-1985). She became a star of the Ufa in the 1930s and 1940s.
German postcard by Film-Foto-Verlag, no. A 3732/1, 1941-1944. Photo: Quick / Ufa.
Dutch-born actress and singer Ilse Werner (1921-2005) was one of the most popular stars of the German screen during the Nazi years. After the war, she became a successful Schlager singer. Her nickname, 'Ein Frau mit Pfiff', translates as 'A Woman of Distinction', but also refers to her trademark, whistling.
German postcard by Film-Foto-Verlag, no. A 3772/1, 1941-1944. Photo: Quick / Terra.
Attractive German-Russian actress Marina Ried (1921-1989) started her film career during the war years and became a busy supporting player in German comedies and musicals of the post-war period.
German postcard by Film-Foto-Verlag, no. A 3901/1, 1941-1944. Photo: Quick.
German actress Ingeborg von Kusserow (1919-2014) enjoyed a flourishing career in the 1930s, first in the theatre, and then as a young Ufa star. In 1947, she went to Great Britain, where she filmed under the name Ingeborg Wells.
German postcard by Film-Foto-Verlag, no. G 124, 1941-1944. Photo: Foto Quick / Ufa.
Zarah Leander (1907-1981) was a Swedish actress and singer, who is best remembered for her German songs and films from the late 1930s and 1940s.
German postcard by Film-Foto-Verlag, no. G 190. Photo: Quick.
Pretty Hungarian actress Lili Muráti appeared in nearly 40 films between 1935 and 1995. She was a leading star of the Hungarian cinema in the 1930s. Her role in David Lean’s Dr. Zhivago (1965) became the subject of an urban legend.
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