- Born
- 27 December 1901, Berlin, Germany
- First work
- 1923: The Little Napoleon
- Peak
- 1930 to 1939 (estimated)
- Last work
- 1978: Just a Gigolo
- Died
- 6 May 1992, Paris, France; aged 90; natural
Marlene Dietrich
Film: actress, singer, Germany
Born Marie Magdalene Dietrich in Berlin in 1901, Marlene Dietrich became an international archetype of glamour, intelligence, and modern sophistication. Her performance as Lola-Lola in Josef von Sternberg's The Blue Angel in 1930 launched a celebrated Hollywood collaboration that produced masterpieces like Morocco and Shanghai Express. During the Second World War, she tirelessly entertained Allied troops near front lines. Dietrich reinvented herself repeatedly across seven decades, earning acclaim for Destry Rides Again, Witness for the Prosecution, and worldwide concert tours. She lived her final years quietly in Paris, dying there in May 1992 at the age of ninety.
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Signature works
- The Blue Angel film1930
- Morocco film1930
- Shanghai Express film1932
- The Scarlet Empress film1934
- Destry Rides Again film1939
- Witness for the Prosecution film1957
- Judgment at Nuremberg film1961
Honours
- Academy Award nominee for Best Actress, 1931
- US Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1947
- Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1960