Zarah Leander

Zarah Leander was born on Mar 15, 1907 in Sweden. Zarah Leander's big-screen debut came with Dantes mysterier directed by Paul Merzbach in 1931. Zarah Leander is known for The Way to Freedom directed by Rolf Hansen, Zarah Leander stars as Antonia Corvelli and Hans Stüwe as Detlev von Blossin - Antonias Mann. The upcoming new movie Zarah Leander plays is Come imparai ad amare le donne which will be released on Jul 04, 1969.

Beginning her acting-singing career in provincial Swedish theaters in 1929, she soon worked her way up to starring roles in Stockholm and Vienna. In 1936 she signed a contract with the Berlin film studio, UFA, despite her imperfect command of German. During World War II she became the highest-paid star of the Nazi cinema, upsetting Dr. Goebbels, Minister of Propoganda, who felt that this role should have been filled by a German actress. After the war she tried to re-establish her career with Swedish audiences but was slow to overcome their hostility. Her few post-war films met with little success but in the 1960's she enjoyed a "comeback" of sorts appearing in musicals and concerts in German and Austria.