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Leny Marenbach

Leny Marenbach

Actor

Born December 20, 1907 in Essen, Germany

Died January 26, 1984

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Lady-like Leny Marenbach was Germany's answer to Irene Dunne. She seemed to have little artifice about her and was therefore ideally suited to play gentle, impeccably well-mannered model wives or brave battlers against the forces of adversity. In more emancipated mode, she added a much-needed sparkle to assorted mainstream melodramas and could also occasionally display a deft talent for comedy. Leny already had a distinguished theatrical career under her belt by the time she entered the movies. On stage from 1926, she became an audience favorite at the Schauspielhaus Zürich where she starred in plays by Molières, Shakespeare, Guitry and Molnar. She briefly joined the ensemble of the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna (1934-35) which led directly to an offer from the Czech production company Meissner and a starring role in the German-language film Jana, the Girl from the Bohemian Forest (1935). Stardom was almost instantaneous with her next breakthrough role as Heinz Rühmann's loyal wife in Wenn wir alle Engel wären (1936). The financial success of the picture led to two further pairings with Germany's number one box-office star: Model Husband (1937) and the enjoyably farcical Five Millions Seek an Heir (1938).

Leny showcased her versatility as a dramatic actress in more demanding fare, especially with her dual role in Helmut Käutner's Frau nach Maß (1940) and as the devoted Countess Kollowrat in Friedemann Bach (1941) (a depiction of the dissipated life of Johann Sebastian Bach's eldest son). In the aftermath of World War II, audience tastes in screen entertainments had changed fundamentally and Leny's popularity declined. She managed to secure a short-term contract with East Germany's Defa, but her espionage thriller Geheimakten Solvay (1953) aroused criticism in the West for its blatant propagandist content. With no prospective offers, Leny's film career was all but over. She briefly returned to the stage, did some voice-over work and went on tour with a show in which she recited poems and performed sketches. By the end of the 60's, she had left the limelight, and acting, behind her.

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Blick zurück im Film TV Series1963Self

Wiedersehen im Fernsehen Mini-Series1963Self

Am grünen Strand der Spree Poster

Am grünen Strand der Spree Mini-Series1960Baronin von Zehdenitz

Der kühne Schwimmer TV Movie1960Gabriele

Gesucht wird Mörder X Poster

Gesucht wird Mörder X TV Series1959Frau Keilendorf

Wer seine Frau lieb hat Poster

Wer seine Frau lieb hat Feature Film1955Susanne Redlich

Pole Poppenspäler Poster

Pole Poppenspäler Feature Film1954Frau Paulsen

Geheimakten Solvay Poster

Geheimakten Solvay Feature Film1953Bertha Lorenz

Hallo - Sie haben Ihre Frau vergessen Poster

Hallo - Sie haben Ihre Frau vergessen Feature Film1949Ruth Ollendorf

Wie sagen wir es unseren Kindern? Poster

Wie sagen wir es unseren Kindern? Feature Film1949Käthe Westhoff

Das war mein Leben Poster

Das war mein Leben Feature Film1944Baronin Schark

Die große Nummer Poster

Die große Nummer Feature Film1943Helga Wallner

Die Wirtin zum Weißen Röß'l Poster

Die Wirtin zum Weißen Röß'l Feature Film1943Eri Bell

Wildvogel Poster

Wildvogel Feature Film1943Vika von Demnitz

Ein Zug fährt ab Poster

Ein Zug fährt ab Feature Film1942Helene Wagner

Friedemann Bach Poster

Friedemann Bach Feature Film1941Komtesse Antonia Kollowrat

Was will Brigitte? Poster

Was will Brigitte? Feature Film1941Brigitte Arend

Frau nach Maß Poster

Frau nach Maß Feature Film1940Annemarie

Ehe in Dosen Poster

Ehe in Dosen Feature Film1939Nora Bagrat

Goal in the Clouds Poster

Goal in the Clouds Feature Film1939Tilde von Gräwenitz

Irrtum des Herzens Poster

Irrtum des Herzens Feature Film1939Angelika

Kornblumenblau Feature Film1939

Zentrale Rio Poster

Zentrale Rio Feature Film1939Maria Halmborg

Five Millions Seek an Heir Poster

Five Millions Seek an Heir Feature Film1938Mabel

Stronger Than Love Poster

Stronger Than Love Feature Film1938

Alarm in Peking Poster

Alarm in Peking Feature Film1937Mary Valena

Der Etappenhase Poster

Der Etappenhase Feature Film1937Marie - ein flandrisches Mädchen

Model Husband Poster

Model Husband Feature Film1937Margret Bartlett

Wenn wir alle Engel wären Poster

Wenn wir alle Engel wären Feature Film1936Hedwig - seine Frau

Jana, the Girl from the Bohemian Forest Poster

Jana, the Girl from the Bohemian Forest Feature Film1935Jana

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