Sonja Ziemann
Actor
- Born
- February 8, 1926 · Eichwalde bei Berlin, Germany
- Died
- February 17, 2020 (age 94)
Sonja Ziemann (February 8, 1926, Eichwalde near Berlin – February 17, 2020, Munich) was a German actress, dancer, and singer.
She was one of the most popular German film stars of the 1950s, best known for her leading roles in the Heimatfilm classics The Black Forest Girl (Schwarzwaldmädel, 1950) and Green Is the Heath (Grün ist die Heide, 1951), frequently appearing opposite Rudolf Prack. Trained as a dancer and actress, she began her film career during World War II and successfully continued after the war.
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In later years, Ziemann expanded into more dramatic roles and appeared in international productions such as The Secret Ways (1961) and The Bridge at Remagen (1969). After the 1970s, she worked only occasionally in film and television. She died in 2020 at the age of 94.
Known for
The Bridge at Remagen
June 25, 1969
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
April 7, 1959
The Zurich Engagement
April 16, 1957
De Sade
August 27, 1969
The Secret Ways
April 1, 1961
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
February 25, 1960
The Eighth Day of the Week
August 26, 1958
Serenade of Texas
December 16, 1958
A Matter of WHO
October 3, 1961
Beloved Darling
August 3, 1943
Punishment Battalion
February 11, 1960
The Heath Is Green
November 14, 1951
Acting81
- 2017Sonja Ziemann erzählt... as Self
- 2011Germaine Damar – Der tanzende Stern as Self
- 1980Intimitäten as Helen Frynne
- 1977Das Biest as Marion
- 1970Fröhliche Weihnachten as Sonja Eckert
- 1970Alle hatten sich abgewandt as Ursula
- 1969De Sade as La Beauvoisin
- 1969The Bridge at Remagen as Greta Holzgang
- 1968Kolportage as Karin
- 1967Josephine