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Edith Schollwer

Feb 12, 1904 - Oct 01, 2002 (98 years old) in Berlin, Germany

Edith Lisette Juliane Hermine Schollwer was an actress known for Ein verdienter Staatsmann (1962), Der bunte Traum (1952) and Die rote Hand (1960). She was born on February 12th 1904 in Berlin, Germany, and died on October 1st 2002. She was married to Carl Jöken.

Schollwer was a leading German actress and singer, first on stage in 1927 with the Hamburger Flora-Varieté as a soubrette. She appeared in Berlin revues, cabaret and operettas, often in partnership with Richard Tauber. Popular in the 1950's and 60's in Berlin cabaret ("Die Insulaner"), she would appear on radio broadcasts for station RIAS and as a film and television character actress. She was famous for her "Insulaner Song", which became an anthem for the beleaguered citizens of West Berlin at the height of the Cold War. Schollwer also provided the dubbing voice for Margaret Rutherford, Angela Lansbury, Thelma Ritter and Mabel Albertson.

Known For

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Das Traumschiff
Agnes's Mother
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Justitias kleine Fische
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Die Wicherts von nebenan
Oma Käthe
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Furlough on Word of Honor
Mutter Krawutke
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Es wird alles wieder gut
Anna Rohr
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Dieses Lied bleibt bei dir
Baronin Solms
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So'n Theater
Mutter Gräbert, Theaterinhaberin
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Schützenliesel
Mathilde - Schwester von Steinhagen
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Zum Teufel mit der Penne
Oberin
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Gasparone
Gräfin Carlotta Ambrat

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