ACTOR

Lale Andersen

1905 - 1972

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Lale Andersen (23 March 1905 – 29 August 1972) was a German chanson singer-songwriter[note a] born in Lehe (now part of Bremerhaven).[note b] She is best known for her interpretation of the song "Lili Marleen" in 1939, which by 1941 transcended the conflict to become World War II's biggest international hit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lale Andersen has received more than 242,946 page views. Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Lale Andersen is the 714th most popular actor (down from 696th in 2019), the 1,112th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,074th in 2019) and the 17th most popular German Actor.

Lale Andersen was a German singer and actress who was most famous for her rendition of the song "Lili Marlene" during World War II.

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  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.48

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  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lale Andersen ranks 714 out of 13,578. Before her are Lois Maxwell, Robert Taylor, Setsuko Hara, Pete Postlethwaite, Alyson Hannigan, and Imelda Staunton. After her are Owen Wilson, Jean-Claude Brialy, Rex Harrison, María Félix, Angela Bassett, and Kathleen Turner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Lale Andersen ranks 47. Before her are Pierre Gemayel, Fred Trump, Severo Ochoa, Takashi Shimura, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, and Jean Vigo. After her are Prince John of the United Kingdom, Emmanuel Mounier, Nevill Francis Mott, Ivan Serov, Daniil Kharms, and Kurt Gerstein. Among people deceased in 1972, Lale Andersen ranks 39. Before her are Margaret Rutherford, Ludwig von Bertalanffy, Jackie Robinson, Antonio Segni, Ferdinand Čatloš, and Said bin Taimur. After her are Mahalia Jackson, Fredric Brown, Louis Leakey, Lester B. Pearson, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, and Josep Samitier.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Lale Andersen ranks 1,112 out of 7,253. Before her are Gottfried Feder (1883), Henry Suso (1295), Petrus Apianus (1495), Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse (1777), Prince Henry of Prussia (1862), and Hermann Heinrich Gossen (1810). After her are Gerhard Herzberg (1904), Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912), Walther Flemming (1843), Killing of Peter Fechter (1944), Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (1831), and Ernst Hanfstaengl (1887).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Lale Andersen ranks 17. Before her are Luise Rainer (1910), Horst Buchholz (1933), Hardy Krüger (1928), Emmy Göring (1893), Gert Fröbe (1913), and Karin Schubert (1944). After her are Horst Tappert (1923), Erika Mann (1905), Thomas Kretschmann (1962), Til Schweiger (1963), Christiane F. (1962), and Diane Kruger (1976).

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Television and Movie Roles

G.P.U.
Sängerin
Olga, a Russian refugee from Bolshevik terror, has joined the Soviet secret police to find the man responsible for killing her parents. Meanwhile, a young Baltic couple are caught up in the schemes of the communists.
Aug 14o 19426.5 / 10
Gruß und Kuss vom Tegernsee
Singer
A 1957 German musical comedy heimatfilm.
Dec 19o 19576 / 10
Zum blauen Bock
Self
6 / 10