Lotte Lenya

Biography

Lotte Lenya (born Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer; 18 October 1898 – 27 November 1981) was an Austrian-American singer, diseuse, and actress, long based in the United States. In the German-speaking and classical music world, she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her first husband, Kurt Weill. In English-language cinema, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as a jaded aristocrat in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961). She also played the murderous and sadistic Rosa Klebb in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love (1963). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lotte Lenya, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

From Russia with Love

as Rosa Klebb

The 3 Penny Opera

as Jenny

Semi-Tough

as Carla Pelf

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

as Contessa Magda Terribili-Gonzales

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

The Appointment

as Emma Valadier

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

No. 18: Mahagonny

as Self (voice)

NET Playhouse

Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill

as Self