Edith Schollwer
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1904-02-12
Day of Death
2002-10-01 (98 years old)
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Edith Schollwer
Biography
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
Acting
(1990)
(1985)
Grenzenloses Himmelblau
as Gräfin
(1983)
(1975)
(1973)
(1973)
So'n Theater
as Mutter Gräbert, Theaterinhaberin
(1971)
Der erste Frühlingstag
as Muriel Weston
(1968)
Zum Teufel mit der Penne
as Oberin
(1966)
Schwarzer Peter - Märchenoper für kleine und große Leute
as Zweite Amme
(1964)
(1963)
Eine schöne Bescherung
as Madame Parole
(1963)
Krach im Hinterhaus
as Witwe Bock
(1963)
Die Safeknacker-Suite
as Putzfrau
(1962)
The Elder Statesman
as Mrs. Carghill
(1962)
(1962)
Schule der Gattinnen
as Frau Passepied
(1961)
Ramona
as Hedwig
(1960)
Die rote Hand
as Frau Hasselbütt
(1958)
(1957)
Vater sein dagegen sehr
as Ottilie Roeckel geb. Lüdecke
(1957)
Es wird alles wieder gut
as Anna Rohr
(1955)
Der fröhliche Wanderer
as Sängerin Malk
(1955)
Furlough on Word of Honor
as Mutter Krawutke
(1954)
Dieses Lied bleibt bei dir
as Baronin Solms
(1954)
Hoheit lassen bitten
as Mathilde
(1954)
Schützenliesel
as Mathilde - Schwester von Steinhagen
(1953)
Die Blume von Hawaii
as Sängerin
(1953)
Der Vetter aus Dingsda
as Hanne van Zeevenhook
(1953)
Das singende Hotel
as Frau Giesemann
(1953)
Die Kaiserin von China
as Frau Lose
(1952)
Pension Schöller
as Amalie
(1952)
Der bunte Traum
as Frau Brandini
(1952)
The Count from Pappenheim
as Mizzi Reisner
(1951)
Unschuld in tausend Nöten
as Fräulein Fröhlich
(1937)
Gasparone
as Gräfin Carlotta Ambrat
(1933)
Life Begins Tomorrow
as Kellnerin
(1931)
The Firm Weds
as Lissy
(1930)
Student Life in Merry Springtime
as Aenne Winter