Lotte Lenya

Lotte Lenya

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Female

  • Birthday

    1898-10-17

  • Day of Death

    1981-11-27 (83 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Vienna-Penzing, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Lotte Lenya (18 October 1898 – 27 November 1981) was an Austrian singer and actress. In the German-speaking and classical music world she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her husband, Kurt Weill. In English-language film she is remembered for her Academy Award-nominated role in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) and as the sadistic Rosa Klebb in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love (1963).

Acting