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Hildegard Knef
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German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)
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Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef was a German and West German actor, writer, singer, and autobiographer. Born in Ulm on 28 December 1925, she began her work period in 1944. She was fluent in German and English. Her notable works include the songs Heinweh-Blues and Geschenkte Gaul, as well as the films Das Urteil, oder, Der Gegenmensch, From here on in it gets rough, and Silk stockings.
Knef received the Order of Merit of Berlin. She was the unmarried partner of Boris Vian and had one child. Her relative was Catherine Schell. She resided in Kleinmachnow. Knef died in Berlin on 1 February 2002 from pneumonia, which was a natural cause. She is buried at Zehlendorf Forest Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 28 December 1925
- Died
- 1 February 2002
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Heinweh-Blues
- Geschenkte Gaul
- Das Urteil, oder, Der Gegenmensch
- From here on in it gets rough
- Silk stockings
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Film & TV
Ulm, Germany
Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef (December 28, 1925 - February 1, 2002) was a German actress, singer and writer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hildegard Knef, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
- I Want It All — Self (archive footage)2025
- So oder so ist das Leben – Hildegard Knef — Self (archive footage)2025
- Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence — Self (archive footage)2020
- Sternstunde Musik — Self2013
- Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song — Self2002
- ZDF-Kultnacht — Self (archive footage)2002
- A Woman and a Half: Hildegard Knef — Self2001
- Eine fast perfekte Hochzeit — Marlene Wolf-Schönberg - Hennys Tante1999
- Show Palast — Self1999
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show — Self1998
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1925
- Active to
- 2002
Discography
- Die geliebte Stimme1961
- Aber schön war es doch1962
- Eins und eins, das macht zwei / So hat alles seinen Sinn1963
- Macky Messer / Die Seeräuber Jenny1963
- So oder so ist das Leben1963
- Hildegard Knef1964
- Illusionen1964
- Hildegard Knef spricht und singt Tucholsky1965
- Ich seh die Welt durch deine Augen1966
- So hat alles seinen Sinn1966
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 89,613
- Total plays
- 1,177,076
Tags
Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef (* 28 December 1925 in Ulm; † 1 February 2002 in Berlin) was a German actress, voice actress, chanson singer, and author. While she was known as Hildegard Knef in German-speaking countries, she referred to herself as Hildegarde Neff outside of the German-speaking world from 1948 to around 1968. She became a US citizen in 1950 and regained German citizenship in 2001. Knef began her film career at the end of the Nazi <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Hildegard+Kne
Key facts
- Born
- Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef , ( 1925-12-28 ) 28 December 1925, Ulm , Württemberg , German Reich
- Died
- 1 February 2002 (2002-02-01) (aged 76), Berlin , Germany
- Occupations
- Actress singer writer
- Years active
- 1944–2001
- Spouse s
- Kurt Hirsch ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1952 ) , David Palastanga ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1976 ) , Paul von Schell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- West Germany
- Place of birth
- Ulm
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.hildegardknef.de
- Image
- Hildegard Knef 254-8439.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- Kleinmachnow
Show 18 more facts
- place of burial
- Zehlendorf Forest Cemetery
- Commons category
- Hildegard Knef
- date of birth
- 1925-12-28
- date of death
- 2002-02-01
- name in native language
- Hildegard Knef
- birth name
- Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef
- unmarried partner
- Boris Vian
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- start of work period
- 1944-00-00
- hashtag
- HildegardKnef
- manner of death
- natural causes
- relative
- Catherine Schell
- pseudonym
- Hildegard Neff
- copyright representative
- GEMA
- married name
- Hildegard Schell
- social media followers
- 8420
- notable role
- Catherine of Russia
- P8168
- Just Nuisance
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef ( German: [ˈhɪldəɡaʁt ˈkneːf] ; 28 December 1925 – 1 February 2002) was a German actress, singer, and writer. She was billed in some English-language films as Hildegard Neff or Hildegarde Neff.
Early years
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