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Lilli Palmer, born Lilli Marie Peiser in 1914 in Poznań, was a German and Swiss actor. She worked as a film, stage, and television actor from 1932 until 1986. Palmer studied under Lucie Höflich and Ilka Grüning and spoke German and English. Her notable works include *Come into the garden Maud* and *Shadows of the evening*. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress.
Palmer was married to Rex Harrison and Carlos Thompson. She had a child named Carey Harrison. She died of cancer in Los Angeles in 1986. Her remains were buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1914
- Died
- 1986
- Works
- 16
Top works
- מוסיקת לילה
- ʻEt la-ḥavoḳ
- ha-ʻOrev ha-adom
- Come into the garden Maud
- Shadows of the evening
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Posen, Germany
Lilli Palmer (born Lilli Marie Peiser; 24 May 1914 – 27 January 1986) was a German actress and writer. She won the Volpi Cup, three Deutscher Filmpreis Awards, and was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award.
Known for
- The Other Side of the Wind — Zarah Valeska2018
- Peter the Great — Natalya1986
- The Holcroft Covenant — Althene Holcroft1985
- Kronen Könner Kavaliere — Self1984
- Imaginary Friends — Ellen Pitblado1982
- Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung — Hilde1982
- Eine etwas sonderbare Dame1982
- Wortwechsel — Self1982
- Kinder — Mutter1981
- Wetten, dass..? — Self1981
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Germany
- Active from
- 1914
- Active to
- 1986
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 56
- Total plays
- 554
Tags
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Key facts
- Born
- Lilli Marie Peiser , ( 1914-05-24 ) 24 May 1914, Posen, Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire , ( Poznań , Poland)
- Died
- 27 January 1986 (1986-01-27) (aged 71), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale , California
- Years active
- 1935–1986
- Spouses
- Rex Harrison ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1943 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1957 ) Carlos Thompson , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 )
- Children
- Carey Harrison
- Relatives
- Irene Prador (sister)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Thompson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Poznań
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Carlos Thompson
- Child
- Carey Harrison
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Ilka Grüning
- Sport
- table tennis
- Image
- Lilli Palmer 1957 cropped.JPG
Show 13 more facts
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Lilli Palmer
- date of birth
- 1914-05-24
- date of death
- 1986-01-00
- different from
- Arthur Llewellyn Basham
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Lilli Palmer
- Commons gallery
- Lilli Palmer
- cause of death
- cancer
- birth name
- Lilli Marie Peiser
- start of work period
- 1932-00-00
- end of work period
- 1986-00-00
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Lilli Palmer ( German: [ˈlɪ.li ˈpal.mɐ] ; born Lilli Marie Peiser; 24 May 1914 – 27 January 1986) was a German actress and writer. After beginning her career in British films in the 1930s, she later transitioned to major Hollywood productions, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance in But Not for Me (1959).
Other roles include in the comedy The Pleasure of His Company (1961), the Spanish horror film The House That Screamed (1969), and in the miniseries Peter the Great (1986), which earned her another Golden Globe Award nomination. For her career in European films, Palmer won the Volpi Cup, and the Deutscher Filmpreis three times.
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