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Lotte Lenya
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Austrian singer and actress (1898-1981)
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Vinony's link graph records 298 inbound references to Lotte Lenya, and connects out to New York City, Vienna and Hamburg.
It is catalogued under topics including 1898 births, 1981 deaths and 20th-century American actresses.
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Film & TV
Vienna, Austria
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…
Known for
- Dreadful Penny Dreadful2025
- Lotte Lenya - Warum bin ich nicht froh? — Self (archive footage)2021
- Popular Voices at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2017
- September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill — Self1994
- I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America1992
- The Exiles — Self1989
- No. 18: Mahagonny — Self (voice)1980
- Semi-Tough — Carla Pelf1977
- The Appointment — Emma Valadier1969
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
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Key facts
- Born
- Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer , ( 1898-10-18 ) 18 October 1898, Vienna , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 27 November 1981 (1981-11-27) (aged 83), New York City , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress singer
- Years active
- 1922–1980
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charlotte
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- opera
- Genre
- musical
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.kwf.org/lotte-lenya
- Image
- Lotte Lenya.jpg
- Residence
- New York City
- Voice type
- contralto
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- pseudonym
- Lotte Lenya
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- birth name
- Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer
- Commons category
- Lotte Lenya
- date of birth
- 1898-10-18
- date of death
- 1981-11-27
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
- start of work period
- 1928-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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).
Early career
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