Ingeborg von Kusserow (28 January 1919 – 14 April 2014) was a German film actress.

Biography

Kusserow was born in Wollstein,

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(today Wolsztyn, Poland). She starred in Nazi propaganda films during the Third Reich, which she wrote about in a 1949 memoir ''I Was Hitler's Mickey Mouse''. Kusserow married Percy Graf Welsburg in November 1941; they hoped to get away to Switzerland and Italy but in fact had to remain in Berlin throughout the war, which she describes in a 1948 memoir ''Enough, no More''. They finally emigrated to Britain in 1947 and lived in St John's Wood, London and she restarted her acting career, usually appearing as Ingeborg Wells. Kusserow retired in 1960 and divorced Welsburg, but married again in 1968 to Kenneth Slingsby-Fahn (1913–2007), a retired RAF officer. Their life together in their garden flat in Abercorn Place has been recounted in a memoir by a neighbour. In 1979 she and her husband relocated to a cottage in

Houghton, West Sussex Houghton () is a low-population, linear settlement with a large elevated tract of land which is mostly wooded and two main farms forming its civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is on the River Arun, where it has a br ...

where Kenneth died in 2007. Kusserow lived alone until 2013, when she suffered a fall and had to live in a care home until her death a year later. She is known for her appearance in the 1951 film ''

Captain Horatio Hornblower ''Captain Horatio Hornblower'' (a.k.a. ''Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.'' in the UK, "R.N." standing for "Royal Navy") is a 1951 British naval swashbuckling war film in Technicolor from Warner Bros., produced by Gerry Mitchell, directed by Rao ...

'' and in the German adaptation of the play ''

You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running ''You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running'' is a collection of four unrelated one-act comedy plays by Robert Anderson. In ''The Shock of Recognition'', playwright Jack Barnstable auditions Richard Pawling for a role that requires nudi ...

''. She played Lady Irina in episode 21 "The Vandals" in ''

The Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Technicolor swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and stars Errol Flynn, Olivia de H ...

'' (1956).

Death

Kusserow died on 14 April 2014. Before her death she reportedly fell and broke a femur. She survived but as a result of the injury her health declined severely.

Selected filmography

* ''Three Soldiers in the Kaiserjäger'' (1933) * ''

The Court Concert ''The Court Concert'' (german: Das Hofkonzert) is a 1936 German historical romantic comedy film directed by Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk), and starring Mártha Eggerth, Johannes Heesters, and Kurt Meisel.Hake p. 142 It was made b ...

'' (1936) - Zofe Babette * ''

When Women Keep Silent ''When Women Keep Silent'' (German: ''Wenn Frauen schweigen'') is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Johannes Heesters, Hansi Knoteck Johanna Knoteck, known as Hansi Knoteck (2 March 1914 – 23 February 2014) ...

'' (1937) - Jenny - Zofe bei Wörners * ''

Love Can Lie ''Love Can Lie'' (german: Liebe kann lügen) is a 1937 German romance film directed by Heinz Helbig and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Dorothea Wieck and Jutta Freybe.Heins p. 64 It was released by Tobis Film. The film's sets were designed by Erich ...

'' (1937) - Britta Torsten * ''

Daphne and the Diplomat ''Daphne and the Diplomat'' (german: Daphne und der Diplomat) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Karin Hardt, Gerda Maurus and Hans Nielsen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 79 The film's sets were designed by the art d ...

'' (1937) - Matz * '' My Friend Barbara'' (1937) - Lucie * ''Rätsel um Beate'' (1937) - Schauspielerin, 1.Etage * ''Wie einst im Mai'' (1938) * ''Kleiner Mann ganz groß'' (1938) - Nina Würbel, Plakatmalerin * '' The Girl of Last Night'' (1938) - Evelyn Barrow - Tochter * ''Was tun, Sybille'' (1938) - Primanerin * '' A Night in May'' (1938) - Friedl * ''Drei Unteroffiziere'' (1938) - Lisbeth, Telefonistin *''

Renate in the Quartet ''Renate in the Quartet'' (german: Renate im Quartett) is a 1939 German musical comedy film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Käthe von Nagy, Hans Brausewetter and Gustav Fröhlich.Hake p. 198 It is based on a novel by Geog Albrecht von Ih ...

'' (1939) - Li, Frau Ambergs Nichte *''In letzter Minute'' (1939) - Maria *''Herz ohne Heimat'' (1940) - Baby *''Der dunkle Punkt'' (1940) * '' Counterfeiters'' (1940) - Else Bornemann *''Leichte Muse'' (1941) - Tochter Jette Müller *''Alles aus Liebe'' (1943) - Zoobesucherin (uncredited) *''Das Konzert'' (1944) - Delfine *'' Tell the Truth'' (1946) - Maria - seine Braut *''Der große Fall'' (1949) - Eine reizende Chansonsängerin *'' Golden Arrow'' (1949) - 1st Nightclub hostess *''

'' (1951) - Hebe (Lady Barbara's Maid) *''

One Wild Oat ''One Wild Oat'' is a 1951 British comedy film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Stanley Holloway, Robertson Hare and Sam Costa with a notable appearance by a pre-stardom Audrey Hepburn as an extra. Plot Barrister Humphrey Proudfoot ...

'' (1951) - Gloria Samson *''

Chelsea Story ''Chelsea Story'' is a 1951 British crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Henry Mollison, Sydney Tafler and Ingeborg von Kusserow. Selected cast * Henry Mollison - Mike Harvey * Sydney Tafler - Fletcher Gilchrist * Ingeborg vo ...

'' (1951) - Janice *'' Two on the Tiles'' (1951) - Madeleine *''

Death Is a Number ''Death Is a Number'' is a 1951 British horror film directed by Robert Henryson and starring Terence Alexander, Lesley Osmond and Peter Gawthorne. Plot A racing driver is persecuted by the number 9. Cast * Terence Alexander - Alan Robert * L ...

'' (1951) - Gipsy Girl *'' Secret People'' (1952) - Shoe Shop Girl *'' King of the Underworld'' (1952) - Marie *''

Women of Twilight ''Women of Twilight'' is a 1951 play by Sylvia Rayman that became a 1952 film directed by Gordon Parry. The latter stars Freda Jackson, Rene Ray and Lois Maxwell, with a screenplay by Anatole de Grunwald. It was the first British film to receiv ...

'' (1952) - Lili, the German Boarder *''

House of Blackmail ''House of Blackmail'' is a 1953 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Mary Germaine, William Sylvester and Alexander Gauge. Its plot follows a soldier and his girlfriend, who become mixed up with a blackmailer. Cast * Mar ...

'' (1953) - Emma *''

Double Exposure In photography and cinematography, a multiple exposure is the superimposition of two or more exposures to create a single image, and double exposure has a corresponding meaning in respect of two images. The exposure values may or may not be ide ...

'' (1954) - Maxine Golder *'' Child's Play'' (1954) - Lea Blotz *''

Port of Escape ''Port of Escape'' is a 1956 British thriller film directed by Tony Young and starring Googie Withers, John McCallum, Bill Kerr and Joan Hickson. Plot Two sailors, one Australian and one American, are kicked off their ship when it docks in Lo ...

'' (1956) - Lucy *'' Across the Bridge'' (1957) - Mrs. Scarff

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kusserow, Ingeborg Von 1919 births 2014 deaths German film actresses People from the Province of Posen People from Wolsztyn