Leny Marenbach (20 December 1907 – 26 January 1984) was a German
film actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
. She was a leading German actress of the Nazi era, appearing in films such as the biopic '' Friedemann Bach''.Schulte-Sasse p.332 After the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
, she appeared in several
DEFA
DEFA (''Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft'') was the state-owned film studio of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) throughout the country's existence.
Since 2019, DEFA's film heritage has been made accessible and licensable on the PRO ...
Target in the Clouds
''Target in the Clouds'' (German: ''Ziel in den Wolken'') is a 1939 German drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Albert Matterstock, Leny Marenbach and Brigitte Horney. It was based on a novel by Hans Rabl. The film portrays ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Marriage in Small Doses
''Marriage in Small Doses'' (german: Ehe in Dosen) is a 1939 German musical comedy film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Leny Marenbach, Johannes Riemann, and Ralph Arthur Roberts.Bock & Bergfelder p. 518 It was based on a play, which wa ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Central Rio
''Central Rio'' (German: ''Zentrale Rio'') is a 1939 German crime film directed by Erich Engels and starring Leny Marenbach, Camilla Horn and Ita Rina.Noack p.157
The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. It was shot at th ...
Woman Made to Measure
''Woman Made to Measure'' (german: Frau nach Maß) is a 1940 German comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Hans Söhnker, Leny Marenbach and Dorit Kreysler.Hull p. 235 Produced by Terra Film, it was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in ...
'' (1940)
* ''
What Does Brigitte Want?
''What Does Brigitte Want?'' (german: Was will Brigitte?) is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Leny Marenbach, Albert Matterstock and Fita Benkhoff.Rentschler p. 283
The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
Wild Bird
''Wild Bird'' is an album by American pianist Hal Galper released on the Mainstream Records, Mainstream label in 1972.The Big Number'' (1943)
* '' How Do We Tell Our Children?'' (1949)
References
Bibliography
* Schulte-Sasse, Linda. ''Entertaining the Third Reich: Illusions of Wholeness in Nazi Cinema''. Duke University Press, 1996.