Marlene Charell (born Angela Miebs on 27 June 1944 in Winsen) is a German entertainer and was the leading dancer and superstar at

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in Paris from 1968 until the end of 1970. Her stage name is an amalgamation of the entertainers

Marlene Dietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...

and

Erik Charell Erik Charell (April 8, 1894 – July 15, 1974), born as Erich Karl Löwenberg, was a German theatre and film director, dancer and actor. He is best known as the creator of musical revues and operettas, such as '' The White Horse Inn'' (''Im wei� ...

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Charell grew up in

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as the daughter of a native Silesian. As a six-year-old girl, she performed in the

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. Later she trained in acrobatics,

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, dance,

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, singing and acting. She also danced at

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casino in

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in the show ''Casino de Paris'' in 1966 and in "

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" from 1962 until 1968. Because of the apparent length and beautiful shape of her legs she was labeled as 'Miss Longlegs'. In 1972, she featured alongside Engelbert Humperdinck in the 13-week BBC TV series ''Engelbert with The Young Generation'', an entertainment series airing on

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. In 1983 she hosted the

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at the

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in Munich.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Charell, Marlene 1944 births Living people People from Harburg (district) German female dancers German television personalities

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