Uta Levka (born 1942) is a former German

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and

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active during the 1960s and early 1970s. She was discovered by the actress

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while working at the

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and appeared in a succession of glamorous roles. She appeared in three of the popular

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adaptations of

Rialto Film Rialto Film is a German motion-picture production company headquartered in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make ...

. She played the lead in the 1967 film '' Carmen, Baby''.

Selected filmography

* '' Der unheimliche Mönch'' (1965) * '' The Hunchback of Soho'' (1966) * ''

Black Market of Love ''Black Market of Love'' (german: Schwarzer Markt der Liebe) is a 1966 West German crime film directed by Ernst Hofbauer and starring Uta Levka, Astrid Frank and Claus Tinney.Eppenberger & Stapfer p. 65 Synopsis The plot centers around a white ...

'' (1966) * '' The Alley Cats'' (1966) * '' Carmen, Baby'' (1967) * '' Operation St. Peter's'' (1967) * ''

The Hound of Blackwood Castle ''The Hound of Blackwood Castle'' (German: ''Der Hund von Blackwood Castle'') is a 1968 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Heinz Drache, Karin Baal and Horst Tappert.Bergfelder p.153 Based on a story by Edgar Wallace, it ...

'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1969) * '' The Oblong Box'' (1969) * ''

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'' (1970)

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* 1942 births Living people People from Cottbus People from the Province of Brandenburg German film actresses 20th-century German actresses {{Germany-actor-stub