Marlene Dietrich
Biography
Marlene Dietrich was a singer and actress who was born in Berlin and later became an American citizen. She started out there on the stage and in silent films, and her portrayal of the cabaret singer Lola Lola in The Blue Angel (1930), directed by Josef von Sternberg, brought her international fame and a Paramount contract. Six of her Hollywood films were directed by von Sternberg, among them Morocco (1930), which earned her only Academy Award nomination, Dishonored (1931), Shanghai Express (1932), Blonde Venus (1932), The Scarlet Empress (1934) and The Devil Is a Woman (1935). Her career was revived by the western comedy Destry Rides Again (1939), and later films included A Foreign Affair (1948), Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright (1950), Witness for the Prosecution (1957), Touch of Evil (1958) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). From the early 1950s to the mid-1970s she worked mainly as a cabaret performer and received a Special Tony Award in 1968.
90years old at death
- Born Rote Insel
- Died 8th arrondissement of Paris
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Marie Magdalene Dietrich (birth name)Also credited as Dietrich
Movie Career
- Films
- 24
- Career span
- 81 years1930 to 2011
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Big break
In 1929 Dietrich got her breakthrough part as Lola Lola in the UFA production of The Blue Angel, a cabaret singer whose downfall of a respectable schoolmaster was played by Emil Jannings.
A first
Dietrich was the only performer told that her recordings were for OSS use. She recorded several songs in German for the project, among them "Lili Marleen", which soldiers on both sides of the conflict liked.
Behind the award
In November 1947, Dietrich was awarded the Medal of Freedom for what was called her extraordinary record of entertaining troops overseas during the war. She described this as her proudest accomplishment.
Marlene Dietrich movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Witness for the Prosecution1957 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Christine
IMDb rating 8.4164K votes
Most often with
Josef von Sternberg directed six of these films, Billy Wilder two. Five actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Josef von SternbergDirector, 6 films, 1930 to 1935
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All films by Billy Wilder
Also two films together30 more actors
- James StewartNo Highway in the Sky (1951) and Destry Rides Again (1939)
- Gary CooperDesire (1936) and Morocco (1930)
- Frank SinatraParis When It Sizzles (1964) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
- C. Aubrey SmithThe Garden of Allah (1936) and The Scarlet Empress (1934)
- Herbert MarshallAngel (1937) and Blonde Venus (1932)
- John GeorgeThe Garden of Allah (1936) and The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
- George DavisAngel (1937) and Desire (1936)
- Charles BoyerAround the World in Eighty Days (1956) and The Garden of Allah (1936)
- Edward Everett HortonAngel (1937) and The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
- Mel FerrerParis When It Sizzles (1964) and Rancho Notorious (1952)
- Francis McDonaldRancho Notorious (1952) and Morocco (1930)
- Maximilian SchellMarlene (1984) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
- William FrawleyRancho Notorious (1952) and Desire (1936)
- Theresa HarrisThe Flame of New Orleans (1941) and Morocco (1930)
- Leonard CareyAngel (1937) and Shanghai Express (1932)
- Robert Emmett O'ConnorDesire (1936) and Blonde Venus (1932)
- Lawrence GrantThe Devil Is a Woman (1935) and Shanghai Express (1932)
- Warner OlandShanghai Express (1932) and Dishonored (1931)
- Gustav von SeyffertitzShanghai Express (1932) and Dishonored (1931)
- Billy GilbertSeven Sinners (1940) and Destry Rides Again (1939)
- Eric AldenThe Scarlet Empress (1934) and Blonde Venus (1932)
- Herbert EvansAngel (1937) and Shanghai Express (1932)
- Ernest CossartAngel (1937) and Desire (1936)
- George BlagoiWitness for the Prosecution (1957) and Shanghai Express (1932)
- Noël CowardParis When It Sizzles (1964) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
- Ronald SquireAround the World in Eighty Days (1956) and No Highway in the Sky (1951)
- Max BarwynThe Devil Is a Woman (1935) and Dishonored (1931)
- Laura Hope CrewsThe Flame of New Orleans (1941) and Angel (1937)
- Philip SleemanThe Scarlet Empress (1934) and Morocco (1930)
- Maria RivaThe Garden of Allah (1936) and The Scarlet Empress (1934)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Marlene Dietrich's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$70.1 million
6 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 24 films: 6 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 15 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 15Figure not found
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$42M59.9% of the total
- 2$10M14.3% of the total
- 3$9.0M12.8% of the total
- 4$5.0M7.1% of the total
- 5$2.2M3.2% of the total
- 6$1.9M2.7% of the total
Awards
Ten awards and honors from 1947 to 2002.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2002 | Honorary citizen of Berlin (posthumous) | Honorary | |
| 1989 | Commander of the Legion of Honour | Won | |
| 1986 | CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | |
| 1980 | German Film Honorary Award | Honorary | |
| 1965 | Knight of the Order of Leopold | Won | |
| 1947 | Medal of Freedom | Won | |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars | Won | ||
| Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres | Won | ||
| Knight of the National Order of Merit | Won | ||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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