Magda Schneider
Acting
Biography
Magdalena Schneider (17 May 1909 – 30 July 1996) was a German actress and singer. She was the mother of the actress Romy Schneider.
Born: May 17, 1909
Place of Birth: Augsburg, Germany
Known For
Bambi
The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.
Vergiß mein nicht
Tenor Enzo Curti, a widower with a young child, falls in love with a secretary from New York. Liselotte has experienced disappointment in her first love, Helmut, an ocean liner officer. She marries Enzo Curti, but later, when she meets Helmut again, she experiences emotional stress as love struggles with a sense of duty in her heart.
The House of the Three Girls
Vienna, 1826. The penniless composer Franz Schubert lives with friends in the house of court glazier Tschöll and his wife. Because of their three beautiful daughters, Hederl, Haiderl, and Hannerl, the property is called the "Three Girls' House." Hederl and Haiderl celebrate a double wedding with the gentlemen, master saddler Bruneder and postmaster Binder. Due to an intrigue by soprano Lucia Grisi, Hannerl, with whom Schubert is in love but dares not reveal herself, turns away from him and marries singer Franz von Schober. Schubert is left with nothing but music.
Sissi
The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out fishing and they fall in love.
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira.
Sissi: The Young Empress
Sissi is now the empress of Austria and attempts to learn etiquette. While she is busy being empress she also has to deal with her difficult new mother-in-law, while the arch-duchess Sophie is trying to tell the emperor how to rule and also Sissi how to be a mother.
Die Deutschmeister
Young Stanzi who is visiting Vienna helps a young corporal and musician to become famous for his marching song "Die Deutschmeister".
The Song of Night
He was known as Anatole Litvak during his Hollywood directorial career, but he was still Anatole Litwak when he helmed the German musical Das Lied Einer Nacht (The Song of Night). Famed Polish tenor Jan Kiepura stars as famed Italian tenor Ferraro. Escaping from his tyrannical manager, Ferraro switches identities with a young tourist (Fritz Schulz) and goes off on an unscheduled Swiss holiday. Still travelling incognito, our hero falls in love with a winsome mountain girl (Magda Schneider). Alas, both his romance -- and his freedom -- are placed in jeopardy when it turns out that the charming young fellow with whom Ferraro traded identities was actually a notorious swindler. Anatole Litvak also directed the English-language version of Das Lied Einer Nacht, Be Mine Tonight
The Story of Vickie
Vickie, short for Victoria, is crowned Queen of England and as such needs to learn the responsibilities of her new post.
Liebelei
Vienna in the beginning of the twentieth century. Cavalry Lieutenant Fritz Lobheimer is about to end his affair with Baroness Eggerdorff when he meets the young Christine, the daughter of an opera violinist. Baron Eggerdorff however soon hears of his past misfortune...
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Prinzessin Ludovika Wilhemine (archive footage)
as Self
as Duchess Ludovika (archive footage)
as Mutter Dassau
as Frau Tschöll
as Duchess Ludovika
as Self
as Lotte Fürst
as Mrs. Cantley
as Duchess Ludovika
as Duchess Ludovika
as Therese Hübner
as Baroness Lehzen
as Mrs. Vogelreuther
as Therese Forster
as Self
as Dagmar Stollberg
as Käthe
as Christel Schönbach
as Inge Thiele
as Änne
as Beate
as Vroni Mareiter
as Madeleine Pasqual
as Marie Toldy
as Hella Elbing
as Marie Haßler
as Mary Hofmeyer
as Tini
as Komtess Felizitas - ihre Nichte
as Gusti Aigner
as Liselotte Heßfeld
as Eva
as Hilde Müller
as Irene Ferenczy
as Liselotte Fischer
as Leonore 'Lenox' Brehmer
as Gloria Claassen
as Monika Brink
as Grete
as Lili Schrader
as Christine Weyring - seine Tochter
as Christine Weyring
as Marion Satorius
as Mathilde
as Edith
as Flox Winter
as Mathilde Pategg
as Magda
as Mathilde
as Lisa Krüger
as Anny
as Inge Becker - Telefonistin