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Lotte Lenya (1898–1981)

Lotte Lenya was a Tony Award-winning and Academy award-nominated actress and singer who is best remembered for her supporting role as Rosa Klebb in the classic Bond film From Russia with Love (1963). She was born Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blaumauer on October 18, 1898, in Vienna, Austria (at that time Austro-Hungarian Empire), into a working ... See full bio »
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Known For

From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love Rosa Klebb
(1963)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Contessa Magda Terribili-Gonzales
(1961)
Die 3 Groschen-Oper
Die 3 Groschen-Oper Jenny
(1931)
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet Soundtrack
(1997)
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 1980 Mahagonny (voice)
 1977 Semi-Tough
Clara Pelf
 1974 CBS Daytime 90 (TV Series)
Rosa Harcourt
- Trio for Lovers (1974) ... Rosa Harcourt
 1969 The Appointment
Emma Valadier
 1966 Ten Blocks on the Camino Real (TV Movie)
The Gypsy
 1963 From Russia with Love
Rosa Klebb
 1961 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Contessa Magda Terribili-Gonzales
 1931 Die 3 Groschen-Oper
Jenny (as Lotte Lenja)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

She acted in George Tabori's play, "Brecht on Brecht," at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England in an English Stage Company production with Barry Foster, Norman Rossington, and George Devine in the cast. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Lotte Lenja
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Trivia:

Lenya appears in the Pabst 1931 German film version of the Brecht/Weill play with music, The Threepenny Opera, recreating the role that brought her fame in 1928, Jenny. See more »

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