Ilse Werner (German: [ˈɪl.zÉ™ ˈvÉ›Ê .nÉ ] (listen); born Ilse
Charlotte Still, 11 July 1921 â€" 8 August 2005) was a hugely popular
Dutch-German actress, singer, and musical whistler.She was born in
Batavia (present-day Jakarta, Indonesia) to a Dutch father, merchant
and plantation owner, and a German mother. Werner was Dutch by birth;
although she lived most of her life and spent her career with great
successes in Austria and Germany, mainly during the time of the Third
Reich. She did not assume German citizenship until 1955.Arriving in
Frankfurt, Germany at the age of 10, Werner's family in 1934 moved to
Vienna, where she attended the Max Reinhardt Seminar drama school and
gave her debut at the Theater in der Josefstadt in 1937. She later
made her name at the legendary UFA Studios near Berlin. She starred in
popular wartime films including Die schwedische Nachtigall ("The
Swedish Nightingale"), Wir machen Musik ("We're Making Music"), the
musical drama Große Freiheit Nr. 7 and Münchhausen. She was the
hostess of a popular television show of Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow from
1941, titled "Wir senden Frohsinn - Wir spenden Freude".
Charlotte Still, 11 July 1921 â€" 8 August 2005) was a hugely popular
Dutch-German actress, singer, and musical whistler.She was born in
Batavia (present-day Jakarta, Indonesia) to a Dutch father, merchant
and plantation owner, and a German mother. Werner was Dutch by birth;
although she lived most of her life and spent her career with great
successes in Austria and Germany, mainly during the time of the Third
Reich. She did not assume German citizenship until 1955.Arriving in
Frankfurt, Germany at the age of 10, Werner's family in 1934 moved to
Vienna, where she attended the Max Reinhardt Seminar drama school and
gave her debut at the Theater in der Josefstadt in 1937. She later
made her name at the legendary UFA Studios near Berlin. She starred in
popular wartime films including Die schwedische Nachtigall ("The
Swedish Nightingale"), Wir machen Musik ("We're Making Music"), the
musical drama Große Freiheit Nr. 7 and Münchhausen. She was the
hostess of a popular television show of Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow from
1941, titled "Wir senden Frohsinn - Wir spenden Freude".
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.