Marion Michael (17 October 1940 â€" 13 October 2007) was a German film
actress and singer. She was best known for her role in the 1956 film
Liane, Jungle Goddess. She was also the second German actress to
appear nude on film, after Hildegard Knef when she starred in the
German film The Sinner in the 1950s.Michael was born Marion Ilonka
Michaela Delonge in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad). She was selected
for the role of Liane in Liane, Jungle Goddess out of 12,000
prospective actresses. She was only 16 at the time of the filming,
which took place on location in Africa, and she controversially
appeared topless during the first half of the movie. The movie was a
box office success. However, none of her following 10 films over the
next six years were as successful.Michael suffered injuries in a car
accident during this time period. She returned to acting, but stopped
again in 1965. She suffered a bout of depression and, unusually, moved
from West Germany to Communist East Germany.Michael sometimes returned
to film and television acting later in her life, but only rarely.
However, despite her lack of screen time after the 1960s, she remained
a well known German film icon. Her last onscreen appearance was in a
1996 German television musical about her life, entitled Liane.
actress and singer. She was best known for her role in the 1956 film
Liane, Jungle Goddess. She was also the second German actress to
appear nude on film, after Hildegard Knef when she starred in the
German film The Sinner in the 1950s.Michael was born Marion Ilonka
Michaela Delonge in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad). She was selected
for the role of Liane in Liane, Jungle Goddess out of 12,000
prospective actresses. She was only 16 at the time of the filming,
which took place on location in Africa, and she controversially
appeared topless during the first half of the movie. The movie was a
box office success. However, none of her following 10 films over the
next six years were as successful.Michael suffered injuries in a car
accident during this time period. She returned to acting, but stopped
again in 1965. She suffered a bout of depression and, unusually, moved
from West Germany to Communist East Germany.Michael sometimes returned
to film and television acting later in her life, but only rarely.
However, despite her lack of screen time after the 1960s, she remained
a well known German film icon. Her last onscreen appearance was in a
1996 German television musical about her life, entitled Liane.
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