Lucie Mannheim (30 April 1899 – 17 July 1976) was a German singer and actress.

Life and career

Mannheim was born in

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, where she studied drama and quickly became a popular figure appearing on stage in plays and musicals. Among other roles, she played Nora in Ibsen's ''

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'', Marie in Büchner's ''

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'', and Juliet in

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's ''

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''. She also began a film career in 1923, appearing in several silent and sound films including '' Atlantik'' (1929) – the first of many versions of the story of the ill-fated RMS ''Titanic''. The composer Walter Goetze wrote his

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''Die göttliche Jette'' (1931) especially for Mannheim. However, as a Jew she was forced from acting in 1933, when her contract at the State Theatre was cancelled. She promptly left Germany, first going to Czechoslovakia, then to the UK. She appeared in several films there, including her role as the doomed spy Annabella Smith in

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's version of '' The 39 Steps'' (1935). During the

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, she appeared in several films, as well as broadcasting propaganda to

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– including performing an anti-Hitler version of ''

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'', in 1943. In 1941, she married the actor

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. She returned to

in 1948 and resumed her career as an actress on stage and in film. In 1955 she joined the cast of the British television series '' The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel'' as Countess La Valliere, which starred her husband. She made her final

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film appearance in the film ''

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'' (1965). Her last appearance was in a 1970 TV film. She died in

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Filmography

* '' Between Two Worlds'' (1919) * '' The Stone Rider'' (1923) – Hirtin * '' The Treasure'' (1923) – Beate * '' Princess Suwarin'' (1923) – Esterka Kipman * '' The Expulsion'' (1923, Short) – Änne * ''

The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning ''The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning'' (german: Der Puppenmacher von Kiang-Ning) is a 1923 German silent fantasy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Werner Krauss, Lia Eibenschütz, and Ossip Runitsch. A doll maker in China crafts a puppet whi ...

'' (1923) * '' Atlantik'' (1929) – Monica, young married couple * ''

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'' (1931) – Louise Gely * ' (1931) – Jeanne Kampf * '' Madame Wants No Children'' (1933) – Luise * '' The 39 Steps'' (1935) – Miss Smith * '' East Meets West'' (1936) – Marguerite Carter * ''

The High Command ''The High Command'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring Lionel Atwill, Lucie Mannheim and James Mason. It was shot at Ealing Studios and on location on the Gold Coast. The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1937) – Diana Cloam * ''

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'' (1944) – Madame Orlock * ''

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'' (1944) – Russian Sniper * ''

Hotel Reserve ''Hotel Reserve'' is a 1944 British spy film starring James Mason as an innocent man caught up in pre-Second World War espionage. Other cast members include Lucie Mannheim, Raymond Lovell and Herbert Lom. It was based on Eric Ambler's 1938 novel ...

'' (1944) – Mme Suzanne Koch * ''

Nights on the Road ''Nights on the Road'' (german: Nachts auf den Straßen) is a 1952 West German crime drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Hans Albers, Hildegard Knef, Marius Goring and Lucie Mannheim. It was produced by the veteran Erich Pomme ...

'' (1952) – Anna, Schlueter's wife * ''

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'' (1952) – Lotte Schönberg * ''

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By ''The Man Who Watched Trains Go By'' (1952) is a crime drama film, based on the 1938 novel by Georges Simenon and directed by Harold French. It has an all-European cast, including Claude Rains in the lead role of Kees Popinga, who is infatuated ...

'' (1952) – Maria Popinga * '' I and You'' (1953) – Tante Gruber * '' The Perfect Couple'' (1954) – Alwine Steingass * ''

Secrets of the City ''Secrets of the City'' (German: ''Die Stadt ist voller Geheimnisse'') is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Fritz Kortner and starring Annemarie Düringer, Erich Schellow and Walther Süssenguth.Bock & Bergfelder p.519 It was shot at the ...

'' (1955) – Karina * ''

You Can No Longer Remain Silent ''You Can No Longer Remain Silent'' (German: ''Du darfst nicht länger schweigen'') is a 1955 West German romantic drama film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Heidemarie Hatheyer, Wilhelm Borchert and Werner Hinz.Bock & Bergfelder p. ...

'' (1955) – Lobba, die Magd * ''

Doctor Bertram ''Doctor Bertram'' (german: Frauenarzt Dr. Bertram) is a 1957 West German drama film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Willy Birgel, Winnie Markus and Lucie Mannheim.Bock & Bergfelder p.43 It is based upon the play by Hans Rehfisch. It w ...

'' (1957) * ''

Confess, Doctor Corda ''Confess, Doctor Corda'' (german: Gestehen Sie, Dr. Corda) is a 1958 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Hardy Krüger, Elisabeth Müller and Lucie Mannheim. It is considered to be a film noir, one of a number made in ...

'' (1958) – Haushälterin Bieringer * ''Ihr 106. Geburtstag'' (1958) – Clementine Burger * '' Iron Gustav'' (1958) – Frau Marie Hartmann * ''Arzt aus Leidenschaft'' (1959) – Frau Friedberg – seine Mutter * ''

Beyond the Curtain ''Beyond the Curtain'' is a 1960 British drama film written and directed by Compton Bennett, and starring Richard Greene and Eva Bartok. Plot A refugee from East Germany finds herself trapped in her home city of Dresden when a plane she is t ...

'' (1960) – Frau von Seefeldt * '' The Last Witness'' (1960) – Frau Bernhardy * ''

'' (1965) – Cook * ''

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'' (1970)

Awards

Mannheim was awarded the West German Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit in 1959, and made a ''

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'' ("State Actor") for Berlin in 1963.

References

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