Corny Collins (born 18 December 1933) is a German retired

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. She was married to the actor Christian Wolff.

Her life

After leaving school, Corny Collins completed an apprenticeship as a medical assistant. Günter Pfitzmann discovered her at a theater doctor for the cabaret. There she performed with Wolfgang Neuss and Ursula Herking. In order to advance professionally, she took acting lessons. She made her first theater appearance in the play Ein Tag im siebten Himmel. The director and actor Axel von Ambesser noticed her talent and hired her in 1957 for a role in the film Die Freundin meines Mannes, together with Peter Kraus. Although Corny Collins was now already 25 years old, she continued to play teenage roles in films. As a voice actress, she lent her voice to Ruby Dee (Black Power) and Marion Ross in the family series Happy Days, among others. From the mid-1960s, she was increasingly seen in television productions. She made her last film, Journey of No Return, in 1989, after which she only appeared on stage.

Selected filmography

* '' Voyage to Italy, Complete with Love'' (1958) * '' Father, Mother and Nine Children'' (1958) * ''

My Ninety Nine Brides ''My Ninety Nine Brides'' (German: ''Meine 99 Bräute'') is a 1958 West German romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Claus Wilcke, Horst Frank and Wera Frydtberg.Bock & Bergfelder p.504 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in ...

'' (1958) * '' The Muzzle'' (1958) * ''

Immer die Radfahrer ''Immer die Radfahrer'' (''Cyclists Forever'') is a 1958 Austrian / West German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe. Plot summary As students Fritz (Heinz Erhardt), Ulrich (Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff) and Johannes Wolf Albach-Retty went biking i ...

'' (1958) * ''

I Was All His ''I Was All His'' () is a 1958 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Becker and starring Barbara Rütting, Carlos Thompson and Wolfgang Preiss.Film Directors Guide p.15 It was shot at the Carlton Studios in Munich and on location in the ...

'' (1958) * ''

Heart Without Mercy ''Heart Without Mercy'' () is a 1958 West German crime film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Barbara Rütting, Hansjörg Felmy and Werner Hinz.Hake p.117 It was made at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1958) * ''

Freddy, the Guitar and the Sea ''Freddy, the Guitar and the Sea'' () is a 1959 West German musical film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Freddy Quinn, Corny Collins and Sabine Sesselmann. Cast * Freddy Quinn as Freddy Ullmann * Corny Collins as Sussi * Sabine S ...

'' (1959) * ' (1959) * '' Crime After School'' (1959) * '' The Day the Rains Came'' (1959) * '' Until Money Departs You'' (1960) * ' (1962) * '' The Post Has Gone'' (1962) * '' Wild Water'' (1962) * ''

The Indian Scarf ''The Indian Scarf'' () is a 1963 West German crime film directed by Alfred Vohrer. It was part of a very successful series of German films based on the writings of Edgar Wallace and adapted from the 1931 play ''The Case of the Frightened Lady' ...

'' (1963) * '' ...denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol'' (1963) * '' If You Go Swimming in Tenerife'' (1964) * ''

High Season for Spies ''High Season for Spies'' () is a 1966 Eurospy film directed by Julio Coll and starring António Vilar, Letícia Román and Peter van Eyck. It was made as a co-production between Portugal, Spain and West Germany. The film's action takes place a ...

'' (1966) * ''

Hotel by the Hour ''Hotel by the Hour'' (German title: ') is a 1970 West German crime film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Curd Jürgens, Andrea Rau, and Corny Collins. It is set in the red-light district of St. Pauli in Hamburg. A ''Stundenhotel'' is a hot ...

'' (1970) * '' The Priest of St. Pauli'' (1970)

References

Bibliography

* Bergfelder, Tim. ''International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-productions in the 1960s''. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

* 1933 births Living people German film actresses German stage actresses 20th-century German actresses Actresses from Berlin {{Germany-screen-actor-stub