Erika Dunkelmann (17 November 1913 – 14 February 2000) was a German
film
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and
television actress
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.
[Cowie & Elley p.168] Based in
East Germany
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...
, she worked regularly for the state-controlled
DEFA
DEFA (''Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft'') was the state-owned film studio of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) throughout the country's existence. Since 2019, DEFA's film heritage has been made accessible and licensable on the PR ...
studios.
Selected filmography
* ''
Das geheimnisvolle Wrack
''Das geheimnisvolle Wrack'' is an East German adventure film directed by . It was released in 1954.
Cast
* Kurt Ulrich as Karl Drews
* Wilfried Ortmann as Oberleutnant Herbert Fröhlich
* Hans-Hasso Steube as Leutnant Gerhard Schrader
* Ho ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Stärker als die Nacht
('Stronger than the Night') is an East Germany, East German film directed by Slatan Dudow. It was released in January 1954.
Cast
* Wilhelm Koch-Hooge: Hans Löning
* Helga Göring: Gerda Löning
* Kurt Oligmüller: Erich Bachmann
* Rita Gödi ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Ernst Thälmann
Ernst Johannes Fritz Thälmann (; 16 April 1886 – 18 August 1944) was a German communist politician and leader of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) from 1925 to 1933.
A committed communist, Thälmann sought to overthrow the liberal democr ...
'' (1954)
* ''
A Berlin Romance'' (1956)
* ''
Bärenburger Schnurre
''Bärenburger Schnurre'' is an East Germany, East German family film directed by Ralf Kirsten. It was released in 1957.
Cast
* Paul Heidemann as Bürgermeister
* Axel Dietrich as Hansel
* Erika Dunkelmann as Hansels Mutter
* Harry Hindemith as ...
'' (1957)
* ''
Old Barge, Young Love'' (1957)
* ''
Berlin, Schoenhauser Corner'' (1957)
* ''
New Year's Eve Punch
''New Year's Eve Punch'' () is a 1960 East German musical film directed by Günter Reisch and starring Erich Franz, Friedel Nowack and Erika Dunkelmann.Koepnick p.72 It was made by the state-owned DEFA company. It is a sequel to the 1959 film ' ...
'' (1960)
References
Bibliography
* Cowie, Peter & Elley, Derek. ''World Filmography: 1967''. FDUP, 1977.
External links
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1913 births
2000 deaths
German film actresses
German television actresses
Actresses from Rostock
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