Lilo, stage name of Liselotte Johanna Lewin (2 March 1921 – 26 September 2022), was a German-born French actress and singer.

Biography

Lilo was born in

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in 1921 as Liselotte Johanna Lewin. In 1953, she played the lead role in the musical '' Can-Can'' at the Shubert Theatre, where she notably sang the songs " C'est Magnifique" and " I Love Paris", written by

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Death

Lilo died in

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on 26 September 2022 at the age of 101.

Filmography

* '' Adele's Gift'' (1951) * '' Beautiful Night'' (1952) *'' Pleasures of Paris'' (1952) *'' Zaza'' (1956) *' (1963) *'' La bonne année'' (1973) *'' And Now My Love'' (1974)

References

1921 births 2022 deaths 20th-century French actresses 20th-century French singers French film actresses French musical theatre actresses Actresses from Dortmund French women centenarians {{France-stage-actor-stub