Ruth Leuwerik (; 23 April 1924 – 12 January 2016) was a German film actress, one of the most popular stars of German film during the 1950s. She appeared in 34 films between 1950 and 1977. Leuwerik is probably best known for her portrayal of

Maria von Trapp Maria Augusta von Trapp Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Catholic), DHS (; 26 January 1905 – 28 March 1987), often styled as "Baroness", was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family, Trapp Family Singers. She wrote ''The Story of the ...

in the films ''

The Trapp Family ''The Trapp Family'' () is a 1956 West German comedy drama film about the real-life Austrian musical family of that name directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Hans Holt, and Maria Holst. Based on Maria von Trapp's 1949 me ...

'' and '' The Trapp Family in America''. Ruth Leuwerik - Boulevard der Stars

Born in

Essen Essen () is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as ...

as Ruth Leeuwerik, she grew up there and in

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. She began her acting career with stage roles in the late 1940s. In the 1950s she and Dieter Borsche were considered as the ideal couple of the German film. In 1962 she starred in the

Helmut Käutner Helmut Käutner (25 March 1908 – 20 April 1980) was a German film director active mainly in the 1940s and 1950s. He entered the film industry at the end of the Weimar Republic and released his first films as a director in Nazi Germany. Käu ...

film ''

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'', which was entered in the

12th Berlin International Film Festival The 12th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June to 3 July 1962. The Golden Bear was awarded to ''A Kind of Loving (film), A Kind of Loving'' directed by John Schlesinger. Juries The following people were announced as ...

. She is a five-time Bambi Award winner. Leuwerik died in Munich on 12 January 2016.

Partial filmography

* ' (1950) – Evelyne Winterthur (her film debut) * ''

Father Needs a Wife ''Father Needs a Wife'' () is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Harald Braun and starring Dieter Borsche, Ruth Leuwerik and Bruni Löbel. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around Lautersee and Mittenwald. T ...

'' (1952) – Susanne Meissner * '' The Great Temptation'' (1952) – Hilde * ''

A Heart Plays False ''A Heart Plays False'' () is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring O.W. Fischer, Ruth Leuwerik and Carl Wery.Nelmes & Selbo It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...

'' (1953) – Sybilla Zander * '' Must We Get Divorced?'' (1953) – Garda von Doerr * '' Beloved Life'' (1953) – Louise von Bolin * ''

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'' (1953, after

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's novel) – Imma Spoelman * '' Portrait of an Unknown Woman'' (1954) – Nicole * ''

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'' (1955) – Kaiserin Elisabeth von Österreich * ''

Beloved Enemy ''Beloved Enemy'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by H.C. Potter and starring Merle Oberon, Brian Aherne, and David Niven. It was loosely based on the life of Michael Collins. Plot During the Irish War of Independence in 1921, Irish ...

'' (1955) – Violante Gore * '' Roses in Autumn'' (1955, after

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's novel '' Effi Briest'') – Effi Briest * ''

The Golden Bridge ''The Golden Bridge'' () is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Curd Jürgens and Paul Hubschmid.Bock & Bergfelder p.282 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designe ...

'' (1956) – Tima * ''

'' (1956) – Baronin Maria von Trapp * '' Queen Louise'' (1957) – Königin Luise * '' Goodbye, Franziska'' (1957) – Franziska * ''Immer wenn der Tag beginnt'' (1957) – Dr. Hanna Burkhardt * ''

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'' (1958) – Hanna Dietrich * '' The Trapp Family in America'' (1958) – Baronin Maria von Trapp * '' Dorothea Angermann'' (1959) – Dorothea Angermann * '' The Ideal Woman'' (1959) – Fanny Becker * '' Sweetheart of the Gods'' (1960) – Renate Mueller * '' A Woman for Life'' (1960) – Margarete Barnebusch * '' You Don't Shoot at Angels'' (1960) – Maria * ''Die Stunde, die du glücklich bist'' (1961) – Vera * ''Der Traum von Lieschen Müller'' (1961) – Autograph hunter * ''

'' (1962) – Franziska Lukas * '' Eleven Years and One Day'' (1963) – Tina Rodenbach * '' The House in Montevideo'' (1963) – Marianne Nägler * '' An Alibi for Death'' (1963) – Dr. Maria Rohn * ''

Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen ''Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen'' ("The Caesar Code") is a movie by Alfred Vohrer based on the novel ''The Caesar Code'' by Johannes Mario Simmel. It was filmed in Vienna and Munich in autumn 1970 and released in March 1971. Plot 1969. In a Vien ...

'' (1971) – Valerie Steinfeld * ' (1977) – Frau Gerda Cornelius * ''

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'' (1978, Episode: "Ein Hinterhalt") – Dr. Marta Schwenn * '' The Buddenbrooks'' (1979, TV miniseries, after Thomas Mann's

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) – Konsulin * ''

'' (1983, Episode: "") – Vera Baruda

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leuwerik, Ruth 1924 births 2016 deaths Actresses from Essen Best Actress German Film Award winners German film actresses German stage actresses Actors from the Rhine Province 20th-century German actresses