Margarete Schlegel

Known for

Acting

Born

December 31, 1899

Birthplace

Bromberg, Posen, Germany [now Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

Died

July 15, 1987 (aged 87)

Biography

Margarethe Sylva Elisabeth Wisniewski (né Schlegel; 31 December 1899 – 15 July 1987), known professionally as Margarete Schlegel, was a German theatre and film actress and soprano operetta singer.

Best known work

Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf

1931

The Ancient Law

1923

The Four Devils

1920

The Song Is Over

1930

The Blue from the Sky

1932

The Head of Janus

1920

Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer

1921

Der Zigeunerprimas

1929

Ledige Mütter

1928

Side-Lights of the Sawdust Ring

1925

Filmography

1932
The Blue from the Sky
as Zigaretten-Cilly
1931
Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf
as Sonja / Mieze
1930
The Song Is Over
as Emmy Stein
1929
Der Sittenrichter
1929
Der Zigeunerprimas
1928
Ledige Mütter
as Martha Walter
1927
Zwei unterm Himmelszelt
as Gina Strohband
1927
Die heilige Lüge
as Ingrid
1927
Die Vorbestraften
1926
Der Bankkrach unter den Linden
as Grete
1925
Side-Lights of the Sawdust Ring
1923
The Ancient Law
as Esther, seine Tochter
1923
Das Geheimnis des Renngrafen
1923
Die Magyarenfürstin
1922
David Copperfield
as David Copperfields mor
1922
Liebe, Tor und Teufel
1922
Hannele's Ascension
as Hannele Mattern
1922
Die Intriguen der Madame de la Pommeraye
1922
Die Kreutzersonate
1921
Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer
as Marja
1920
The Four Devils
as Aimée
1920
The Head of Janus
as Grace
1919
Prinz Kuckuck
as Tochter der Marchesa