Marlene Dietrich

Actor Dec 27 (died age 90) Berlin, Germany 1919–2025 (106 year career)

6.4 avg rating

Biography

Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992) was a German-American actress and singer, widely regarded as one of the most iconic figures of classic Hollywood. She rose to fame in the 1930s with films like The Blue Angel, Shanghai Express, and Destry Rides Again, captivating audiences with her sultry voice, striking beauty, and androgynous style. Known for her ability to reinvent herself, Dietrich transitioned from film star to a celebrated cabaret performer, touring internationally for decades. Beyond her care…

Known For

Film

Witness for the Prosecution

Christine

Film

Touch of Evil

Tana

Film

Judgment at Nuremberg

Mrs. Bertholt

Film

The Blue Angel

Lola Lola

Film

Around the World in 80 Days

Saloon Hostess

Film

Stage Fright

Charlotte Inwood

Film

Shanghai Express

Shanghai Lily

Film

Destry Rides Again

Frenchy

Filmography

Acting (92)

Movies (86)

Erich Maria Remarque und Marlene Dietrich - Flucht in die Liebe

2025

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Maria Callas: The Final Act

2024

as Self (archive photo)

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

2022

6.3

Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft

2021

8.0

Normandie ne partira pas ce soir

2021

7.0

Beautiful Like a Poem

2020

as Self (archive footage)

Bodies and Spaces, Fabric and Light

2018

as (archive footage)

100 Years of the UFA

2017

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

4.5

Becoming Cary Grant

2017

as Self (archive footage)

6.6

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

2013

as Self (archive footage)

5.5

Rediscovering John Gilbert

2010

as Self (archive footage)

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010

as Countess Alexandra Vladinoff (archive footage)

6.6

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007

as Self (archive footage)

4.3

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

2005

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'

2004

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

2004

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Complicated Women

2003

as Self (archive footage)

6.7

The Great Yiddish Love

2002

as (archive footage)

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

2002

as Self (archive footage)

6.4

No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich

1996

6.0

That's Entertainment! III

1994

as (archive footage)

7.0

The Meeting of Two Queens

1991

as (archive footage)

Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking

1991

as (archive footage)

4.0

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

as Self (archive footage)

Marlene

as Herself (Voice)

Just a Gigolo

as Baroness von Semering

5.0

I Wish You Love

1973

as Herself

5.0

Triumph Over Violence

1965

as Self (archive footage)

7.4

Paris When It Sizzles

1964

as Marlene Dietrich (uncredited)

6.3

Black Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler

1962

as Narrator (voice)

6.2

Judgment at Nuremberg

as Mrs. Bertholt

Touch of Evil

as Tana

Witness for the Prosecution

1957

as Christine

8.2

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

as Saloon Hostess

6.6

The Monte Carlo Story

1956

as Maria de Crevecoeur

5.6

Rancho Notorious

1952

as Altar Keane

6.5

No Highway in the Sky

as Monica Teasdale

Stage Fright

as Charlotte Inwood

Jigsaw

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

4.8

A Foreign Affair

1948

as Erika Von Schlüetow

Golden Earrings

as Lydia

Martin Roumagnac

as Blanche Ferrand

Kismet

as Jamilla

Follow the Boys

as Marlene Dietrich

Memo for Joe

as Self

Show-Business at War

as Self

The Lady Is Willing

as Elizabeth Madden

Pittsburgh

as Josie 'Hunky' Winters

The Spoilers

as Cherry Malotte

Breakdowns of 1942

as Self

Manpower

as Fay Duval

The Flame of New Orleans

1941

as Countess Claire Ledoux, aka Lili

Seven Sinners

as Bijou

Destry Rides Again

as Frenchy

Angel

as Lady Maria Barker, aka Angel

6.7

Knight Without Armour

1937

as Countess Alexandra Vladinoff

5.6

Desire

1936

as Madeleine de Beaupré

6.9

The Garden of Allah

1936

as Domini Enfilden

5.8

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

as Self

The Devil Is a Woman

as Concha Perez

The Scarlet Empress

as Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II

The Song of Songs

as Lily Czepanek

The Film Parade

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Shanghai Express

1932

as Shanghai Lily

7.0

Blonde Venus

1932

as Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones

Dishonored

as Magda / X27

Morocco

as Mademoiselle Amy Jolly

6.4

Marlene Dietrich, “The Blue Angel” Screen Test

1930

6.2

Dangers of the Engagement

as Evelyne

The Blue Angel

as Lola Lola

I Kiss Your Hand, Madame

1929

as Laurence Gerard / Lucille

5.7

The Ship of Lost Men

1929

as Ethel Marley

4.9

The Woman One Longs For

1929

as Stascha

5.5

Art of Love

1928

as Chichotte de Gastoné

Cafe Electric

1927

as Erni Göttlinger - ein flatterhaftes Mädchen

7.1

His Greatest Bluff

1927

as Yvette

Heads Up, Charley

1927

as Edmée Marchand

The Imaginary Baron

1927

as Sophie

A Modern Dubarry

1927

as Kokotte

Manon Lescaut

1926

as Micheline

5.3

Her Dancing Partner

1925

as Dancer (Extra)

Leap Into Life

1924

as Mädchen

The Countess of Paris

1923

as Lucie

The Tragedy of Love

1923

as Lucy

Man by the Roadside

1923

as Krämerstochter

Im Schatten des Glücks

1919

as (unconfirmed)

Television (6)

The Century of Icons

2022

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

2002

as Self (archive footage)

Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts

2001

as Self (archive Footage)

Legenden

1998

as Self (archive footage)

Tony Awards

as Self - Recipient

German Film Award

as Self