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Lil Dagover

Lil Dagover

Acting September 29, 1887 (92 years old) January 23, 1980 Madioen, Madioen, Dutch East Indies [now Madiun, East Java, Indonesia]

Biography

A prominent German film actress born on 30 September 1887 at Madiven, Java, the daughter of a forest ranger in the service of the Dutch authorities. Sent at the age of ten to Baden-Baden to study, she later entered the cinema thanks to her marriage in 1917 to the actor Fritz Dagover who was 25 years her senior. They divorced in 1919 but not before he had introduced her to director Robert Wiene and other notables of German cinema. She made her screen debut in Fritz Lang's Harakiri (1919). Immediately after she appeared in Wiene's classic expressionist film, "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (aka The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)). Apart from three trips -- one to Sweden in 1927, another to France in 1928-9 and one to Hollywood in 1931 -- most of Lil Dagover's career and fate was linked to that of the German cinema, where her role was usually that of the frail, menaced heroine. She continued to star in a great number of films during the Nazi era. Among her best performances were her roles in Congress Dances (1931), in Gerhard Lamprecht's The Higher Command (1935) and in Veit Harlan's The Kreutzer Sonata (1937). She also acted in the Deutsches Theatre Berlin, the Salzburg Festival, at forces shows and at war theaters. At one time, she was reported to have been a close friend of Adolf Hitler. In 1944, she received the War Merits Cross. Dagover continued her career in post-war Germany, playing many supporting parts until the late 1970s.

Movies 122

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 7.9

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

as Jane

1920
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler 7.7

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

as (uncredited)

1922
End of the Game 5.0

End of the Game

as Gastmann's Mother

1975
Destiny 7.4

Destiny

as Young Woman / Zobeide / Mona Fiametta / Tiao Tsien

1921
The Strange Countess 6.6

The Strange Countess

as Gräfin / Lady Leonora Moron

1961
100 Years of the UFA 4.5

100 Years of the UFA

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

2017
The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea 6.0

The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea

as Sun Priestess Naela

1919
The Final Chord 6.3

The Final Chord

as Charlotte Garvenberg, seine Frau

1936
The Fugitive from Chicago 5.8

The Fugitive from Chicago

as Eveline

1934
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt 9.0

Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

as Self

1973
Phantom 6.8

Phantom

as Marie Starke

1922
Boycott 7.0

Boycott

as Frau von Generaldirektor Haller

1930
Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I) 8.0

Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I)

as Ella misma (material de archivo)

1957
Harakiri 5.7

Harakiri

as O-Take-San

1919
His Wife, the Unknown 5.8

His Wife, the Unknown

as Eva

1923
Monte Cristo 6.9

Monte Cristo

as Mercédès / Comtesse de Morcerf

1929
Streit um den Knaben Jo 8.0

Streit um den Knaben Jo

as Leonine Brackwieser

1939
Maja zwischen zwei Ehen 8.0

Maja zwischen zwei Ehen

as Maja

1938
Toteninsel

Toteninsel

1921
Tartuffe 7.2

Tartuffe

as Frau Elmire / Elmire, Orgon's wife

1926
Das Blut der Ahnen 10.0

Das Blut der Ahnen

1920
Der Veilchenfresser 7.0

Der Veilchenfresser

as Melitta von Arthof

1926
Der Volontär 7.0

Der Volontär

1918
Trees die upright 9.0

Trees die upright

as Großmutter

1958
Fridericus 5.6

Fridericus

as Marquise de Pompadour

1937
Die Teufelsbraut

Die Teufelsbraut

1977
Die Prinzessin Suwarin 9.0

Die Prinzessin Suwarin

as Tina Bermonte

1923
The Little Residence 5.4

The Little Residence

as Herzogin von Lauffenburg

1942
The Case of Colonel Redl 8.0

The Case of Colonel Redl

as Vera Nikolayevna

1931
Tales from the Vienna Woods 6.1

Tales from the Vienna Woods

as Helene

1979
A Woman Who Knows What She Wants 9.0

A Woman Who Knows What She Wants

as Manon Cavallini

1934
The Woman from Monte Carlo 6.3

The Woman from Monte Carlo

as Lottie Corlaix

1932
Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius 7.8

Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius

as Gräfin Franziska von Hohenheim

1940
Kolibri

Kolibri

as Anna Maria Hansen

1971
Unter Palmen am blauen Meer 8.0

Unter Palmen am blauen Meer

as Contessa Celestina Morini

1957
Madame Bluebeard 8.0

Madame Bluebeard

as Frau Erika Dankwarth

1931
Bismarck 5.9

Bismarck

as Eugénie

1940
Va Banque 7.0

Va Banque

as Harriet Williams

1930
Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine 5.2

Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine

as Gräfin Waldenberg

1953
Barbarina, the King's Dancer 5.5

Barbarina, the King's Dancer

as Barberina Campanini

1932
The Bird Seller 7.0

The Bird Seller

as Die Kurfürstin

1935
The Stars Shine 6.6

The Stars Shine

as Gast

1938
Das Geheimnis von Bombay 7.0

Das Geheimnis von Bombay

as Gabriela Farnese/Concha

1921
Der Demütige und die Tänzerin 8.0

Der Demütige und die Tänzerin

as Toni

1925
Married by the Stork 8.0

Married by the Stork

as Thea Roland

1932
The Secret Courier 8.0

The Secret Courier

as Mme. Thérèse de Renal

1928
Vienna 1910 5.0

Vienna 1910

as Maria Anschütz

1943
La Grande Passion 8.0

La Grande Passion

as Sonia de Blich

1928
The Chronicles of the Gray House 6.5

The Chronicles of the Gray House

as Bärbe

1925
Congress Dances 7.2

Congress Dances

as Komtesse

1931
The White Devil 7.2

The White Devil

as Nelidowa

1930
The Mayor of Zalamea 10.0

The Mayor of Zalamea

as Isabel

1920
Two Brothers 5.2

Two Brothers

as Esther

1926
Buddenbrooks - 2. Teil 7.6

Buddenbrooks - 2. Teil

as Elisabeth Buddenbrook

1959
Die Barrings 7.0

Die Barrings

as Thilde von Barring

1955
Hotel Royal 8.3

Hotel Royal

as Maharani von Dungapur

1969
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee 7.0

Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee

as Lamberta

1952
Die Kwannon von Okadera 8.0

Die Kwannon von Okadera

as Kwannon von Okadera

1920
Siedlung Arkadien

Siedlung Arkadien

as Frau Assmann

1967
Die Rache ist mein 10.0

Die Rache ist mein

1919
Der Fischer vom Heiligensee 6.0

Der Fischer vom Heiligensee

as Baronin Hermine von Velden

1955
Meine 16 Söhne 8.0

Meine 16 Söhne

as Frau Senator Giselius

1956
Chased by the Devil 6.7

Chased by the Devil

as Frau Dakar

1950
Ich heirate meine Frau 10.0

Ich heirate meine Frau

as Lisa Behmer

1934
Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 2. Teil: Die verbotene Stadt 10.0

Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 2. Teil: Die verbotene Stadt

as Malatti

1920
Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe 8.0

Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe

as Alice Lechaudier

1955
Der Anwalt des Herzens 7.0

Der Anwalt des Herzens

as June Orchard

1927
Only a Dancing Girl 8.0

Only a Dancing Girl

as Marie Berner

1926
Detours to Happiness 6.2

Detours to Happiness

as Hanna Bracht

1939
The Great Desire 7.7

The Great Desire

as Herself

1930
The Girl Irene 7.6

The Girl Irene

as Jennifer Lawrence

1936
Die Söhne des Herrn Gaspary 9.0

Die Söhne des Herrn Gaspary

as Margot von Korff

1948
Die Frau im Himmel 9.0

Die Frau im Himmel

as Tatjana

1920
Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 3. Teil: Der Mann im Dunkel 9.0

Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 3. Teil: Der Mann im Dunkel

as Malatti

1921
Reisender ohne Gepäck 7.0

Reisender ohne Gepäck

as Herzogin

1963
Paradies der alten Damen

Paradies der alten Damen

as Leonore Feller

1971
Spiritismus 7.0

Spiritismus

1919
The Death in the Greenstreet 8.0

The Death in the Greenstreet

1921
Es kommt ein Tag

Es kommt ein Tag

as Madame Mombour

1950
The Standard 4.2

The Standard

as Erzherzogin

1977
Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe 6.4

Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe

as Kaiserin Elisabeth

1956
Der Mann von draußen 10.0

Der Mann von draußen

as Mrs.Gillis

1961
Rosen im Herbst 6.2

Rosen im Herbst

as Mutter Briest

1955
Man spielt nicht mit der Liebe 8.0

Man spielt nicht mit der Liebe

as Florentine Alvensleben

1949
Buddenbrooks - 1. Teil 5.8

Buddenbrooks - 1. Teil

as Elisabeth Buddenbrook

1959
Hubertus Castle 6.0

Hubertus Castle

as Baronin Gundi Kleesberg

1954
Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 1. Teil 9.0

Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 1. Teil

as Malatti

1920
The Kreutzer Sonata 7.0

The Kreutzer Sonata

as Jelaina Posdnyschew

1937
The Pedestrian 7.0

The Pedestrian

as Frau Eschenlohr

1973
There is a woman who will never forget you 7.0

There is a woman who will never forget you

as Tilly Ferrantes

1930
Glückspilze 6.5

Glückspilze

1971
Tiefland 10.0

Tiefland

as Martha

1923
Hungarian Rhapsody 8.0

Hungarian Rhapsody

as Camilla

1928
Es flüstert die Nacht 9.0

Es flüstert die Nacht

1929
The Maelstrom of Paris 7.0

The Maelstrom of Paris

1928
Luise Millerin 7.0

Luise Millerin

1922
Clown Charly

Clown Charly

1918
Old Song 8.0

Old Song

as Baronin Eggedy

1930
Professor Sound und die Pille

Professor Sound und die Pille

as Seine Frau

1971
Lady Windermeres Fächer 10.0

Lady Windermeres Fächer

as Mrs. Erlynne

1935
Orientexpress 10.0

Orientexpress

as Beate von Morton

1927
The Second Kiss 9.0

The Second Kiss

as Empress Marie Theresa

1930
The Ring of the Empress 7.0

The Ring of the Empress

as Catherine the Great

1930
The Dancer 8.0

The Dancer

as Andreas Mother

1919
Memento Mori 9.0

Memento Mori

as Charmian Colston

1975
Lösegeld für Mylady

Lösegeld für Mylady

as Lady Cherfield / Mrs. Flowers

1967
Comedy of the Heart 8.0

Comedy of the Heart

as Gerda Werska

1924
The Higher Command 7.5

The Higher Command

as Madame Martin

1935
Königliche Hoheit 8.0

Königliche Hoheit

as Gräfin Löwenjoul

1953
Die Räuber

Die Räuber

1940
His English Wife 10.0

His English Wife

as Cathleen Paget

1927
Love Is Blind 10.0

Love Is Blind

1926
Rätsel um Beate 9.0

Rätsel um Beate

as Beate Kaiserling

1938
Elisabeth of Austria 7.0

Elisabeth of Austria

as Elisabeth von Österreich

1931
Unwiederbringlich 8.0

Unwiederbringlich

as Prinzessin Maria Eleonore

1968
Bettler GmbH

Bettler GmbH

1919
Triad 8.0

Triad

as Cornelia Contarini

1938
Musik in Salzburg 8.0

Musik in Salzburg

as Ursula Sanden

1944
Phantome des Lebens 7.0

Phantome des Lebens

1919
Die Ehe 8.0

Die Ehe

1929
August der Starke 10.0

August der Starke

as Gräfin Aurore Königsmark

1936
Johannisnacht 7.0

Johannisnacht

as Lisa Lers

1933

TV Shows 7

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