Edith Schollwer

Biography

Edith Lisette Juliane Hermine Schollwer was an actress known for Ein verdienter Staatsmann (1962), Der bunte Traum (1952) and Die rote Hand (1960). She was born on February 12th 1904 in Berlin, Germany, and died on October 1st 2002. She was married to Carl Jöken. Schollwer was a leading German actress and singer, first on stage in 1927 with the Hamburger Flora-Varieté as a soubrette. She appeared in Berlin revues, cabaret and operettas, often in partnership with Richard Tauber. Popular in the 1950's and 60's in Berlin cabaret ("Die Insulaner"), she would appear on radio broadcasts for station RIAS and as a film and television character actress. She was famous for her "Insulaner Song", which became an anthem for the beleaguered citizens of West Berlin at the height of the Cold War. Schollwer also provided the dubbing voice for Margaret Rutherford, Angela Lansbury, Thelma Ritter and Mabel Albertson.

Known For

Zum Teufel mit der Penne

as Oberin

Das Traumschiff

as Agnes's Mother

Vater sein dagegen sehr

as Ottilie Roeckel geb. Lüdecke

Gasparone

as Gräfin Carlotta Ambrat

Life Begins Tomorrow

as Kellnerin

Hoheit lassen bitten

as Mathilde

Die Wicherts von nebenan

as Oma Käthe

Zum blauen Bock

as Self

Der Vetter aus Dingsda

as Hanne van Zeevenhook

Der fröhliche Wanderer

as Sängerin Malk