Sonja Ziemann

Biography

Sonja Ziemann (February 8, 1926, Eichwalde near Berlin – February 17, 2020, Munich) was a German actress, dancer, and singer. She was one of the most popular German film stars of the 1950s, best known for her leading roles in the Heimatfilm classics The Black Forest Girl (Schwarzwaldmädel, 1950) and Green Is the Heath (Grün ist die Heide, 1951), frequently appearing opposite Rudolf Prack. Trained as a dancer and actress, she began her film career during World War II and successfully continued after the war. In later years, Ziemann expanded into more dramatic roles and appeared in international productions such as The Secret Ways (1961) and The Bridge at Remagen (1969). After the 1970s, she worked only occasionally in film and television. She died in 2020 at the age of 94.

Known For

The Bridge at Remagen

as Greta Holzgang

Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?

as Katja

The Zurich Engagement

as Anna-Maria/Herself

De Sade

as La Beauvoisin

The Secret Ways

as Julia

Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen

as Maria Reiser

Der Kommissar

as Irene Triberg

The Eighth Day of the Week

as Agnieszka Walicka

Serenade of Texas

as Sylvia

A Matter of WHO

as Michele Cooper