Actor
Marlene Dietrich
Born 27 December 1901 · Berlin, Germany — died 6 May 1992
Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992) was a Berlin-born actress and singer who became one of Hollywood's defining stars. She rose to fame with The Blue Angel and her collaborations with director Josef von Sternberg. Her glamorous, androgynous image and later career as an international cabaret performer made her a lasting icon.
Key films
The Blue Angel (1930)
Her breakthrough role as cabaret singer Lola Lola, which made her an international star and led to Hollywood.
Morocco (1930)
Her first American film, directed by Josef von Sternberg, and the source of her only Oscar nomination.
Shanghai Express (1932)
A hit von Sternberg collaboration that showcased her glamorous screen persona.
Destry Rides Again (1939)
A comic Western that revived her Hollywood career and featured her song 'See What the Boys in the Back Room Will Have'.
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
A celebrated late-career role in Billy Wilder's courtroom drama, showing her skill as a dramatic actress.
Key awards
- 1931: Academy Award nomination, Best Actress (Morocco)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 91
- 1919Im Schatten des Glücks · as (unconfirmed)Actor
- 1923Man by the Roadside · as KrämerstochterActor
- 1923The Countess of Paris · as LucieActor
- 1923The Tragedy of Love · as LucyActor
- 1924Leap Into Life · as MädchenActor
- 1925Her Dancing Partner · as Dancer (Extra)Actor
- 1926Manon Lescaut · as MichelineActor
- 1927Cafe Electric · as Erni Göttlinger - ein flatterhaftes MädchenActor
- 1927A Modern Dubarry · as KokotteActor
- 1927His Greatest Bluff · as YvetteActor
- 1927The Imaginary Baron · as SophieActor
- 1927Heads Up, Charley · as Edmée MarchandActor
- 1928Art of Love · as Chichotte de GastonéActor
- 1929The Ship of Lost Men · as Ethel MarleyActor
- 1929I Kiss Your Hand, Madame · as Laurence Gerard / LucilleActor
- 1929The Woman One Longs For · as StaschaActor
- 1930The Blue Angel · as Lola LolaActor
- 1930Morocco · as Mademoiselle Amy JollyActor
- 1930Dangers of the Engagement Period · as EvelyneActor
- 1930Marlene Dietrich, “The Blue Angel” Screen TestActor
- 1931Dishonored · as Magda / X27Actor
- 1932Shanghai Express · as Shanghai LilyActor
- 1932Blonde Venus · as Helen Faraday, aka Helen JonesActor
- 1933The Song of Songs · as Lily CzepanekActor
- 1933The Film Parade · as (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1934The Scarlet Empress · as Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine IIActor
- 1935The Devil Is a Woman · as Concha PerezActor
- 1935The Fashion Side of Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 1936Desire · as Madeleine de BeaupréActor
- 1936The Garden of Allah · as Domini EnfildenActor
- 1937Angel · as Lady Maria Barker, aka AngelActor
- 1937Knight Without Armour · as Countess Alexandra VladinoffActor
- 1939Destry Rides Again · as FrenchyActor
- 1940Seven Sinners · as BijouActor
- 1941The Flame of New Orleans · as Countess Claire Ledoux, aka LiliActor
- 1941Manpower · as Fay DuvalActor
- 1942The Spoilers · as Cherry MalotteActor
- 1942Pittsburgh · as Josie 'Hunky' WintersActor
- 1942The Lady Is Willing · as Elizabeth MaddenActor
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942 · as SelfActor
- 1943Show-Business at War · as SelfActor
- 1944Kismet · as JamillaActor
- 1944Follow the Boys · as Marlene DietrichActor
- 1946Martin Roumagnac · as Blanche FerrandActor
- 1947Golden Earrings · as LydiaActor
- 1948A Foreign Affair · as Erika Von SchlüetowActor
- 1949Jigsaw · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)Actor
- 1950Stage Fright · as Charlotte InwoodActor
- 1951No Highway in the Sky · as Monica TeasdaleActor
- 1952Rancho Notorious · as Altar KeaneActor
- 1956Around the World in 80 Days · as Saloon HostessActor
- 1956The Monte Carlo Story · as Maria de CrevecoeurActor
- 1957Witness for the Prosecution · as ChristineActor
- 1958Touch of Evil · as TanaActor
- 1961Judgment at Nuremberg · as Mrs. BertholtActor
- 1962Black Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1963Where Have All the Flowers Gone?Actor
- 1964Paris When It Sizzles · as Marlene Dietrich (uncredited)Actor
- 1965Triumph Over Violence · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1971Ettan gästar: Marlene Dietrich · as Interviewee, herselfActor
- 1973I Wish You Love · as HerselfActor
- 1978Just a Gigolo · as Baroness von SemeringActor
- 1984Marlene · as Herself (Voice)Actor
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1987Eve and Marilyn · as Self (archive photos)Actor
- 1991Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1991The Meeting of Two Queens · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1994That's Entertainment! III · as (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1995The Casting CouchActor
- 1996No Angel: A Life of Marlene DietrichActor
- 2002Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2002The Great Yiddish Love · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Complicated Women · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2004Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright' · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2004Checking Out: Grand Hotel · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2005Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2006Stardust: The Bette Davis Story · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2007Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2008ZEITENBLICKE- Jetzt ist Hallstatt Zeit · as HerselfActor
- 2010Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff · as Countess Alexandra Vladinoff (archive footage)Actor
- 2010Rediscovering John Gilbert · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2011Vito · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2013Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2017Becoming Cary Grant · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2017100 Years of the UFA · as Self - Actress (archive footage)Actor
- 2018Bodies and Spaces, Fabric and Light · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Beautiful Like a Poem · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, LeidenschaftActor
- 2025Erich Maria Remarque und Marlene Dietrich - Flucht in die Liebe · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2026Marilyn Monroe: The Rise of an Icon · as archive footageActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.