Edith Schollwer
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Zum Teufel mit der Penne
1968
as Oberin
Pension Schöller
1952
as Amalie
Vater sein dagegen sehr
1957
as Ottilie Roeckel geb. Lüdecke
Student Life in Merry Springtime
1930
as Aenne Winter
Die Blume von Hawaii
1953
as Sängerin
Solang' noch Unter'n Linden
1958
Die rote Hand
1960
as Frau Hasselbütt
Dieses Lied bleibt bei dir
1954
as Baronin Solms
Es wird alles wieder gut
1957
as Anna Rohr
The Count from Pappenheim
1952
as Mizzi Reisner
Der Vetter aus Dingsda
1953
as Hanne van Zeevenhook
Ramona
1961
as Hedwig
Gasparone
1937
as Gräfin Carlotta Ambrat
Die Safeknacker-Suite
1963
as Putzfrau
Wie wär's denn, Mrs. Markham?
1973
Der erste Frühlingstag
1971
as Muriel Weston
Hoheit lassen bitten
1954
as Mathilde
Furlough on Word of Honor
1955
as Mutter Krawutke
The Firm Weds
1931
as Lissy
Der bunte Traum
1952
as Frau Brandini