Marika Rökk
Known for Acting
Biography
Marika Rökk, born Marie Karoline Rökk, was a Hungarian dancer, singer and actress who gained prominence in German films in the Nazi era. In 1924 her family moved to Paris where she learned to dance and starred with the Hoffmann Girls at the Moulin Rouge cabaret. After a tour that led her to Broadway she continued her dance training in the United States. As an acclaimed revue dancer on numerous European stages, Rökk was selected as the ideal candidate to be groomed and promoted as this new type of star and in 1934 was offered a two-year contract with UFA, where she became one of the most prolific film stars of the time.
Filmography
Triumph Over Violence
1965
as Self (archive footage)
Die Fledermaus
1962
as Adele
Kora Terry
1940
as Kora / Mara Terry
The Divorcée
1953
as Gonda van der Loo
Fregola
1948
as Fregola
The Beggar Student
1936
as Bronislawa Nowalska
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
1962
as Ilonka Davarosch
Hitler's Hollywood
2017
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Clear the stage for Marika
1958
as Marion Müller/Marika Karoly
Request Concert
1940
So schön wie heut
1965
as Self
Child of the Danube
1950
as Marika
The Csardas Princess
1951
as Sylva Varescu
Leichte Kavallerie
1935
as Rosika
Gasparone
1937
as Revuestar Ita
Die Nacht vor der Premiere
1959
as Carola Lorm
Hab’ mich lieb!
1942
as Monika Koch
Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder
1961
as Ilona Farkas
Women Are Better Diplomats
1941
as Marie-Luise Pally
The Woman of My Dreams
1944
as Julia Koestner