Marlene Dietrich

German and American actress and singer (1901–1992)

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Lived 1901–1992, aged 91Germany

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Fame41.2
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Germany rank#46
Actors rank#238
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167 languages
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Rank in Germany
#46
Actors
Era
1901–1992
Aged 91

Summary

Updated 2026-05-29

German-American star who broke through as Lola Lola in The Blue Angel and spent seven decades cycling between Hollywood blockbusters and world tours. Sternberg's muse in the 1930s, then a marquee live performer from the 1950s onward.

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Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich was a German and American actress and singer whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1920s Berlin, she performed on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola Lola in Josef von Sternberg's The Blue Angel (1930) brought her international acclaim and a contract with Paramount Pictures. Dietrich starred in many Hollywood films, including six roles directed by Sternberg: Morocco (1930), Dishonored (1931), Shanghai Express and Blonde Venus, The Scarlet Empress (1934), and The Devil Is a Woman (1935). Throughout World War II, she was a high-profil…

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