
Lotte Lenya
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lotte Lenya (18 October 1898 – 27 November 1981) was an Austrian singer and actress. In the German-speaking and classical music world she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her husband, Kurt Weill. In English-language film she is remembered for her Academy Award-nominated role in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) and as the sadistic Rosa Klebb in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love (1963). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lotte Lenya, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

From Russia with Love
as Rosa Klebb
1963

Semi-Tough
as Carla Pelf
1977

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Contessa Magda Terribili-Gonzales
1961

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America
1992

The 3 Penny Opera
as Jenny
1931

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
as Self
1994

Lotte Lenya - Warum bin ich nicht froh?
as Self (archive footage)
2021

Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill
as Self
1961

The Incredible World of James Bond
as Self (archive footage)
1965

Mother Courage and Her Children - A chronicle from the Thirty Years' War
as Mutter Courage
1965

The Appointment
as Emma Valadier
1969
No. 18: Mahagonny
as Self (voice)
1980

George Grosz' Interregnum
as Narrator
1960

Ten Blocks on the Camino Real
as The Gypsy
1966

The Exiles
as Self
1989

Dreadful Penny Dreadful
2025


