Lil Dagover

Lil Dagover

Born September 29, 1887 (Age: 138) Madioen, Madioen, Dutch East Indies [now Madiun, East Java, Indonesia]

Biography

A prominent German film actress born on 30 September 1887 at Madiven, Java, the daughter of a forest ranger in the service of the Dutch authorities. Sent at the age of ten to Baden-Baden to study, she later entered the cinema thanks to her marriage in 1917 to the actor Fritz Dagover who was 25 years her senior. They divorced in 1919 but not before he had introduced her to director Robert Wiene and other notables of German cinema. She made her screen debut in Fritz Lang's Harakiri (1919). Immediately after she appeared in Wiene's classic expressionist film, "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (aka The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)). Apart from three trips -- one to Sweden in 1927, another to France in 1928-9 and one to Hollywood in 1931 -- most of Lil Dagover's career and fate was linked to that of the German cinema, where her role was usually that of the frail, menaced heroine. She continued to star in a great number of films during the Nazi era. Among her best performances were her roles in Congress Dances (1931), in Gerhard Lamprecht's The Higher Command (1935) and in Veit Harlan's The Kreutzer Sonata (1937). She also acted in the Deutsches Theatre Berlin, the Salzburg Festival, at forces shows and at war theaters. At one time, she was reported to have been a close friend of Adolf Hitler. In 1944, she received the War Merits Cross. Dagover continued her career in post-war Germany, playing many supporting parts until the late 1970s.
A prominent German film actress born on 30 September 1887 at Madiven, Java, the daughter of a forest ranger in the service of the Dutch authorities. Sent at the age of ten to Baden-Baden to study, she later entered the cinema thanks to her marriage in 1917 to the actor Fritz Dagover who was 25 years her senior. They divorced in 1919 but not before he had introduced her to director Robert Wiene and other notables of German cinema. She made her screen debut in Fritz Lang's Harakiri (1919). Immediately after she appeared in Wiene's classic expressionist film, "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (aka The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)). Apart from three trips -- one to Sweden in 1927, another to France in 1928-9 and one to Hollywood in 1931 -- most of Lil Dagover's career and fate was linked to that of the German cinema, where her role was usually that of the frail, menaced heroine. She continued to star in a great number of films during the Nazi era. Among her best performances were her roles in Congress Dances (1931), in Gerhard Lamprecht's The Higher Command (1935) and in Veit Harlan's The Kreutzer Sonata (1937). She also acted in the Deutsches Theatre Berlin, the Salzburg Festival, at forces shows and at war theaters. At one time, she was reported to have been a close friend of Adolf Hitler. In 1944, she received the War Merits Cross. Dagover continued her career in post-war Germany, playing many supporting parts until the late 1970s.
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Filmography

End of the Game

End of the Game

1978 as Gastmann's Mother Age: 90
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

1973 as Self Age: 86
The Pedestrian

The Pedestrian

1973 as Frau Eschenlohr Age: 85
Hotel Royal

Hotel Royal

1969 as Maharani von Dungapur Age: 82
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Reisender ohne Gepäck

1963 as Herzogin Age: 75
The Strange Countess

The Strange Countess

1961 as Gräfin / Lady Leonora Moron Age: 74
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Der Mann von draußen

1961 as Mrs.Gillis Age: 73
Buddenbrooks - 2. Teil

Buddenbrooks - 2. Teil

1959 as Elisabeth Buddenbrook Age: 72
Buddenbrooks - 1. Teil

Buddenbrooks - 1. Teil

1959 as Elisabeth Buddenbrook Age: 72
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Trees die upright

1958 as Großmutter Age: 70
Meine 16 Söhne

Meine 16 Söhne

1956 as Frau Senator Giselius Age: 68
Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe

Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe

1956 as Kaiserin Elisabeth Age: 68
Die Barrings

Die Barrings

1955 as Thilde von Barring Age: 68
Rosen im Herbst

Rosen im Herbst

1955 as Mutter Briest Age: 67
Der Fischer vom Heiligensee

Der Fischer vom Heiligensee

1955 as Baronin Hermine von Velden Age: 67
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Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe

1955 as Alice Lechaudier Age: 67
Hubertus Castle

Hubertus Castle

1954 as Baronin Gundi Kleesberg Age: 66
Königliche Hoheit

Königliche Hoheit

1953 as Gräfin Löwenjoul Age: 66
Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine

Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine

1953 as Gräfin Waldenberg Age: 66
Chased by the Devil

Chased by the Devil

1950 as Frau Dakar Age: 63
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Es kommt ein Tag

1950 as Madame Mombour Age: 63
Kleine Residenz

Kleine Residenz

1942 as Herzogin von Lauffenburg Age: 54
Married by the Stork

Married by the Stork

1932 as Thea Roland Age: 45
Barbarina, the King's Dancer

Barbarina, the King's Dancer

1932 as Barberina Campanini Age: 44
The Woman from Monte Carlo

The Woman from Monte Carlo

1932 as Lottie Corlaix Age: 44
Madame Bluebeard

Madame Bluebeard

1931 as Frau Erika Dankwarth Age: 44
Congress Dances

Congress Dances

1931 as Countess Age: 44
The Congress Dances

The Congress Dances

1931 as Komtesse Age: 44
Elisabeth of Austria

Elisabeth of Austria

1931 as Elisabeth von Österreich Age: 43
The Case of Colonel Redl

The Case of Colonel Redl

1931 as Vera Nikolayevna Age: 43
Boycott

Boycott

1930 as Frau von Generaldirektor Haller Age: 43
Old Song

Old Song

1930 as Baronin Eggedy Age: 43
Va Banque

Va Banque

1930 as Harriet Williams Age: 42
The Great Passion

The Great Passion

1930 as Herself Age: 42
The Second Kiss

The Second Kiss

1930 as Empress Marie Theresa Age: 42
There is a woman who will never forget you

There is a woman who will never forget you

1930 as Tilly Ferrantes Age: 42
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The White Devil

1930 as Nelidowa Age: 42
The Ring of the Empress

The Ring of the Empress

1930 as Catherine the Great Age: 42
Clown Charly

Clown Charly

1918 as Age: 30