Lotte Lenya | |
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 photographed byCarl Van Vechten, 1962 | |
| Born | Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer (1898-10-18)18 October 1898 |
| Died | 27 November 1981(1981-11-27) (aged 83) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1922–1981 |
| Spouses | |
Lotte Lenya (bornKaroline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer; 18 October 1898 – 27 November 1981) was anAustrian–American singer, and actress.[1]
She sangKurt Weill's songs. He was her first husband. She married him twice.
In English-language cinema, she was nominated for anAcademy Award for playing an aristocrat inThe Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961).
Her performance as the murderous andsadisticRosa Klebb in theJames Bond movieFrom Russia with Love (1963) is famous.
