Iwa Wanja
Iwa Wanja was a Bulgarian actress based in Germany. She moved to Berlin to pursue her career, appearing in around thirty German films. She was married to Norbert Schultze, German composer, best remembered for having written the melody of the World War II classic Lili Marleen.
Life and career
In 1937, Wanja appeared in the Nazi propaganda film, Urlaub auf Ehrenwort.Sometime around 1943, she wed German film composer Norbert Arnold Wilhelm Richard Schultze. They had two sons together. During their marriage, she penned the libretti for several of his compositions for the stage.
Selected filmography
- Women of Luxury
- A Sister of Six
- The Woman's Crusade
- I [Liked Kissing Women (1926 film)|I Liked Kissing Women]
- Weekend Magic
- The Long Intermission
- The Marriage Nest
- The Prince's Child
- Girls, Beware!
- The President
- The [House Without Men]
- Polish Economy
- Dear Homeland
- The Right of the Unborn
- From a Bachelor's Diary
- Josef the Chaste
- The Court Concert
- Captain Bay-Bay
- ''A Life for Do''