Winnie Markus
Winnie Markus was a Czechoslovakia-born German film and television actress whose captivating performances left an indelible mark on the German entertainment industry. With a career spanning over four decades, Markus graced the silver screen with her talent, charm, and versatility.
Biography
Born in Czechoslovakia in 1921, Winnie Markus began her acting career in the late 1930s, quickly rising to prominence with her captivating performances. She moved to Vienna from Prague and trained in the Max Reinhardt Seminar.Markus began her career with Wien-Film in 1939 during the Nazi period, starring in Mutterliebe, directed by Gustav Ucicky, the illegitimate son of Gustav Klimt. She was considered to embody the Deutsches Fraulein - blonde hair, delicate features, and an air of innocence rather than overt sex appeal. She appeared in numerous films throughout the 1940s and 1950s, earning critical acclaim and a dedicated fan following.
Selected filmography
A Mother's Love - Rosl PirlingerBrand im Ozean - Juana de AlvaradoThe Vulture Wally - Afra KuttnerHerz geht vor Anker - Lotte KamphausenIm Schatten des Berges - Hedwig BrüggerDie Kellnerin Anna - MarinaAlarmstufe V Brüderlein fein - Toni Wagner - seine TochterThe Sold Grandfather - Ev HaslingerThe Little Residence - Marianne HartungSommerliebe - RenateWhom the Gods Love - Konstanze Weber MozartFahrt ins Abenteuer - Gusti LenzTonelli - Nelly, 'Königin der Luft' Joros PartnerinGefährlicher Frühling - Renate WillmsDir zuliebe - Maria Mansfeld - seine FrauThe Enchanted Day - Christine SchweigerDas alte Lied - StineIn Those Days - Sybille / 1. GeschichteBetween Yesterday and Tomorrow - Annette RodenwaldMorituri - Maria BronekThe Mozart Story - Constanza Weber MozartPhiline - Philine DornI'll Never Forget That Night - Eva SurénLiebesheirat - Isabell PraxThe Prisoner - CyprienneThis Man Belongs to Me - Gretl FängerEs begann um Mitternacht Begierde - Susanne RevalDas fremde Leben - Doris HallgartA Thousand Red Roses Bloom - EbbaCome Back - Sabine ViborgThey Call It Love - Maria WestKaiserwalzer - Luise Pichler - LehrerinLove's Awakening - Sybill Berg, PianistinThe Big Star Parade - HimselfSon of St. Moritz - Lore EngelhoferKaisermanöver - Comtesse Valerie von TrattenbachRoman eines Frauenarztes - BeateDu mein stilles Tal - Elisabeth von BreithagenDevil in Silk - Sabine UhlCrown Prince Rudolph's Last Love - Gräfin LarischLiebe, die den Kopf verliert - Henriette HergesheimVergiß wenn Du kannst - Brigitte SudenyDas Mädchen Marion - Vera von HoffNichts als Ärger mit der Liebe Made in Germany - Elise Abbe, geborene SnellDoctor Bertram - Martina EichstätterMan ist nur zweimal jung - MartheHoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch - Lina Strobl, Sängerin am Theater an der WienThe Priest and the Girl - HertaWhat a Woman Dreams of in Springtime - Elisabeth BrandtMelodie und Rhythmus - Himself Ein Herz braucht Liebe- ''Diana - Leidenschaft und Abenteuer''