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Dita Parlo (September 4, 1906 in film|1906 -
December 13, 1971 in film|1971) was a film
actor|actress.

Born Grethe Gerda Kornstädt in Stettin, Germany
(now Szczecin, Poland) Parlo made her first film
appearance in 1928 and quickly became a popular
actress in Germany.  During the 1930s she moved
easily between German and Cinema of France|French
language films, achieving success in such films as
L'Atalante (1934) and La Grande Illusion (The
Grand Illusion (film)|The Grand Illusion) (1937). 
She attempted to establish a career in United
States|American films but despite a couple of
roles in Hollywood films, was unable to extend her
European success.  She was scheduled to appear in
the Orson Welles production of Joseph Conrad's
Heart of Darkness but this did not eventuate. 
With the outbreak of World War II, Parlo returned
to Germany.  She appeared in only three films
during the last thirty years of her life making
her final film appearance in 1965. 


==Trivia==
*Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna, said to have been
fascinated by Parlo, took her name for the
character she created for her Sex (book)|Sex book
and Erotica (album)|Erotica album. Its title track
commences with the line "My name is Dita, I'll be
your mistress tonight... "

==External links==
*http://www.pays-du-lomont.com/histoire/celebrites
/dita_parlo/page00.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Ddita%2B
parlo%26start%3D40%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%
26sa%3DN Photograph of Dita Parlo
*http://www.cyranos.ch/smparl-e.htm Photograph and
brief biography of Dita Parlo