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Ilse Werner (July 11, 1921 - August 8, 2005) was
an actress and singer, born in Batavia, Dutch East
Indies (present day Jakarta, Indonesia). She was
born Ilse Charlotte Still to a Netherlands|Dutch
father and a Germany|German mother and was
Netherlands|Dutch citizen by birth. Although she
had her greatest successes in Germany (mainly
during the time of the Third Reich), she did not
assume the German citizenship until 1955.

Arriving in Frankfurt, Germany at the age of 10,
Werner later made her name at the legendary
Universum Film AG|UFA Studios near Berlin. She
starred in the popular wartime films "Die
schwedische Nachtigall" (The Swedish Nightingale)
and "Wir machen Musik" (We're Making Music).

Having briefly been barred from performing by the
Allies at the end of the World War II, due to her
alleged role in Nazi propaganda, she returned to
the big screen in the 1950s where she excelled in
dramatic character roles.

Werner had her last experience on German
Television|TV in 2000 before dying peacefully in
her sleep at a retirement home in Lübeck. She had
been suffering from pneumonia.

Her last wish was to have her ashes scattered in
Potsdam.


== Filmography ==

* 1938 - Die unruhigen Mädchen (her first film)
* 1938 - Das Leben kann so schön sein
* 1939 - Bel Ami
* 1940 - Bal paré
* 1940 - Wunschkonzert
* 1941 - Die schwedische Nachtigall
* 1942 - Wir machen Musik
* 1942 - Hochzeit auf dem Bärenhof
* 1943 - Münchhausen
* 1944 - Große Freiheit Nr. 7
* 1950 - Epilog
* 1950 - Gute Nacht, Mary/Die gestörte
Hochzeitsnacht
* 1951 - Königin einer Nacht
* 1951 - Mutter sein dagegen sehr
* 1953 - Der Vogelhändler
* 1954 - Ännchen von Tharau
* 1955 - Der Griff nach den Sternen
* 1956 - Die Herrin vom Sölderhof
* 1990 - Die Hallo-Sisters


== Weblinks ==

* imdb name|id=0921411|name=Ilse Werner
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4135
600.stm BBC News article about her death
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http://www.filmportal.de/df/c0/Uebersicht,,,,,,,,E
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