Zarah Leander (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sa.ʁa leː.ˈʔan.dɐ]; 15 March 1907 – 23 June 1981) was a Swedish singer and actress whose greatest success was in Germany between 1936 and 1943, when she was contracted to work for the state-owned Universum Film AG (UFA). Although no exact record sales numbers exist, she was probably among Europe's best-selling recording artists in the years prior to 1945. Her involvement with UFA caused her films and lyrics to be identified as Nazi propaganda. Though she had taken no public political position and was dubbed an "Enemy of Germany" by Joseph Goebbels, she remained a controversial figure for the rest of her life. As a singer, Leander was known for her confident style and her deep contralto voice, and was also known as a "female baritone".

Filmography

• 2002The Great Yiddish Love — (archive footage)
• 1995Stjärnbilder — (archive footage)
• 1966How I Learned to Love Women — Olga
• 1964Das Blaue vom Himmel — Désirée
• 1963Konstgjorda Pompe
• 1959The Blue Moth — Julia Martens
• 1954It Was Always So Nice with You — Filmstar
• 1953Ave Maria — Sängerin Karin Twerdy
• 1952Cuba Cabana — Arabella
• 1950Gabriela — Gabriela
• 1949Terras fönster 2
• 1946As Long As I Live — Singer
• 1943Damals — Vera Meiners aka Gloria O'Connor
• 1942The Great Love — Hanna Holberg
• 1941The Way to Freedom — Antonia Corvelli
• 1940The Heart of a Queen — Maria Stuart
• 1939It Was a Gay Ballnight — Katharina Alexandrowna Murakina
• 1939The Desert Song — Grace Collins
• 1938Der Blaufuchs — Ilona Paulus
• 1938Homeland — Magda von Schwartze
• 1938The Four Companions — Sängerin
• 1937La Habanera — Astree Sternhjelm
• 1937Premiere — Carmen Daviot
• 1937To New Shores — Gloria Vane
• 1935The Marriage Game — Tora Diidiken
• 1931Dante's Mysteries — Grand Café Guest / Singing Demon
• 1931The Wrong Millionaire — Marguerite Lebon

Appearances as themselves (12)

• 2013Die Akte Zarah Leander — Self (archive footage)
• Hitlers Frauen — Self (archive footage)
• 1976Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture — Self - Interviewee
• 1975Ein Walzer zu zweien — Self
• 1974Ich bin die Leander - das muss reichen… — Self
• Spécial cinéma — Self (archive footage)
• Das Sonntagskonzert — Self
• Seniorenclub — Self
• Hör hin, schau zu! — Self
• Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen — Self
• Vergißmeinnicht — Self
• 1948Leckerbissen — Self - film scenes (archive footage)