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Marika Rökk
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Film & TV
Cairo, Egypt
Marika Rökk, born Marie Karoline Rökk, was a Hungarian dancer, singer and actress who gained prominence in German films in the Nazi era. In 1924 her family moved to Paris where she learned to dance and starred with the Hoffmann Girls at the Moulin Rouge cabaret. After a tour that led her to Broadway she continued her dance training in the United States. As an acclaimed revue dancer on numerous…
Known for
- Hitler's Hollywood — Various Roles (archive footage)2017
- Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts — Self (archive Footage)2001
- Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen — Self1994
- Schloß Königswald — Freifrau von Boehme1988
- Frauengeschichten — herself1981
- Die Gräfin vom Naschmarkt — Rozsi Sandor1980
- Heut' abend — Self1980
- Bavarian Film Awards — Self1979
- NDR Talk Show — Self1979
- Musik ist Trumpf — Self1975
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Key facts
- Born
- Marie Karoline Rökk , ( 1913-11-03 ) 3 November 1913, Cairo , Khedivate of Egypt
- Died
- 16 May 2004 (2004-05-16) (aged 90), Baden bei Wien , Austria
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1930 – 1986
- Spouses
- Georg Jacoby ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1940 ; died 1964 ) Fred Raul ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 ; died 1985 )
- Children
- Gabriele Jacoby [ de ]
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Gottbegnadeten list
- Given name
- Karoline
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Cairo
- Place of death
- Baden
- Occupation
- film actor
- Employer
- UFA
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- German Film Award
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Marika Rökk Postcard 1939.jpg
- Residence
- New York City
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- Commons category
- Marika Rökk
- date of birth
- 1913-11-03
- date of death
- 2004-05-16
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Marie Karoline Rökk
- start of work period
- 1930-00-00
- name in native language
- Rökk Marika
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Encyclopedic overview
Marika Rökk ( German: [ma.ˈʁiː.ka ˈʁœk] ; born Marie Karoline Rökk, 3 November 1913 – 16 May 2004) was a German-Austrian dancer, singer and actress of Hungarian descent who gained prominence in German films in the Nazi era. She resumed her career in 1947 and was one of Europe's most famous operetta singers, performing onstage until 1986.
Life and work
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