Biography
Ruth Leuwerik (German: [ʁuːt ˈlɔɪ̯.və.ʁɪk] ; 23 April 1924 – 12 January 2016) was a German film actress, one of the most popular stars of German film during the 1950s. She appeared in 34 films between 1950 and 1977. Leuwerik is probably best known for her portrayal of Maria von Trapp in the films The Trapp Family and The Trapp Family in America.
Born in Essen as Ruth Leeuwerik, she grew up there and in Münster. She began her acting career with stage roles in the late 1940s. In the 1950s she and Dieter Borsche were considered as the ideal couple of the German film. In 1962 she starred in the Helmut Käutner film Redhead, which was entered in the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. She is a five-time Bambi Award winner. Leuwerik died in Munich on 12 January 2016.
Filmography
all 53
Movies 40
self 13
TV Shows 13
Goodnight Mommy (2014)
Buddenbrooks (1979)
Unordnung und frühes Leid (1977)
Meine beste Freundin (1976)
Derrick (1974)
And Jimmy Went to the Rainbow's Foot (1971)
Das weite Land (1970)
Der Kommissar (1969)
Ninotschka (1965)
An Alibi for Death (1963)
Hedda Gabler (1963)
The House in Montevideo (1963)
Elf Jahre und ein Tag (1963)
Redhead (1962)
The Dream of Lieschen Müller (1961)
Eine Frau fürs ganze Leben (1960)
Sweetheart of the Gods (1960)
Ein Tag, der nie zu Ende geht (1959)
The Ideal Woman (1959)
Dorothea Angermann (1959)
The Trapp Family in America (1958)
Taiga (1958)
Immer wenn der Tag beginnt (1957)
Goodbye, Francesca! (1957)
Königin Luise (1957)
The Trapp Family (1956)
Rosen im Herbst (1955)
Geliebte Feindin (1955)
Ludwig II (1955)
Portrait of an Unknown Woman (1954)
Königliche Hoheit (1953)
Geliebtes Leben (1953)
Muss man sich gleich scheiden lassen? (1953)
Ein Herz spielt falsch (1953)
Vater braucht eine Frau (1952)
Dreizehn unter einem Hut (1950)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1924-04-23
Deathday2016-01-12 (91 years old)
Birth PlaceEssen, Germany
RelationshipsDietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1965-01-01 - 1967-01-01)
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsCommander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bavarian Order of Merit
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