Margo Lion

Margo Lion

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1899-02-28
Deathday: 1989-02-25 (89 years old)

Biography

Marguerite Hélène Barbe Elisabeth Constantine Lion (28 February 1899 – 24 February 1989), known as Margo Lion, was a Jewish singer and actress. She was born in Constantinople during Ottoman rule. She moved to Berlin after World War I with her father to join the school of Russian ballet. When the Nazi Party rose to power in 1933 she moved to France to flee antisemitic persecution. She was a successful chanteuse, parodist, cabaret singer, and actress, best known for her role as Pirate Jenny in director G. W. Pabst's 1931 French language adaptation of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper).

She appeared in several French films until the early 1970s, including Docteur Françoise Gailland, L'Humeur Vagabonde, La Faute De L'Abbe Mouret, Le Petit Matin, Le Fou Du Labo, Julie La Rousse, and the French romantic melodrama Martin Roumagnac, which starred Marlene Dietrich. Lion and Dietrich sang a famous duet, "Wenn die beste Freundin mit der besten Freundin", a song which allegedly had lesbian overtones. It became a hit in Weimar Berlin prior to Dietrich's departure for Hollywood.

Filmography

all 66

Movies 65

self 1

TV Shows 1

'Mammy', Françoise's mother
Doctor Francoise Gailland

Doctor Francoise Gailland (1976)

Movie
La mère Tuarelli
Coup de sang

Coup de sang (1973)

Movie
La patronne de l'hôtel
Vagabond Humor

Vagabond Humor (1972)

Movie
Mme Ballanchon - la mère d'Eugène
The Madman of Lab Four

The Madman of Lab Four (1967)

Movie
La surveillante de l'Institut Smolny
Katia

Katia (1959)

Movie
Germaine Lavigne, la mère de Jean
Julie la rousse

Julie la rousse (1959)

Movie
Camille - la tenancière
The Tiger Attacks

The Tiger Attacks (1959)

Movie
Madame Gimelet
Guilty?

Guilty? (1956)

Movie
Sister Leontine - tourist sister
Mademoiselle Nitouche

Mademoiselle Nitouche (1954)

Movie
Mrs. Platz, the patroness of the cafe
Fatal Affair

Fatal Affair (1953)

Movie
Olympe de Stadler
The Ferret

The Ferret (1950)

Movie
Mlle Marcelle - l'infirmière-en-chef de la clinique psychiatrique
Femme sans passé

Femme sans passé (1948)

Movie
Mathilde - la servante
La Danse de mort

La Danse de mort (1948)

Movie
Marie-Louise - la gouvernante de Frank
Devil and the Angel

Devil and the Angel (1946)

Movie
La mère de Thérèse
Girls in Distress

Girls in Distress (1939)

Movie
mademoiselle Sergent
Claudine at School

Claudine at School (1937)

Movie
Dédée , une détenue
La Danseuse rouge

La Danseuse rouge (1937)

Movie
Madame Vrack
Jenny

Jenny (1936)

Movie
Planche-à-Pain
La Bandera

La Bandera (1935)

Movie
Der Star des Lustspielhauses
...und wer küßt mich?

...und wer küßt mich? (1933)

Movie
La diseuse du Zanzi-Bar
Calais-Douvres

Calais-Douvres (1931)

Movie
Eine Stimmungssängerin
No More Love

No More Love (1931)

Movie

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1899-02-28

Deathday
1989-02-25 (89 years old)

Birth Name
Marguerite Hélène Constantine Barbe Élisabeth Lion

Birth Place
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]

Citizenships
France

Also Known As
Margot Lion, Margo Lyon

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Julius Falkenstein
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Erich von Stroheim
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4 Movies
Arnold Pressburger
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4 Movies
André Haguet
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4 Movies
Pierre Chenal
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Génia Vaury
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4 Movies
Georges Auric
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4 Movies
Michel Kelber
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4 Movies
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4 Movies
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