
Sonja Ziemann
Known for Acting · 98 credits
- Born
- 1926-02-08
- Died
- 2020-02-17
- Place of birth
- Eichwalde bei Berlin, Germany
- Also known as
- Sonia Ziemann · Sonja Alice Selma Toni Ziemann
Biography
Sonja Ziemann (February 8, 1926, Eichwalde near Berlin – February 17, 2020, Munich) was a German actress, dancer, and singer.
She was one of the most popular German film stars of the 1950s, best known for her leading roles in the Heimatfilm classics The Black Forest Girl (Schwarzwaldmädel, 1950) and Green Is the Heath (Grün ist die Heide, 1951), frequently appearing opposite Rudolf Prack. Trained as a dancer and actress, she began her film career during World War II and successfully continued after the war.
In later years, Ziemann expanded into more dramatic roles and appeared in international productions such as The Secret Ways (1961) and The Bridge at Remagen (1969). After the 1970s, she worked only occasionally in film and television. She died in 2020 at the age of 94.
Known For
TV Shows (18)

NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self

Bambi
1948
as Self (archive footage)

Beckmann
1999
as Self
German Film Award
1951
as Self

The Commissioner
1969
as Irene Triberg

Boulevard Bio
1991
as Self
Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen
1964
as Self
Curd Jürgens erzählt...
1963
Continental Showcase
1966
as Self
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
2006
as Self
Ein Abend mit Georg Thomalla
1982
as Irene Sommer
Parkhotel Stern
1997

Das Messer
1971
as Mrs. Corby
Frauengeschichten
1981
as herself
Kein schöner Land
1993
as Self
Heimat - Deine Filme
2008
as Self
Liebesgeschichten
1967
as Gastgeberin
Guten Morgen, Mallorca
1996
as Marlene
Movies (80)

The Bridge at Remagen
1969
as Greta Holzgang

De Sade
1969
as La Beauvoisin

Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
1959
as Katja

The Secret Ways
1961
as Julia

Story of San Michele
1962
as Prinzessin Clementine

Die Freunde meiner Frau
1949
as Fee Freiberg - Kabarettistin

Rebel Flight to Cuba
1959
as Carla

Dog Days
1944
as Marion Seidel

Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
1960
as Maria Reiser

The Italians They Are Crazy
1958

The Heath Is Green
1951
as Helga

The Dream of Lieschen Müller
1961
as Lieschen Müller

The Eighth Day of the Week
1958
as Agnieszka Walicka

Ich war ein häßliches Mädchen
1955
as Anneliese

A Matter of WHO
1961
as Michele Cooper

Herzkönig
1947
as Bianca

Frühling in Berlin
1957
as Nicoline

Tabarin
1958
as Rosine Forestier

Supreme Confession
1956
as Giovanna

Beloved Darling
1943
as Lette Eilers

Punishment Battalion
1960
as Julia Deutschmann

Frühstück mit dem Tod
1964
as Rechtsanwältin Jane Painter-Talbot

The Women of Mr. S.
1951
as Euritrite

The Nabob Affair
1960
as Billionaire
Nichts als Ärger mit der Liebe
1956
as Delfine Jura, Musikschülerin und Gattin von Dr. Jura

The Black Forest Girl
1950
as Bärbele Riederle

Grand Hotel
1959
as Françoise Flamme

The Merry Wives of Windsor
1950
as Frau Fluth (Mistress Ford)
The Little Czar
1954
as Sonja / Sonja Ilyanova

The Thief of Bagdad
1952
as Fatme

Mädchen ohne Grenzen
1955
as Helga Gruber
I Can't Marry Everyone
1952
as Dschidschi

It Was Always So Nice with You
1954
as Balletttänzerin

Tell the Truth
1946
as Lisa

Liebe ohne Illusion
1955
as Ursula

Die Privatsekretärin
1953
as Gerda Weber

Opernball
1956
as Helene Hollinger, seine Frau

Halløj i himmelsengen
1965
as Margot
Germaine Damar – Der tanzende Stern
2011
as Self

My Sister and I
1954
as Christine

Das Bad auf der Tenne
1956
as Antje
Die Beklagte
1958
as Eva Harold

Kaiserball
1956
as Franzi

Johannes und die 13 Schönheitsköniginnen
1951
as Wally, Zigarettenverkäuferin

Fröhliche Weihnachten
1970
as Sonja Eckert

Serenade of Texas
1958
as Sylvia

Liebe auf krummen Beinen
1959
as Eva

Schön muß man sein
1951
as Maria Schippe

Eine reizende Familie
1948
as Irmgard Holk

Mit siebzehn beginnt das Leben
1953
as Madeleine Desughes
Eine kleine Sommermelodie
1944
as Helga Gutentag

Ein Windstoß
1942
as Gina

The Zurich Engagement
1957
as Anna-Maria/Herself

Dany, bitte schreiben Sie
1956
as Daniela „Dany“ Ruland
Das Leben des Horace A.W. Tabor - Ein Stück aus den Tagen der letzten Könige
1965
as Baby Doe

Eine Nacht im Séparée
1950
as Käthe Poppe

Die sieben Kleider der Katrin
1954
as Katrin Burlan
Ghost in the Castle
1947
as Dagmar

Die Jungfern vom Bischofsberg
1943

Am Brunnen vor dem Tore
1952
as Inge Bachner

Hollandmädel
1953
as Antje
Kolportage
1968
as Karin
Alle hatten sich abgewandt
1970
as Ursula

Große Starparade
1954
as Self

Denn das Weib ist schwach
1961
as Hanna Schäferkamp
Maharadscha wider Willen
1950
as Brigitte Brummer - seine Tochter
Das Biest
1977
as Marion

Um eine Nasenlänge
1949
as Anni Klingebiel

Frauenarzt Dr. Bertram
1957
Sonja Ziemann erzählt...
2017
as Self
Intimitäten
1980
as Helen Frynne

Nach Regen scheint Sonne
1949
as Sabine

Paths in Twilight
1948
as Lissy Stenzel
Journey Into Nowhere
1962
as Maria

Friends
1945
as Vilma
Josephine
1967
as Josephine

Ihr schönster Tag
1962
as Helene Wiesner

Nichts als Zufälle
1949
as Gerti Danzer

Nächte am Nil
1949
as Susanne

Liebe nach Noten
1950
as Mimi
About Sonja Ziemann
Sonja Ziemann (February 8, 1926, Eichwalde near Berlin – February 17, 2020, Munich) was a German actress, dancer, and singer. She was one of the most popular German film stars of the 1950s, best known for her leading roles in the Heimatfilm classics The Black Forest Girl (Schwarzwaldmädel, 1950) and Green Is the Heath (Grün ist die Heide, 1951), frequently appearing opposite Rudolf Prack. Trained as a dancer and actress, she began her film career during World War II and successfully continued after the war. In later years, Ziemann expanded int… With 98 credits spanning from 1942 to 2017, Sonja Ziemann has appeared in 80 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sonja Ziemann Movies
- The Bridge at Remagen (1969) — as Greta Holzgang
- De Sade (1969) — as La Beauvoisin
- Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? (1959) — as Katja
- The Secret Ways (1961) — as Julia
- Story of San Michele (1962) — as Prinzessin Clementine
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