Person · Actress · Active 1928–1977
Lotte Lenya
1898–1981, Vienna
Austrian actress, born in Vienna. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Appeared in five films on this site, including From Russia with Love (1963), The Threepenny Opera (1931) and The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961). Of the actors and directors on this site, Lotte Lenya shares the most films with Sean Connery (1 film), Vivien Leigh (1) and Omar Sharif (1) (17 in all).
She accepted the part of Jenny in the first performance of The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) in 1928, and the part became her breakthrough role.
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Partners by shared films
Who Lotte Lenya made films with
Directors
One film together
Co-stars
One film together
- The Threepenny Opera 1931Antonin Artaud
- The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 1961Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty
- From Russia with Love 1963Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, Pedro Armendáriz, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn
- The Appointment 1969Omar Sharif, Anouk Aimée
- Semi-Tough 1977Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Brian Dennehy
Films in this guide
1930s
- The Threepenny Opera (1931)actress
1960s
1970s
- Semi-Tough (1977)actress