Editing Lilli Palmer

{{Short description|German actress (1914–1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Lilli Palmer
| image              = Lilli Palmer 1946.png
| caption            = Palmer in ''[[Cloak and Dagger (1946 film)|Cloak and Dagger]]'' (1946)
| birthname          = Lilli Marie Peiser
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1914|5|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = Posen, [[Kingdom of Prussia]], [[German Empire]] <br />([[Poznań]], Poland)
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1986|1|27|1914|5|24|df=yes}}
| death_place        = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| nationality        = German
| resting_place      = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale]], California
| spouse             = {{Plainlist|
* {{Marriage|[[Rex Harrison]]|1943|1957|reason=divorced}}
* {{Marriage|[[Carlos Thompson]]<br />|1957}}
}}
| children           = [[Carey Harrison]]
| relatives          = [[Irene Prador]] (sister)
| yearsactive        = 1935–1986
}}

'''Lilli Palmer''' ({{IPA|de|ˈlɪ.li ˈpal.mɐ|lang|De-Lilli Palmer.ogg}}; born '''Lilli Marie Peiser'''; 24 May 1914 – 27 January 1986) was a German actress and writer. After beginning her career in British films in the 1930s, she would later transition to major [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] productions, earning a [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination for her performance in ''[[But Not for Me (film)|But Not for Me]]'' (1959).

Other notable roles include in the comedy ''[[The Pleasure of His Company]]'' (1961), the Spanish horror film ''[[The House That Screamed (1969 film)|The House That Screamed]]'' (1969), and in the miniseries ''[[Peter the Great (miniseries)|Peter the Great]]'' (1986), which earned her another Golden Globe Award nomination. For her career in European films, Palmer won the [[Volpi Cup]], and the [[Deutscher Filmpreis]] three times.

==Early life==
Palmer, who took her surname from an English actress she admired, was one of three daughters born to {{ill|Alfred Peiser|de}}, a [[German Jew]]ish surgeon, and Rose Lißmann (or Lissmann), a German Jewish stage actress in Posen, Germany (today [[Poznań, Poland]]).<ref name="wjc">{{cite news|last1=Luft|first1=Herbert C.|title=On the Screen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2448203/the_wisconsin_jewish_chronicle|newspaper=[[Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle]]|date=5 August 1960|page=3|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=18 May 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104528/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2448203/the_wisconsin_jewish_chronicle/|archive-date=4 March 2016|df=dmy-all}} {{Open access}}</ref>

When Lilli was four years old, her family moved to [[Charlottenburg|Berlin-Charlottenburg]]. She was a junior [[table tennis]] champion as a young girl.<ref name="Blade">{{cite news|title=Lili Palmer, actress: Still understated at 70|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19840526&id=s09PAAAAIBAJ&pg=6903,1409964&hl=en|access-date=31 May 2015|work=[[Toledo Blade]]|date=26 May 1984}}</ref>

==Career==
In France, she appeared in an operetta at the Moulin Rouge, and then to London, where she began her film career. While performing in [[cabaret]]s, she attracted the attention of British talent scouts and was offered a contract by the [[Gaumont Film Company]]. She made her screen debut in ''[[Crime Unlimited]]'' (1935) and appeared in numerous British films for the next decade.{{Sfn|Bergfelder|Cargnelli|2008|p=176}}

She married British actor [[Rex Harrison]] on 25 January 1943,<ref name="wjc" /> and travelled with him to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] in 1945. She signed with [[Warner Bros.|Warner Brothers]] and appeared in several films, notably ''[[Cloak and Dagger (1946 film)|Cloak and Dagger]]'' (1946) and ''[[Body and Soul (1947 film)|Body and Soul]]'' (1947).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69277/body-and-soul|work=Turner Classic Movies Database|title=Body and Soul (1947)|access-date=26 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329141700/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69277/Body-and-Soul/|archive-date=29 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

She periodically appeared in stage plays as well as hosting her own television series in 1951.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/29/obituaries/lilli-palmer-actress-on-tv-stage-and-screen-for-50-years.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Lilli Palmer, actress on TV, stage and screen for 50 years|author=Kleiman, Dena|date=29 January 1986|access-date=22 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329141956/http://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/29/obituaries/lilli-palmer-actress-on-tv-stage-and-screen-for-50-years.html|archive-date=29 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Harrison and Palmer appeared together in the hit [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] play ''Bell, Book and Candle'' in the early 1950s. They also appeared in the 1951 British melodrama ''[[The Long Dark Hall]]'', and later starred in the film version of ''[[The Four Poster (film)|The Four Poster]]'' (1952), which was based on the award-winning Broadway play of the same name, written by [[Jan de Hartog]]. She won the [[Volpi Cup for Best Actress]] in 1953 for ''The Four Poster''.<ref>[https://www.labiennale.org/en/history-venice-film-festival "Venice Film Festival: History 1932–2018 – Coppa Volpi for best actors since 1935"], labiennale.org. Accessed 31 July 2023.</ref>

Harrison and Palmer divorced in 1956; they had one son, [[Carey Harrison|Carey]], born in 1944.<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-29-me-1178-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|title=Lilli Palmer, Actress and Best-Selling Author, Dies|date=29 January 1986|access-date=30 December 2016|author=Folkart, Burt|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329141159/http://articles.latimes.com/1986-01-29/local/me-1178_1_film-producer|archive-date=29 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Palmer returned to [[West Germany|Germany]] in 1954, where she played roles in many films and television productions. She also continued to play both leading and supporting parts in the U.S. and abroad. In 1957, she won the [[Deutscher Filmpreis]] for Best Actress for her portrayal of [[Anna Anderson]] in ''[[The Story of Anastasia]]'', called ''Is Anna Anderson Anastasia?'' in the UK. In 1958, she played the role of a teacher opposite [[Romy Schneider]] in ''[[Mädchen in Uniform (1958 film)|Mädchen in Uniform]]'' (''Girls in Uniform''), the remake of the 1931 film of [[Mädchen in Uniform (1931 film)|the same title]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82349/maedchen-in-uniform|work=Turner Classic Movies Database|title=Maedchen in Uniform|access-date=30 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329141227/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82349/Maedchen-in-Uniform/|archive-date=29 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
[[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F062649-0005, Lilli Palmer interviewt Helmut Schmidt.jpg|thumb|Palmer interviewing German chancellor [[Helmut Schmidt]] in 1982]]
Palmer starred with [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Debbie Reynolds]] in ''[[The Pleasure of His Company]]'' in 1961.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/4791/the-pleasure-of-his-company|work=Turner Classic Movies Database|title=The Pleasure of His Company|access-date=28 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329141146/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/4791/The-Pleasure-of-His-Company/|archive-date=29 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

She starred opposite [[William Holden]] in ''[[The Counterfeit Traitor]]'' (1962), an espionage thriller based on fact, and opposite [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]] in another true [[Second World War]] story, [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s ''[[Miracle of the White Stallions]]'' (1963). On the small screen, in 1974 she starred as Manouche Roget in the six-part television drama series ''[[The Zoo Gang]]'', about a group of former underground freedom fighters from the Second World War, with [[Brian Keith]], Sir [[John Mills]] and [[Barry Morse]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/16/archives/tv-zoo-gang-on-nbc-sixpart-series-based-on-gallico-book-tells-of.html "TV: ''Zoo Gang'' on NBC"] by [[John J. O'Connor (journalist)|John J. O'Connor]], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 16, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2021.</ref>

Palmer published a memoir, ''Change Lobsters and Dance'', in 1975.<ref name="obit" /> She wrote a full-length work of fiction presented as a novel rather than a memoir, ''The Red Raven'', in 1978.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_d0RAAAAMAAJ|title=The Red Raven: A Novel|first=Lilli|last=Palmer|year=1978|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=9780025946309}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Palmer's first marriage was to [[Rex Harrison]] in 1943. They divorced amicably in 1957, so that he could marry ailing actress [[Kay Kendall]] before her untimely death. Palmer agreed since she was already involved with her future husband, Carlos Thompson.
[[File:Lilli Palmer & Rex Harrison by Toni Frissell 1950.jpg|thumb|Lilli Palmer (with husband [[Rex Harrison]]), 1950]]
Palmer was married to [[Argentina|Argentine]] actor [[Carlos Thompson]] from 1957 until her death in [[Los Angeles]] from [[abdominal cancer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/palmer-lilli|work=Jewish Women's Archive|title=Lilli Palmer|access-date=28 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620193214/http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/palmer-lilli|archive-date=20 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> in 1986 at the age of 71. She was survived by her husband, son, sisters, and her ex-husband.

Palmer is interred at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale]], California. A portion of the ashes of her first husband, [[Rex Harrison]], were scattered on her grave.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://afinalcurtaincall.blogspot.com/2014/07/rex-harrison-1908-1990.html|title = A Final Curtain Call: Rex Harrison (1908-1990)|date = 2 July 2014}}</ref>

==Accolades==
* 1953: [[Volpi Cup for Best Actress]] for ''[[The Four Poster (film)|The Four Poster]]''{{Sfn|Moliterno|2009|p=352}}
* 1956: [[Deutscher Filmpreis]] (Silver) for Best Actress in ''Teufel in Seide''<ref name="filmpreis">{{cite web|url=http://www.deutscher-filmpreis.de/archiv-deutscher-filmpreis/?tx_dfpoutput_archive%5Byear%5D=1957&tx_dfpoutput_archive%5Bpage%5D=1&cHash=92f62a42812e4ba1befa3adc7769eeb8|work=Deutscher Film Preis|title=Deutscher Filmpreis-Lilli Palmer|access-date=28 December 2016|language=de|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225163814/http://deutscher-filmpreis.de/archiv-deutscher-filmpreis/?tx_dfpoutput_archive%5Byear%5D=1957&tx_dfpoutput_archive%5Bpage%5D=1&cHash=92f62a42812e4ba1befa3adc7769eeb8|archive-date=25 December 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 1957: Deutscher Filmpreis (Silver) for Best Actress in ''Anastasia, die letzte Zarentochter''<ref name="filmpreis" />
* 1959: [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] nomination for ''[[But Not for Me (film)|But Not for Me]]''<ref name="gg">{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/person/lilli-palmer|work=Golden Globes|publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association|title=Lilli Palmer|access-date=28 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329142235/http://www.goldenglobes.com/person/lilli-palmer|archive-date=29 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 1972: [[Goldene Kamera]] for ''Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau'' ([[ZDF]] TV)<ref>{{cite book|title=Unser Fernsehen, 1952–1979: Geschichte und Geschichten des Mediums, der Menschen, der Sender und Sendungen|author=Kniewel, Peter|publisher=Springer|year=1979|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m5WxAAAAIAAJ|pages=66–67|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* Star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 7013 Hollywood Blvd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/lilly-palmer/|work=Los Angeles Times|title=Lilli Palmer|series=Hollywood Star Walk|author=Folkart, Burt|access-date=22 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329142536/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/lilly-palmer/|archive-date=29 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 1974: [[Federal Cross of Merit|Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] (Großes Verdienstkreuz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland)
* 1978: Deutscher Filmpreis (Gold) for Lifetime Achievement
* 1986: [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] nomination for ''[[Peter the Great (miniseries)|Peter the Great]]''<ref name="gg" />

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1935 || ''[[Crime Unlimited]]'' || Natacha ||
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1936 || ''[[Wolf's Clothing (1936 film)|Wolf's Clothing]]'' || Lydia ||
|-
| ''[[The First Offence]]'' || Jeannette ||
|-
| ''[[Secret Agent (1936 film)|Secret Agent]]'' || Lilli ||
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1937 || ''[[Good Morning, Boys]]'' || Yvette ||
|-
| ''[[The Great Barrier (film)|The Great Barrier]]'' || Lou ||
|-
| ''[[Command Performance (1937 film)|Command Performance]]'' || Susan ||
|-
|1938 || ''[[Crackerjack (1938 film)|Crackerjack]]'' || Baroness Von Haltz ||
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1939 || ''[[A Girl Must Live]]'' || Clytie Devine ||
|-
| ''[[Blind Folly]]'' || Valerie ||
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1940 || ''[[Sunset in Vienna]]'' || Gelda Sponek ||
|-
| ''[[The Door with Seven Locks (1940 film)|The Door with Seven Locks]]'' || June Lansdowne || Also known as: ''Chamber of Horrors''
|-
|1942 || ''[[Thunder Rock (film)|Thunder Rock]]'' || Melanie Kurtz ||
|-
|1943 || ''[[The Gentle Sex]]'' || Erna Debruski ||
|-
|1944 || ''[[English Without Tears]]'' || Brigid Knudsen || Also known as: ''Her Man Gilbey''
|-
|1945 || ''[[The Rake's Progress (film)|The Rake's Progress]]'' || Rikki Krausner || Also known as: ''Notorious Gentleman''
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1946 || ''[[Beware of Pity]]'' || Baroness Edith de Kekesfalva ||
|-
| ''[[Cloak and Dagger (1946 film)|Cloak and Dagger]]'' || Gina ||
|-
|1947 || ''[[Body and Soul (1947 film)|Body and Soul]]'' || Peg Born ||
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1948 || ''[[My Girl Tisa]]'' || Tisa Kepes ||
|-
| ''[[No Minor Vices]]'' || April Ashwell ||
|- 
|1949 || ''[[Wicked City (1949 film)|Wicked City]]'' || Tania ||
|-
|1951 || ''[[The Long Dark Hall]]'' || Mary Groome ||
|-
|1952 || ''[[The Four Poster (film)|The Four Poster]]'' || Abby Edwards ||
|-
|1953 || ''[[Main Street to Broadway]]'' || Lilli Palmer ||
|-
|1954 || ''[[Fireworks (1954 film)|Fireworks]]'' || Iduna ||
|-
|rowspan=4 | 1956 || ''[[Devil in Silk]]'' || Melanie ||
|-
| ''The Taming of the Shrew '' || [[Katherina (Kate) Minola|Katherina]] || TV movie
|-
| ''[[The Story of Anastasia]]'' ||[[Anna Anderson]]||
|-
| ''[[Between Time and Eternity]]'' || Nina Bohlen ||
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1957 || ''[[The Night of the Storm]]'' || Marianne Eichler ||
|-
| ''[[The Glass Tower]]'' || Katja Fleming ||
|-
|rowspan=4 | 1958 || ''[[A Woman Who Knows What She Wants (1958 film)|A Woman Who Knows What She Wants]]'' || Julia Klöhn, Lehrerin & Angela Cavallini ||
|-
| ''[[The Lovers of Montparnasse]]'' || Beatrice Hastings || Also known as: ''Modigliani of Montparnasse''
|-
| ''[[Mädchen in Uniform (1958 film)|Girls in Uniform]]'' || Elisabeth von Bernburg || Also known as: ''Mädchen in Uniform''
|-
| ''[[Life Together (film)|Life Together]]'' || Odette de Starenberg || Also known as: ''La Vie à deux''
|-
|1959 || ''[[But Not for Me (film)|But Not for Me]]'' || Kathryn Ward ||
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1960 || ''[[Mrs. Warren's Profession (film)|Mrs. Warren's Profession]]'' || Mrs. Kitty Warren ||
|-
| ''[[Conspiracy of Hearts]]'' || Mother Katharine || 
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1961 || ''[[The Pleasure of His Company]]'' || Katharine Dougherty ||
|-
| ''[[The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1961 film)|The Last of Mrs. Cheyney]]'' || Mrs. Cheney ||
|-
|rowspan=6 | 1962 || ''{{Interlanguage link multi|The Constant Wife (film)|de|3=Finden Sie, daß Constanze sich richtig verhält?|lt=The Constant Wife}}'' || Constanze Calonder ||
|-
| ''Leviathan'' || Mother || Also known as: ''Dark Journey''
|-
| ''[[The Counterfeit Traitor]]'' || Mrs. Marianne Möllendorf ||
|-
| ''Le rendez-vous de minuit'' || Eva / Anne Leuven ||
|-
| ''[[Adorable Julia]]'' || Julia Lambert || 
|-
| ''[[L'amore difficile]]'' || Hilde || Also known as: ''Sex Can Be Difficult'', (segment "Il serpente")
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1963 || ''[[Miracle of the White Stallions]]'' || Vedena Podhajsky || 
|-
| ''[[Torpedo Bay (film)|Torpedo Bay]]'' || Lygia da Silva || 
|-
| ''{{ill|And So to Bed|de|Das große Liebesspiel}}'' || Actress ||
|-
|1964 || ''Le Grain de sable'' || Anna-Maria di Scorza ||
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1965 || ''[[Operation Crossbow (film)|Operation Crossbow]]'' || Frieda || [[Silver Shell for Best Actress]]
|-
| ''[[The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders]]'' || Dutchy ||
|-
| ''[[God's Thunder]]'' || Marie Brassac || Also known as: ''Le Tonnerre de Dieu''
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1966 || {{ill|Zwei Girls vom Roten Stern|de}} || Olga Nikolaijewna || Also known as: ''An Affair of States''
|-
| ''{{ill|Der Kongreß amüsiert sich|de}}'' || Princess [[Klemens von Metternich|Metternich]] || Also known as: ''Congress of Love''
|-
| ''Le Voyage du père'' || Isabelle Quantin || Also known as: ''Father's Trip''
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1967 || ''[[The Dance of Death (1967 film)|The Dance of Death]]'' || Alice ||
|-
| ''[[Jack of Diamonds (1967 film)|Jack of Diamonds]]'' || Herself ||
|-
| ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank (1967 film)|The Diary of Anne Frank]]'' || [[Edith Frank]] || TV movie
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1968 || ''[[Sebastian (1968 film)|Sebastian]]'' || Elsa Shahn ||
|-
| ''[[Oedipus the King (1968 film)|Oedipus the King]]'' || [[Jocasta]] ||
|-
| ''[[Nobody Runs Forever]]'' || Sheila Quentin ||
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1969 || ''[[Hard Contract]]'' || Adrianne ||
|-
| ''[[De Sade (film)|De Sade]]'' || Mademoiselle de Montreuil ||
|-
| ''[[The House That Screamed (1969 film)|The House That Screamed]]'' || Señora Fourneau || Also known as: ''La residencia''
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1970 || ''Only the Cool'' || Helen ||
|-
| ''[[Hauser's Memory]]'' || Anna Hauser || TV movie
|-
|1971 || ''[[Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971 film)|Murders in the Rue Morgue]]'' || Mrs. Charron ||
|-
|1972 || ''[[What the Peeper Saw]]'' || Dr. Viorne ||
|-
|1975 || ''[[Lotte in Weimar (film)|Lotte in Weimar]]'' || Lotte ||
|-
|1978 || ''[[The Boys from Brazil (film)|The Boys from Brazil]]'' || Esther Lieberman ||
|-
|1980 || ''Weekend'' || Judith Bliss || TV movie
|-
|1981 || ''Kinder'' || Mother || TV movie, Also known as: ''Children''
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1982 || ''[[High Society Limited]]'' || Hilde ||
|-
| ''Imaginary Friends'' || Ellen Pitblado || TV movie
|-
|1985 || ''[[The Holcroft Covenant (film)|The Holcroft Covenant]]'' || Althene Holcroft ||
|-
|2018 || ''[[The Other Side of the Wind]]'' || Zarah Valeska || (final film role)
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1938 || ''[[Starlight (TV series)|Starlight]]'' || || Episode: "Richard Hearne" 
|-
|1938 || ''S-s-s-h! The Wife!'' || The Wife|| Short
|-
|1949 || ''[[Suspense (American TV series)|Suspense]]'' || Julia || Episode: "The Comic Strip Murder"
|-
|1950 || ''[[The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse]]'' || Molly Collicutt || Episode: "The Uncertain Molly Collicutt"
|-
|1952 || ''[[Lux Video Theatre]]'' || Nancy || Episode: "Three Hours Between Planes"
|-
|1952 || ''Omnibus'' || [[Anne Boleyn]] || Episode: "The Trial of Anne Boleyn"
|-
|1953 || ''[[The United States Steel Hour]]'' || Mrs. Chrystal Weatherby || Episode: "The Man in Possession"
|-
|1954 || ''[[Four Star Playhouse]]'' || Stacy Lawrence || Episode: "Lady of the Orchids"
|-
|1971 || ''[[Der Kommissar (TV series)|Der Kommissar]]'' || Hilde Larasser || Episode: {{ill|Grau-roter Morgen|de|3=Der Kommissar: Grau-roter Morgen|lt="Grau-roter Morgen"}}
|-
|1972–1979 || ''Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau'' || Various || 5 episodes
|-
|1974 || ''[[The Zoo Gang]]'' || Manouche 'The Leopard' Roget || 6 episodes
|-
|1974 || ''[[Derrick (TV series)|Derrick]]'' || Martha Balke / Johanna Jensen || Episode: {{ill|Johanna (Derrick)|de|3=Derrick: Johanna|lt="Johanna"}}
|-
|1984 || ''[[The Love Boat]]'' || Lilly Marlowe || 2 episodes
|-
|1986 || ''[[Peter the Great (miniseries)|Peter the Great]]'' || Natalya || Miniseries
|}

==Radio appearances==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Program !! Episode/source
|-
| 1946|| ''[[Suspense (radio program)|Suspense]]''|| "Philomel Cottage"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.escape-suspense.com/2012/04/suspense-philomel-cottage.html|title=Philomel Cottage|date=16 April 2012|access-date=2019-09-05|website=escape-suspense.com}}</ref>
|-
| 1952|| ''[[The United States Steel Hour#Theatre Guild on the Air|Theatre Guild on the Air]]''|| ''[[An Ideal Husband (1947 film)|An Ideal Husband]]''<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kirby|first1=Walter|title=Better Radio Programs for the Week|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2448157/the_decatur_daily_review/|newspaper=[[Decatur Daily Review]]|date=30 March 1952|page=46|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=18 May 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 1953|| ''Star Playhouse'' || ''[[No Time for Comedy]]''<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kirby|first1=Walter|title=Better Radio Programs for the Week|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2759529/the_decatur_daily_review/|newspaper=[[Decatur Daily Review]]|date=18 October 1953|page=48|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 1953|| ''Star Playhouse'' || ''[[Twentieth Century (film)|Twentieth Century]]''<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kirby|first1=Walter|title=Better Radio Programs for the Week|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2770104/the_decatur_daily_review/|newspaper=[[Decatur Daily Review]]|date=22 November 1953|page=46|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Bibliography===
*{{cite book|editor1-last=Bergfelder|editor1-first=Tim|editor2-last=Cargnelli|editor2-first=Christian|title=Speaking Emigres and British Cinema, 1925–1950|year=2008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0uhoUUcDQJcC|publisher=Berghahn Books|isbn=978-1-84545-532-3 }}
*{{cite book|last=Moliterno|first=Gino|title=The A to Z of Italian Cinema|year=2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-6896-0 }}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |last1=McClintock |first1=Walter |title=Current biography yearbook: 1951 |date=1951 |publisher=H. W. Wilson |location=New York|ref=none}}
*Palmer, Lilli. ''Change Lobsters and Dance: An Autobiography''. New York: [[Macmillan Publishers (United States)|Macmillan]], 1975. {{ISBN|978-0-02-594610-1}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|658339}}
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* [http://film.virtual-history.com/person.php?personid=2693 Photographs and literature]

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