Biography
Edith Lisette Juliane Hermine Schollwer was an actress known for Ein verdienter Staatsmann (1962), Der bunte Traum (1952) and Die rote Hand (1960). She was born on February 12th 1904 in Berlin, Germany, and died on October 1st 2002. She was married to Carl Jöken.
Schollwer was a leading German actress and singer, first on stage in 1927 with the Hamburger Flora-Varieté as a soubrette. She appeared in Berlin revues, cabaret and operettas, often in partnership with Richard Tauber. Popular in the 1950's and 60's in Berlin cabaret ("Die Insulaner"), she would appear on radio broadcasts for station RIAS and as a film and television character actress. She was famous for her "Insulaner Song", which became an anthem for the beleaguered citizens of West Berlin at the height of the Cold War. Schollwer also provided the dubbing voice for Margaret Rutherford, Angela Lansbury, Thelma Ritter and Mabel Albertson.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
Character: Self (archive Footage)
TV • 2001
Kaffeeklatsch
Character:
MOVIE • 1990
Justitias kleine Fische
Character:
TV • 1988
Die Wicherts von nebenan
Character: Oma Käthe
TV • 1986
Grenzenloses Himmelblau
Character: Gräfin
MOVIE • 1985
Frau Juliane Winkler
Character:
MOVIE • 1983
Das Traumschiff
Character: Agnes's Mother
TV • 1981
Hier sind sie richtig
Character:
MOVIE • 1975
Wie wär's denn, Mrs. Markham?
Character:
MOVIE • 1973
So'n Theater
Character: Mutter Gräbert, Theaterinhaberin
MOVIE • 1973
Der erste Frühlingstag
Character: Muriel Weston
MOVIE • 1971
Dalli Dalli
Character: Self
TV • 1971
Dalli Dalli
Character: Self - Musician
TV • 1971
Zum Teufel mit der Penne
Character: Oberin
MOVIE • 1968
Schwarzer Peter - Märchenoper für kleine und große Leute
Character: Zweite Amme
MOVIE • 1966
Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen
Character: Self
TV • 1964
Rauf und runter
Character:
MOVIE • 1964
Die Safeknacker-Suite
Character: Putzfrau
MOVIE • 1963
Krach im Hinterhaus
Character: Witwe Bock
MOVIE • 1963
Eine schöne Bescherung
Character: Madame Parole
MOVIE • 1963