Name: Hildegard Knef
Date of Birth: 28 December 1925 Known in the US as Hildegard Neff, but she used her real name when performing back home in Germany. Knef launched a career as a singer in the 1960s and wrote a best-selling 1970 autobiography. Close personal friend of Marlene Dietrich, despite being in the legend's international shadow for much her career. Was the cover girl for Modern Man Magazine August 1956. Sister-in-law of Catherine Schell. Knef launched a career as a singer in the 1960s and wrote her bestselling autobiography "Der geschenkte Gaul - Bericht aus meinem Leben" ("The Gift Horse - Report from my life") in 1970. ... Her nude scene as "Marina" in Die Sünderin (1951), the first in German filmmaking, drew the criticism of the Roman Catholic Church. Ella Fitzgerald called her "the best singer without voice". Became a natural citizen of the United States in 1950. Gave birth to her daughter Christina on 16 May 1968. Hildegard trusted her clothing and gowns to one person who was based in New York. It was Irish born Thomas Starr, grandfather of fashion designer Karen Starr-DelloIacono. Read more Hildegard Knef movies (actor)User Comments |
