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 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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.7054 |
| Birthday | 1926-02-08 |
| Place of Birth | Eichwalde bei Berlin, Germany |
| Also Known As | Sonia Ziemann, Sonja Alice Selma Toni Ziemann, |
2017
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1961
The Secret Ways
5.5/13
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The Secret Ways
1960
Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen
5.65/10
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1959
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
7.278/27
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Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
1960
Punishment Battalion
6/4
The film focuses on life in a World War II German penal battalion camp somewhere in Russia. The convicts include a heroic doctor unjustly convicted of...
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Punishment Battalion
1952
Am Brunnen vor dem Tore
6/3
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Am Brunnen vor dem Tore
1951
The Heath Is Green
5.2/4
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The Heath Is Green
1957
The Zurich Engagement
6.417/18
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The Zurich Engagement
1950
The Black Forest Girl
6.8/3
The painter Hans Hauser falls head over heels in love with the "Black Forest girl" Bärbele Riederle. He travels to her home village and soon the two r...
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The Black Forest Girl
1956
Das Bad auf der Tenne
4/4
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Das Bad auf der Tenne
1959
Grand Hotel
6.75/4
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Grand Hotel
1958
Serenade of Texas
5.2/6
Music seller and singer on occasion, Jacques Gardel learns from master Jérôme Quilleboeuf that he inherits oil fields located in Big Bend in Texas.
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Serenade of Texas
1961
A Matter of WHO
6.4/5
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A Matter of WHO
1949
Um eine Nasenlänge
7/1
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1952
The Thief of Bagdad
6.667/4
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The Thief of Bagdad
1946
Tell the Truth
7/1
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Tell the Truth
1954
Die sieben Kleider der Katrin
10/1
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1954
It Was Always So Nice with You
6/3
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1961
The Dream of Lieschen Müller
8.25/4
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The Dream of Lieschen Müller
1959
Rebel Flight to Cuba
9.5/2
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Rebel Flight to Cuba
1962
Story of San Michele
6.5/2
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Story of San Michele
1956
Dany, bitte schreiben Sie
7/2
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Dany, bitte schreiben Sie
1951
The Women of Mr. S.
7.5/2
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The Women of Mr. S.
1962
Ihr schönster Tag
7.667/3
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1954
My Sister and I
8/2
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My Sister and I
1942
Ein Windstoß
8/1
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Ein Windstoß
1955
Liebe ohne Illusion
10/1
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Liebe ohne Illusion
1947
Herzkönig
7/1
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Herzkönig
1956
Opernball
6/4
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Opernball
1964
Frühstück mit dem Tod
6.5/2
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Frühstück mit dem Tod
1949
Nächte am Nil
7/1
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Nächte am Nil
1949
Nach Regen scheint Sonne
10/1
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Nach Regen scheint Sonne
1957
Frauenarzt Dr. Bertram
8/1
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Frauenarzt Dr. Bertram
1977
Das Biest
7/1
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Das Biest
1953
Mit siebzehn beginnt das Leben
9/1
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Mit siebzehn beginnt das Leben
1969
The Bridge at Remagen
6.731/193
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The Bridge at Remagen
1956
Nichts als Ärger mit der Liebe
8/1
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1956
Kaiserball
6.5/4
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Kaiserball
1952
I Can't Marry Everyone
7/1
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1951
Johannes und die 13 Schönheitsköniginnen
10/1
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1955
Mädchen ohne Grenzen
8/2
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Mädchen ohne Grenzen
1948
Eine reizende Familie
6.333/3
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Eine reizende Familie
1955
Ich war ein häßliches Mädchen
8/1
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1944
Eine kleine Sommermelodie
5.4/5
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Eine kleine Sommermelodie
1958
Die Beklagte
7/1
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Die Beklagte
1950
Liebe nach Noten
9/2
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1950
The Merry Wives of Windsor
8.5/2
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
1949
Nichts als Zufälle
8/1
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Nichts als Zufälle
1957
Frühling in Berlin
5.75/4
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Frühling in Berlin
1961
Denn das Weib ist schwach
9/1
The respected lawyer Jolly Gebhardt is in debt because of his lavish lifestyle and is therefore blackmailed by dubious criminals for embezzlement.
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Denn das Weib ist schwach
1948
Paths in Twilight
10/1
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Paths in Twilight
1953
Die Privatsekretärin
7/2
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Die Privatsekretärin
1947
Ghost in the Castle
8/2
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Ghost in the Castle
1965
Halløj i himmelsengen
6.333/3
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Halløj i himmelsengen
1959
Liebe auf krummen Beinen
7/2
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Liebe auf krummen Beinen
2011
Germaine Damar – Der tanzende Stern
10/1
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Germaine Damar – Der tanzende Stern
1970
Alle hatten sich abgewandt
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Alle hatten sich abgewandt
1967
Josephine
10/1
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Josephine
1965
Das Leben des Horace A.W. Tabor - Ein Stück aus den Tagen der letzten Könige
8.5/3
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1968
Kolportage
0/0
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Kolportage
1953
Hollandmädel
8/1
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Hollandmädel
1954
Große Starparade
6/2
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Große Starparade
1950
Eine Nacht im Séparée
7/1
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Eine Nacht im Séparée
1962
Journey Into Nowhere
9/1
Ricky and Maria, desperate for money, undertake an insurance fraud. After getting involved with a thug, it ends in tragedy.
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Journey Into Nowhere
1954
The Little Czar
8/1
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The Little Czar
1969
De Sade
3.4/18
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De Sade
1951
Schön muß man sein
8/1
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Schön muß man sein
1950
Maharadscha wider Willen
7/1
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Maharadscha wider Willen
1949
Die Freunde meiner Frau
10/1
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Die Freunde meiner Frau
1943
Die Jungfern vom Bischofsberg
6.5/2
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Die Jungfern vom Bischofsberg
1943
Beloved Darling
6/5
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Beloved Darling
1944
Dog Days
8/1
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Dog Days
1970
Fröhliche Weihnachten
7/1
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Fröhliche Weihnachten
1945
Friends
7.5/2
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Friends
1958
The Eighth Day of the Week
5.6/10
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The Eighth Day of the Week
1960
The Nabob Affair
6/2
Serge, alias Count Fornari, is hired by a mysterious employer to try to steal the Nabob, an exceptionally valuable diamond that Jeannette, alias Améni...
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The Nabob Affair
1958
The Italians They Are Crazy
7/1
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The Italians They Are Crazy
1956
Supreme Confession
8/1
The wife of a conductor with a stormy past agrees to meet a blackmailer in a small hotel.
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1958
Tabarin
5.5/2
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1980
Intimitäten
0/0
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Off You Go!
0/0
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