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Ruth Leuwerik
German actress
Ruth Leuwerik | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1924-04-23)23 April 1924 Essen, Germany |
| Died | 12 January 2016(2016-01-12) (aged 91) Munich, Germany |
| Occupation | Actress |
Ruth Leuwerik (German:[ʁuːtˈlɔɪ̯.və.ʁɪk]ⓘ; 23 April 1924 – 12 January 2016) was a German film actress, one of the most popular stars of German film during the 1950s.[1][2][3] She appeared in 34 films between 1950 and 1977.
Leuwerik is probably best known for her portrayal of Maria von Trapp in the films The Trapp Family and The Trapp Family in America.
Ruth leuwerik german actresses
Born in Essen as Ruth Leeuwerik, she grew up there and in Münster. She began her acting career with stage roles in the late 1940s. In the 1950s she and Dieter Borsche were considered as the ideal couple of the German film.[1][4] In 1962 she starred in the Helmut Käutner film Redhead, which was entered in the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.[5] She