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Marika Rökk

Nov 03, 1913 - May 16, 2004 (90 years old) in Cairo, Egypt

Marika Rökk, born Marie Karoline Rökk, was a Hungarian dancer, singer and actress who gained prominence in German films in the Nazi era. In 1924 her family moved to Paris where she learned to dance and starred with the Hoffmann Girls at the Moulin Rouge cabaret. After a tour that led her to Broadway she continued her dance training in the United States. As an acclaimed revue dancer on numerous European stages, Rökk was selected as the ideal candidate to be groomed and promoted as this new type of star and in 1934 was offered a two-year contract with UFA, where she became one of the most prolific film stars of the time.

Known For

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Musik ist Trumpf
Self
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Hotel Victoria
Self
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Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
Self
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Frauengeschichten
herself
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Die Schöngrubers
Therese Schöngruber
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Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder
Ilona Farkas
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Sensation in San Remo
Cornelia Feldmann
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Kora Terry
Kora / Mara Terry
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Hitler's Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
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The Divorcée
Gonda van der Loo

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