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Lilli Palmer was a German actress and writer. After beginning her career in British films in the 1930s, she would later transition to major Hollywood productions, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance in But Not for Me (1959).
Birth Name
Lilli Marie Peiser
Born
Sunday, 24 May 1914
Died
Monday, 27 January 1986
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Other Side of the Wind | Zarah Valeska | 2018 |
| Great Romances of the 20th Century | Self | 1997 |
| Peter the Great | Natalya | 1986 |
| The Holcroft Covenant | Althene Holcroft | 1985 |
| High Society Limited | Hilde | 1984 |
| Wetten, dass..? | Self | 1981 |
| Heut' abend | Self / Self - Host | 1980 |
| Everyday | Self | 1978 |
| The Boys from Brazil | Esther Lieberman | 1978 |
| The Love Boat | Lilly Marlowe | 1977 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Other Side of the Wind | Zarah Valeska | 2018 |
| Great Romances of the 20th Century | Self | 1997 |
| Peter the Great | Natalya | 1986 |
| The Holcroft Covenant | Althene Holcroft | 1985 |
| High Society Limited | Hilde | 1984 |
| Wetten, dass..? | Self | 1981 |
| Heut' abend | Self / Self - Host | 1980 |
| Everyday | Self | 1978 |
| The Boys from Brazil | Esther Lieberman | 1978 |
| The Love Boat | Lilly Marlowe | 1977 |
| Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television | Self | 1975 |
| Lotte in Weimar | Lotte / Charlotte Buff Kestner | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Derrick | Martha Balke / Johanna Jensen | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| The Zoo Gang | Manouche 'The Leopard' Roget / Manouche "The Leopard" Roget | 1974 |
| What the Peeper Saw | Dr. Viorne | 1972 |
| Murders in the Rue Morgue | Mrs. Charron | 1971 |
| Hauser's Memory | Anna Hauser | 1970 |
| Children of Mata Hari | Helen / Helen Winckler | 1970 |
| The House That Screamed | Sra. Fourneau / Mrs. Fourneau | 1969 |
| De Sade | Mme de Montreuil | 1969 |
| The Dance of Death | Alice | 1969 |
| Hard Contract | Adrianne | 1969 |
| Der Kommissar | Hilde Laresser | 1969 |
| The High Commissioner | Sheila Quentin | 1968 |
| Oedipus the King | Jocasta | 1968 |
| Sebastian | Elsa Shahn | 1968 |
| The Diary of Anne Frank | Edith Frank | 1967 |
| Jack of Diamonds | Lilli Palmer | 1967 |
| Father's Trip | Isabelle Quantin / Isabelle Quantin, femme du paysan | 1966 |
| Congress of Love | Princess Metternich / Fürstin Metternich | 1966 |
| An Affair of States | Olga Nikolaijewna | 1966 |
| The Thunder of God | Marie Brassac | 1965 |
| The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders | Dutchy | 1965 |
| Operation Crossbow | Frieda | 1965 |
| Le grain de sable | Anna-Maria di Scorza | 1964 |
| Das große Liebesspiel | Schauspielerin | 1963 |
| Torpedo Bay | Lygia da Silva / Dr. Lygia da Silva | 1963 |
| Miracle of the White Stallions | Vedena Podhajsky | 1963 |
| Of Wayward Love | Hilde Brenner (segment "Il serpente") | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| Frau Cheneys Ende | Frau Cheney / Frau May Cheney | 1962 |
| Adorable Julia | Julia Lambert | 1962 |
| The Counterfeit Traitor | Frau Marianne Möllendorf | 1962 |
| Dark Journey | Wife / Eva Grosgeorges | 1962 |
| Finden sie, daß Constanze sich richtig verhält? | Constanze Calonder | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| The Pleasure of His Company | Katharine Dougherty | 1961 |
| Le rendez-vous de minuit | Anne Leuven / Eva Khrolic alias Anne Leuven / Eva Khrolic | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Conspiracy of Hearts | Mother Katharine | 1960 |
| Mrs. Warren's Profession | Mrs. Kitty Warren | 1960 |
| But Not for Me | Kathryn Ward | 1959 |
| Life as a Couple | Odette de Starenberg | 1958 |
| Mädchen in Uniform | Elisabeth von Bernburg / Fräulein Elisabeth von Bernburg | 1958 |
| Montparnasse 19 | Beatrice / Béatrice Hastings | 1958 |
| Eine Frau, die weiss, was sie will | Julia Klöhn / Julia Klöhn -Lehrerin & Angela Cavallini - ihre Großmutter | 1958 |
| The Glass Tower | Katja Fleming | 1957 |
| Tempestuous Love | Marianne Eichler | 1957 |
| Between Time and Eternity | Nina Bohlen | 1956 |
| Anastasia: The Czar's Last Daughter | Anna Anderson / Anna Anderson (Die Unbekannte) | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - Singer | 1956 |
| Teufel in Seide | Melanie / Melanie Simrock Ritter | 1956 |
| Lilli Palmer Theatre | Self - Hostess / Self - Host | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Vedena Podhajsky | 1954 |
| Fireworks | Iduna / Iduna Obolsky | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Mrs. Chrystal Weatherby | 1953 |
| Main Street to Broadway | Lilli Palmer / Self | 1953 |
| Person to Person | Self - Actress | 1953 |
| Omnibus | Anne Boleyn (segment "The Trial of Anne Boleyn") | 1952 |
| The Four Poster | Abby Edwards | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Stacy Lawrence | 1952 |
| The Kate Smith Evening Hour | Self | 1951 |
| Pictura | Narrator: Toulouse-Lautrec episode (voice) / Narrator: Toulouse-Lautrec episode | 1951 |
| The Long Dark Hall | Mary Groome | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Nancy | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self - Actress | 1950 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
| The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Wicked City | Tania - la gitane | 1949 |
| Suspense | Julia | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Herself | 1948 |
| No Minor Vices | April Ashwell / April Aswell | 1948 |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | Mildred Plotka / Lily Garland | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Molly Collicutt | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| My Girl Tisa | Tisa Kepes | 1948 |
| Body and Soul | Peg Born | 1947 |
| Cloak and Dagger | Gina | 1946 |
| Beware of Pity | Baroness Edith de Kekesfalva | 1946 |
| Notorious Gentleman | Rikki Krausner | 1945 |
| Her Man Gilbey | Brigid Knudsen | 1944 |
| The Gentle Sex | Erna Debruski | 1943 |
| Thunder Rock | Melanie Kurtz | 1942 |
| Chamber of Horrors | June Lansdowne | 1940 |
| Blind Folly | Valerie | 1939 |
| A Girl Must Live | Clytie Devine | 1939 |
| Suicide Legion | Gelda Sponek | 1939 |
| The Man with 100 Faces | Baroness Von Haltz | 1938 |
| Good Morning, Boys! | Yvette | 1937 |
| Silent Barriers | Lou | 1937 |
| Command Performance | Susan | 1937 |
| Where There's a Will | Undetermined | 1936 |
| Wolf's Clothing | Lydia | 1936 |
| Secret Agent | Lilli | 1936 |
| The First Offence | Jeanette | 1936 |
| Crime Unlimited | Natacha | 1935 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1987 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1960 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
