1963Nominee
Best Performance
From Russia with Love
Lotte Lenya
Actor
Vienna, Austria
October 17, 1898
Biography
Lotte Lenya (born Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer; 18 October 1898 – 27 November 1981) was an Austrian-American singer, diseuse, and actress, long based in the United States. In the German-speaking and classical music world, she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her first husband, Kurt Weill. In English-language cinema, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as a jaded aristocrat in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961). She also played the murderous and sadistic Rosa Klebb in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love (1963). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lotte Lenya, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1977Nominee
Best Performance
Semi-Tough
1961Nominee
Best Performance
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Career Highlights
1965Highlight
Best Performance
The Incredible World of James Bond
1969Highlight
Best Performance
The Appointment
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From Russia with Love
Semi-Tough
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone