Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Triumph Over Violence (1965) — Self (archive footage)
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Hitler's Hollywood (2017) — Various Roles (archive footage)
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The Woman of My Dreams (1944) — Julia Koestner
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The Beggar Student (1936) — Bronislawa Nowalska
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Gasparone (1937) — Revuestar Ita
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Hallo Janine (1939) — Janine Pomme
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Request Concert (1940)
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Mein Mann, das Wirtschaftswunder (1961) — Ilona Farkas
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Die Fledermaus (1962) — Adele
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Kora Terry (1940) — Kora / Mara Terry
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It Was a Gay Ballnight (1939) — Tänzerin Nastassja Petrowna Jarowa
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Women Are Better Diplomats (1941) — Marie-Luise Pally
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NDR Talk Show (1979) — Self
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Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies (1962) — Ilonka Davarosch
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The Csardas Princess (1951) — Sylva Varescu
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A Night in May (1938) — Inge Fleming
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Die Nacht vor der Premiere (1959) — Carola Lorm
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The Ghost Train (1933) — Mary
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Sensation in San Remo (1951) — Cornelia Feldmann
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Child of the Danube (1950) — Marika
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Tanz mit dem Kaiser (1941) — Christine von Alvin
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Light Cavalry (1935) — Rosika
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Carousel (1937) — Erika Hübner
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Die Schöngrubers (1972) — Therese Schöngruber
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Stars in the Ring (1959) — Self
- V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) — Self
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Clear the stage for Marika (1958) — Marion Müller/Marika Karoly
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Schloß Königswald (1988) — Freifrau von Boehme
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Duet (1937) — Sängerin Maria Seydlitz
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Make Love to Me (1942) — Monika Koch
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Hot Blood (1936) — Marika von Körössy
- Der goldene Schuß (1964) — Self
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At the Green Cockatoo by Night (1957) — Irene Wagner
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Mask in Blue (1953) — Juliska Varady
- The Divorcée (1953) — Gonda van der Loo
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Fregola (1948) — Fregola
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Why Sailors Leave Home (1930)
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Heute gehn wir bummeln (1961) — Marika Sabo
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Kiss Me Sergeant (1930) — Dancer
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Kiss Me Darling! (1932) — Terike