Lotte Lenya

Lotte Lenya
Lotte Lenya
	photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1962
Born	Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer; 18 October 1898; Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	27 November 1981 (aged 83); New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1922–1981
Spouse(s)	Kurt Weill; (m. 1926; div. 1933); (m. 1937; died 1950); George Davis; (m. 1951; died 1957); Russell Detwiler; (m. 1962; died 1969);

Lotte Lenya (born Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer; 18 October 1898 – 27 November 1981) was an Austrian–American singer, and actress.^[1]

She sang Kurt Weill's songs. He was her first husband. She married him twice.

In English-language cinema, she was nominated for an Academy Award for playing an aristocrat in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961).

Her performance as the murderous and sadistic Rosa Klebb in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love (1963) is famous.

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Lotte Lenya
photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1962
Born	Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer (1898-10-18)18 October 1898 Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	27 November 1981(1981-11-27) (aged 83) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1922–1981
Spouse(s)	Kurt Weill (m. 1926; div. 1933) (m. 1937; died 1950) George Davis (m. 1951; died 1957) Russell Detwiler (m. 1962; died 1969)