Famous German actress in WW2 was a Soviet spy

[Obliviax]

Wow, very interesting stuff here. What a mess the world was (and is).

One of Germany’s best-loved postwar actors has been exposed as a Soviet agent following the declassification of top secret intelligence documents.

Marika Rökk, who was banned from acting for two years for her apparent closeness to the Nazi regime, had in fact been working from the 1940s onwards for a reconnaissance network passing Third Reich secrets to Moscow.
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I see a movie deal!!!

 

[kgilbert78]

Gotta get a German actress to play her. Franka Potente maybe??

 

[Frabjous]

In Soviet Union, Moscow spy on actress.

 

[Royal_Coaster]

Who are we supposed to root for, the Nazis or the Communists? Either way, Poland you're f***ed.

 

[LafayetteBear]

Ask her to say "Moose and Squirrel" in her best Russian accent. It's better than Viagra.

 

[ericstratton-rushchairman]

In Soviet Union, Moscow spy on actress.

 

[PSU.:.]

Is her name Bridget Von hammersmark

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Gotta get a German actress to play her. Franka Potente maybe??

A version of this already happened (though in the movie, she spied for the Americans...) in Tarantino's 'Inglorious Basterds'; the lovely Diane Kruger played ill-fated starlet Bridget Von Hammersmark....

 

[kgilbert78]

A version of this already happened (though in the movie, she spied for the Americans...) in Tarantino's 'Inglorious Basterds'; the lovely Diane Kruger played ill-fated starlet Bridget Von Hammersmark....

Well, she *is* really German...

Interestingly, I was on a HS exchange program in a town very close to where she grew up--about 10 miles north. Of course that was 3 years before she was born.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Well, she *is* really German...

Interestingly, I was on a HS exchange program in a town very close to where she grew up--about 10 miles north. Of course that was 3 years before she was born.

I used to think German was a rather harsh language until I heard her speak it....

 

[CF LION]

Ask her to say "Moose and Squirrel" in her best Russian accent. It's better than Viagra.

 

[Obliviax]

Ask her to say "Moose and Squirrel" in her best Russian accent. It's better than Viagra.

What is that from? giggling but can't remember what show said that.

 

[kgilbert78]

I used to think German was a rather harsh language until I heard her speak it....

Ditto for me--until I heard my penpal read poetry in German class back in the 1970s. She has a nice voice.

And no flag, tho the photo isn't that good (but the only one she has on line). She's about 55 in the photo, I guess.

 

[CF LION]

What is that from? giggling but can't remember what show said that.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Ditto for me--until I heard my penpal read poetry in German class back in the 1970s. She has a nice voice.

And no flag, tho the photo isn't that good (but the only one she has on line). She's about 55 in the photo, I guess.

Well, I lived there for four years (2001-2005) and met quite a few women who well articulated the beauty of the language. Of course, after living there a bit and picking up on more nuances, it was remarkable how different folks from different regions and with different educations sounded. Also, great pic .

 

[LionJim]

Well, I lived there for four years (2001-2005) and met quite a few women who well articulated the beauty of the language. Of course, after living there a bit and picking up on more nuances, it was remarkable how different folks from different regions and with different educations sounded. Also, great pic .

Interesting thing, someone who knows American Sign Language can go to Germany and not miss a beat conversing with deaf Germans. My wife and I once had a very nice conversation with some young deaf teens in the Cologne train station. But go to England? It's just about impossible to converse with the deaf in England if you're not fluent in BSL (British Sign Language). Anyway, just throwing that out there.

 

[kgilbert78]

Well, I lived there for four years (2001-2005) and met quite a few women who well articulated the beauty of the language. Of course, after living there a bit and picking up on more nuances, it was remarkable how different folks from different regions and with different educations sounded. Also, great pic .

Wish I could post the one from when we were in HS....

Oddly enough, there was actually a now famous person also involved in our exchange program--the current German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen. I would have had to have met her (as she was friends with my penpal) and she came over to my HS as well, but I don't recall her other than her nickname being Rosi.

 

[kgilbert78]

got it.... 1974 in DC

 

[Obliviax]

In the blue max!