Petra Unkel (3 March 1925 – 2001), also known as Petra Unkel-Klinder, was a Hungarian-born actress of German film, singer, voice actress, radio spokesperson and cabaret artist, who was active in the industry from 1929 until 1958.
Unkel was born in Budapest, in what was then the Kingdom of Hungary, as the daughter of opera tenor Petra Unkel (1880–1942),
Unkel started became her career as a child star. She made her debut appearance on screen in 1929 as a four-year-old during the silent film era, in Napoleon at Saint Helena, starring Werner Krauss as Napoleon. Her first starring role came three years after in the 1932, operetta filmMelody of Love. Making the successful transition as an adult star, she appeared in films for the next four decades, with her final screen appearance in 1958.[2]
From 1946 she also appeared as a performer and singer in cabaret. As a voice artist she lent herself to becoming a radio spokeswoman, and provided voices for such stars as Nancy Olson, Bridgette Bardot and Micheline Presle. She also provided dubbing of American fellow child star Shirley Temple in the German version of the film Since You Went Away (1944).[3]
petra, unkel, march, 1925, 2001, also, known, klinder, hungarian, born, actress, german, film, singer, voice, actress, radio, spokesperson, cabaret, artist, active, industry, from, 1929, until, 1958, born, 1925, march, 1925budapest, kingdom, hungarydied2001, a. Petra Unkel 3 March 1925 2001 also known as Petra Unkel Klinder was a Hungarian born actress of German film singer voice actress radio spokesperson and cabaret artist who was active in the industry from 1929 until 1958 Petra UnkelBorn 1925 03 03 3 March 1925Budapest Kingdom of HungaryDied2001 aged 75 76 Kempten Bavaria GermanyOther namesPetra Unkel KlinderOccupationsFilm actressvoice actressradio spokespersoncabaret performerYears active1929 1958 film 1 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksLife and career EditUnkel was born in Budapest in what was then the Kingdom of Hungary as the daughter of opera tenor Petra Unkel 1880 1942 Unkel started became her career as a child star She made her debut appearance on screen in 1929 as a four year old during the silent film era in Napoleon at Saint Helena starring Werner Krauss as Napoleon Her first starring role came three years after in the 1932 operetta film Melody of Love Making the successful transition as an adult star she appeared in films for the next four decades with her final screen appearance in 1958 2 From 1946 she also appeared as a performer and singer in cabaret As a voice artist she lent herself to becoming a radio spokeswoman and provided voices for such stars as Nancy Olson Bridgette Bardot and Micheline Presle She also provided dubbing of American fellow child star Shirley Temple in the German version of the film Since You Went Away 1944 3 Unkel died in Kempten Bavaria in 2001 4 Selected filmography EditNapoleon at Saint Helena 1929 Melody of Love 1932 The Country Schoolmaster 1933 Pappi 1934 The Valiant Navigator 1935 The Saint and Her Fool 1935 The Private Life of Louis XIV 1935 The Time with You 1948 The Court Concert 1948 Hello Fraulein 1949 Artists Blood 1949 Unknown Sender 1950 The Lady in Black 1951 Sensation in San Remo 1951 Professor Nachtfalter 1951 I m Waiting for You 1952 House of Life 1952 Scandal at the Girls School 1953 The Charming Young Lady 1953 The Beginning Was Sin 1954 The Dark Star 1955 The Fisherman from Heiligensee 1955 Love s Carnival 1955 Two Bavarians in St Pauli 1956 Salzburg Stories 1957 References Edit BFI NACKT WIE GOTT SIE SCHUF 1958 Nackt wie Gott sie schuf 1958 BFI Archived from the original on May 7 2018 Retrieved 2019 10 16 Waldman p 100 Petra Unkel DOKsite Retrieved 8 August 2022 Bibliography EditWaldman Harry Nazi Films in America 1933 1942 McFarland 2008 External links EditPetra Unkel at IMDb nbsp This article about a German actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Petra Unkel amp oldid 1180213785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
