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Hildegard Knef

Acting

Born December 28, 1925 · Ulm, Germany

Died February 1, 2002

Also known as Hildegarde Neff

Biography

Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef was a German actress, singer, voice actress and writer. While she was known in the German-speaking countries as Hildegard Knef, she became known from 1948 to ca. 1968 outside the German-speaking world as Hildegard Neff. In 1950 she became a US citizen and then in 2001 renewed her German citizenship.

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Awards & recognition

  • Echo Pop Honorary Award · 2000
  • Berliner Bär · 1996
  • Helmut Käutner Prize · 1993
  • Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 1975
  • Order of Merit of Berlin

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