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Occupation
  
Actress

Children
  
Eva Maria Daghofer

Role
  
Film actress

Name
  
Lil Dagover

Years active
  
1913–1976


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Full Name
  
Marie Antonia Siegelinde Martha Seubert

Born
  
30 September 1887 (
1887-09-30
)

Died
  
January 24, 1980, Munich, Germany

Parents
  
Adolf Karl Ludwig Moritz Seubert

Spouse
  
Georg Witt (m. 1926–1973), Fritz Daghofer (m. 1917–1919)

Movies
  
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Destiny, Tartuffe, The Spiders, The Woman from Mont

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Lil Dagover (30 September 1887 – January 23, 1980) was a German stage, film and television actress whose career spanned between 1913 and 1979. She was one of the most popular and recognized film actresses in the Weimar Republic.

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Early life

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Lil Dagover was born Marie Antonia Siegelinde Martha Liletts in Madiun, Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) to German parents. Her father, Adolf Karl Ludwig Moritz Seubert, born in Karlsruhe/Baden Germany, was a forest ranger in the service of the Dutch colonial authorities. When she was ten, her parents sent her back to Europe to continue her education in boarding schools in Baden-Baden, Weimar and Geneva, Switzerland. Orphaned at the age of 13, she spent the rest of her adolescence with friends and relatives.

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After completing her education she began pursuing a career as a stage actress around the principal cities of Europe. In 1917 she married actor Fritz Daghofer, who was fifteen years her senior. The couple divorced in 1919 and the union produced a daughter, Eva Marie, born the year of the divorce. Seubert began using a variant of her ex-husband's surname as a professional moniker – changing the spelling of 'Daghofer' to 'Dagover'.

Acting career in the Weimar Republic

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Lil Dagover made her screen début in a 1913 film by director Louis Held. During her brief marriage to Fritz Daghofer, she was introduced to several notable film directors; among them Robert Wiene and Fritz Lang. Lang would cast Dagover in the role of 'O-Take-San' in the 1919 exotic drama Harakiri which would prove to be Dagover's breakout role. The following year, she would be directed by Robert Wiene in the German Expressionist horror classic Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari, from a script by Carl Mayer and Hans Janowitz opposite actors Werner Krauss and Conrad Veidt. Lang would direct Dagover in three more films: 1919's Die Spinnen (English title: Spiders), 1921's Der Müde Tod (English release titles: Destiny and Behind The Wall), and 1922's Dr. Mabuse der Spieler.

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By the early 1920s, Dagover was one of the most popular and recognized film actresses in the Weimar Republic, appearing in motion pictures by such prominent directors as F. W. Murnau, Lothar Mendes and Carl Froelich. In 1925 she made her stage debut under the direction of Max Reinhardt. In the following years she played in Reinhardt’s Deutsches Theater in Berlin and also at the Salzburg Festival. In 1926 she married film producer Georg Witt, who would produce many of Dagover's future films. The couple would remain married until Witt's death in 1972.

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Lil Dagover's film career in German cinema through the 1920s was prolific, making over forty films and appearing opposite such actors as Emil Jannings, Nils Olaf Chrisander, Aud Egede-Nissen, Lya De Putti, Bruno Kastner and Xenia Desni. She would also make several films in Sweden for directors Olof Molander and Gustaf Molander and appear in several French silent films – her last film appearance of the 1920s was in the 1929 Henri Fescourt-directed French silent film Monte Cristo opposite Jean Angelo and Marie Glory.

Talkies and the Third Reich

With the advent of talkies, Lil Dagover would cease making foreign films and appear only in German productions; with the exception of one English language American film, Michael Curtiz-directed drama The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932) with actor Walter Huston.

After her return to Germany and the rise of the Third Reich in 1933, she avoided overt political involvement and generally appeared in popular costume musicals and comedies during World War II. However, in 1937, she received the State Actress award, and in 1944 she was awarded the War Merits Cross for entertaining Wehrmacht troops on the Eastern Front in 1943 and 1944 on the German occupied Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey.

While Dagover's films of the period were decidedly apolitical, she was known to be one of Adolf Hitler's favorite film actresses and Dagover is known to have been a dinner guest of Hitler on several occasions.

Later career

After the defeat of Nazi Germany, Lil Dagover continued to appear in West German films. In 1948, she appeared in the anti-Nazi drama Die Söhne des Herrn Gaspary (The Sons of the Lord Gaspary). The film follows the disintegration of a German family living under National Socialism. Dagover's most internationally popular film of the post-WWII era is the 1959 Alfred Weidenmann-directed adaptation of the 1901 Thomas Mann novel Buddenbrooks.

In 1960, Dagover began appearing in numerous West German television roles in addition to continuing to perform in film. In 1973 she starred in the Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winner for Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film of 1973, The Pedestrian. The film was directed by Austrian actor-director Maximilian Schell, and starred international former early screen peers Peggy Ashcroft, Käthe Haack, Elisabeth Bergner, Elsa Wagner and Françoise Rosay.

Dagover's last film role before retiring was in the 1979 Maximilian Schell-directed and produced drama motion picture Tales from the Vienna Woods.

Death and legacy

In 1962, Lil Dagover was awarded the Bundesfilmpreis. In 1964, she was awarded the Bambi annual television and media award from Hubert Burda Media, and the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1967. In 1979, she published her autobiography, Ich war die Dame (English: I Was The Lady). Dagover died at the age of 92, on 24 January 1980, in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, and was buried at the Waldfriedhof Grünwald cemetery, in Munich.

Filmography

Actress
1979
Tales from the Vienna Woods as
Helene
1977
Die Standarte as
Erzherzogin
1977
Die Teufelsbraut (TV Movie) as
Höllenchefin
1975
End of the Game as
Gastmann's Mother
1975
Tatort (TV Series) as
Mutter Koenen
- Wodka Bitter-Lemon (1975) - Mutter Koenen
1975
Memento Mori (TV Movie) as
Charmian Colston
1974
Karl May as
Bertha von Suttner
1973
The Pedestrian as
Frau Eschenlohr
1971
Glückspilze (TV Movie) as
1. Neugierige Tankstellenkundin
1971
Kolibri (TV Movie) as
Anna Maria Hansen
1971
Paradies der alten Damen (TV Movie) as
Leonore Feller
1971
Professor Sound und die Pille - Die unwahrscheinliche Geschichte einer Erfindung (TV Movie) as
Seine Frau
1969
Hotel Royal (TV Movie) as
Die Maharani
1969
Das Interview (TV Movie) as
Elaine Winters
1969
Bitte recht freundlich, es wird geschossen (TV Series) as
Lady Hamilton
- Zweiter Teil (1969) - Lady Hamilton
1968
Unwiederbringlich (TV Movie) as
Prinzessin Maria Eleonore
1967
Lösegeld für Mylady (TV Movie) as
Lady Cherfield / Mrs. Flowers
1967
Siedlung Arkadien (TV Movie) as
Frau Assmann
1966
Erinnerungen eines Flügels (TV Series)(1966)
1964
Bis ans Ende (TV Movie) as
Lucy Amorest
1963
Reisender ohne Gepäck (TV Movie) as
Herzogin
1961
Die seltsame Gräfin as
Gräfin / Lady Leonora Moron
1961
Der Mann von draußen (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Gillis
1960
Ich fand Julia Harrington (TV Movie) as
Julia Harrington
1960
Eine etwas sonderbare Dame (TV Movie) as
Ethel Savage
1959
The Buddenbrooks as
Elisabeth Buddenbrook
1959
The Buddenbrooks as
Elisabeth Buddenbrook
1958
Bäume sterben aufrecht (TV Movie) as
Großmutter
1957
Unter Palmen am blauen Meer as
Contessa Celestina Morini
1956
Meine 16 Söhne as
Frau Senator Giselius
1956
Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe as
Kaiserin Elisabeth
1955
Die Barrings as
Thilde von Barring
1955
Rosen im Herbst as
Mrs. von Briest
1955
Der Fischer vom Heiligensee as
Baronin Hermine von Velden
1955
Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe as
Alice Lechaudier
1954
Schloß Hubertus as
Baronin Kleesberg
1953
Königliche Hoheit as
Gräfin Löwenjoul
1953
Rote Rosen, rote Lippen, roter Wein as
Gräfin Waldenberg
1953
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee as
Lamberta Pons
1950
Vom Teufel gejagt as
Frau Dakar
1950
Es kommt ein Tag as
Mme. Mombour
1949
Man spielt nicht mit der Liebe as
Florentine Alvensleben
1948
Die Söhne des Herrn Gaspary as
Margot von Korff
1944
Musik in Salzburg as
Ursula Sanden
1943
Wien 1910 as
Maria Anschütz
1942
Kleine Residenz as
Herzogin von Lauffenburg
1940
Bismarck as
Queen Eugénie
1940
Friedrich Schiller - Der Triumph eines Genies as
Franziska von Hohenheim
1939
Umwege zum Glück as
Hanna Bracht
1938
Maja zwischen zwei Ehen as
Maja
1938
Triad as
Cornelia Contarini
1938
Rätsel um Beate as
Beate Kaiserling
1937
Strife Over the Boy Jo as
Leontine Brackwieser
1937
The Kreutzer Sonata as
Jelaina Posdnyschew
1937
Fridericus as
Marquise de Pompadour
1936
The Girl Irene as
Jennifer Lawrence
1936
Das Schönheitsfleckchen (Short) as
Marquise de Pompadour
1936
The Final Chord as
Charlotte Garvenberg, seine Frau
1936
King August the Strong as
Gräfin Aurore Königsmark
1935
The Higher Command as
Madame Martin
1935
Lady Windermeres Fächer as
Mrs. Erlynne
1935
Der Vogelhändler as
Der Kurfürstin
1934
Ich heirate meine Frau as
Lisa Behmer
1934
Eine Frau, die weiß, was sie will as
Mona Cavallini, Revuestar
1934
The Fugitive from Chicago as
Eveline
1933
Johannisnacht as
Lisa Lers, Schauspielerin
1932
Married by the Stork as
Thea Roland
1932
Die Tänzerin von Sanssouci as
Barberina Campanini
1932
The Congress Dances as
Countess
1932
The Woman from Monte Carlo as
Lottie Corlaix
1931
Madame Bluebeard as
Frau Erika Dankwarth
1931
Le congrès s'amuse as
La comtesse
1931
Congress Dances as
The Countess
1931
Elisabeth von Österreich as
Elisabeth of Austria
1931
Der Fall des Generalstabs-Oberst Redl as
Vera Nikolayevna
1930
Boykott as
Seine Frau
1930
Old Song as
Baronin Eggedy
1930
Va Banque as
Miß Harriet Williams
1930
Es gibt eine Frau, die dich niemals vergißt as
Tilly Ferrantes
1930
Der weiße Teufel as
Nelidowa
1930
Spielereien einer Kaiserin as
Catherine the Great
1929
Der Günstling von Schönbrunn as
Kaiserin Maria Theresia
1929
Hungarian Nights as
Coraly Rekoczi
1929
Monte Cristo as
Mercédès / Comtesse de Morcerf
1929
Die Ehe
1928
La grande passion as
Sonia de Blick
1928
Ungarische Rhapsodie as
Camilla
1928
Der geheime Kurier as
Mme. Thérèse de Renal
1928
Le tourbillon de Paris as
Lady Amiscia Abenston
1927
Der Anwalt des Herzens as
June Orchard
1927
Orientexpress as
Beate von Morton
1927
Hans engelska fru as
Cathleen Paget, née Brock
1926
Bara en danserska as
Marie Berner - varieté dansös
1926
Der Veilchenfresser as
Melitta von Arthof
1926
Liebe macht blind as
Diane
1926
Two Brothers as
Esther
1925
Wenn die Filmkleberin gebummelt hat
1925
Tartuffe as
Frau Elmire / Elmire, Orgon's wife
1925
Der Demütige und die Tänzerin as
Toni Seidewitz
1925
The Chronicles of the Gray House as
Bärbe
1924
Komödie des Herzens as
Gerda Werska
1923
Seine Frau, die Unbekannte as
Eva
1923
Die Prinzessin Suwarin as
Tina Bermonte
1923
Tiefland as
Martha
1922
Phantom as
Marie Starke
1922
Macht der Versuchung
1922
Luise Millerin as
Luise Millerin
1922
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (uncredited)
1921
Der Mord in der Greenstreet
1921
Destiny as
Young Woman / Das junge Mädchen / Zobeide / ...
1921
Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 3. Teil: Der Mann im Dunkel as
Malatti
1921
Das Medium
1921
Toteninsel
1921
Das Geheimnis von Bombay as
Die Tänzerin Farnese
1920
Die Augen der Maske
1920
Die Kwannon von Okadera as
Kwannon
1920
Das Blut der Ahnen as
Fürstin Wanda Lubowiczka
1920
Der Richter von Zalamea as
Isabel Crespo
1920
Die Jagd nach dem Tode as
Tänzerin Malatti
1920
Die Jagd nach dem Tode 2.Teil: Die verbotene Stadt as
Tänzerin Malatti
1920
Die Frau im Himmel as
Tatjana
1920
Spiritismus
1920
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari as
Jane Olsen
1919
Die blonde Loo
1919
Die Rache ist mein
1919
Phantome des Lebens
1919
Harakiri as
O-Take-San
1919
Der Tänzer 1. Teil as
Mutter Rellnow
1919
The Spiders - Episode 1: The Golden Sea as
Sonnenpriesterin Naela
1919
Der Tänzer as
Andreas Mother
1919
Die Maske
1919
Bettler GmbH
1918
Das Lied der Mutter as
Tochter Rasmussen (as Martha Daghofer)
1918
Der Volontär
1918
Der Wilderer as
Wirtstochter (as Martha Daghofer)
1918
Lebendig tot
1917
Das Rätsel der Stahlkammer (as Martha Daghofer)
1917
Clown Charly as
Direktorstochter (as Marta Daghofer)
1916
Die Retterin (as Martha Daghofer)
Soundtrack
1930
Old Song (performer: "Zu jedem kommt einmal die Liebe...")
Self
1973
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1972
Seniorenclub (TV Series) as
Self - Gast
- Episode #1.35 (1972) - Self - Gast
1970
Lil Dagover (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1967
Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen (TV Series) as
Self
- Schauspieler gegen Politiker (1967) - Self
1965
Blick zurück im Film (TV Series) as
Self
- Lil Dagover & Willy Birgel (1965) - Self
1963
Geiselgasteig, Bavaria-Film-Platz 7 - Ein Besuch bei Lil Dagover (TV Short documentary) as
Self
1962
Die Bundesfilmpreisträger 1962 (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1957
Als die Leinwand sprechen lernte (TV Movie) as
Self
1955
Hunde unterm Hammer - Herrenlose Vierbeiner bellen um Hilfe - Lil Dagover bittet für sie (TV Movie) as
Self - Host
1938
The Stars Shine as
Self
1930
Die große Sehnsucht as
Self - Lil Dagover
1929
2. Ungarische Rhapsodie (Documentary short)
Archive Footage
2019
Compression (TV Series documentary)
- Compression Phantom de Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (2019)
2016
'Der Müde Tod': Die Restaurierung eines frühen (Video documentary short)
2014
From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses (Documentary) as
Self
2014
Caligari - Wie der Horror ins Kino kam (TV Movie documentary) as
Jane Olsen
2007
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary) as
Jane Olsen
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) (2007) - Jane Olsen
2004
Tartüff, der verschollene Film (Video documentary short) as
Frau Elmire
1998
Dämonische Leinwand - Der deutsche Film der zwanziger Jahre (Documentary) as
Young Woman Der müde Tod (1921) (uncredited)
1995
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Various roles
- The Unchained Camera (1995) - Various roles (uncredited)
1995
Otto - Die Serie (TV Series) as
Old Woman / Gräfin Bürstenberg
- Episode #1.10 (1995) - Old Woman (uncredited)
- Episode #1.4 (1995) - Gräfin Bürstenberg (uncredited)
1964
Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary) as
Jane Olsen (clip from Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920))
- Monsters We've Known and Loved (1964) - Jane Olsen (clip from Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920)) (uncredited)
1958
It Only Happened Once as
Self - Lil Dagover
1929
Rund um die Liebe
1920
The Spiders - Episode 2: The Diamond Ship as
Sonnenpriesterin Naela (uncredited)

References

Lil Dagover Wikipedia


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