Sonja Alice Selma Toni Ziemann was a German film and television actress. In the 1950s, she was among Germany's most prominent actresses, awarded the 1950 Bambi for appearing, together with Rudolf Prack, in Schwarzwaldmädel. From the 1960s, she turned to more serious acting in international films such as The Secret Ways. She played in several anti-war films such as Strafbataillon 999. She also appeared on stage and in television.
Circus Renz is a 1943 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring René Deltgen, Paul Klinger and Angelika Hauff. It is a circus film, made as a deliberately escapist release at a time when the Second World War was starting to turn against Germany and its allies. The film takes its title from the real Circus Renz and is loosely based on the career of its founder Ernst Renz. It premiered at Berlin's UFA-Palast am Zoo in September 1943. It was a major commercial success.
A Man for My Wife is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Hubert Marischka and starring Magda Schneider, Johannes Riemann and Clementia Egies.
Woman Made to Measure is a 1940 German comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Hans Söhnker, Leny Marenbach and Dorit Kreysler. Produced by Terra Film, it was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. It was based on the play of the same title by Erich Kästner.
The Bath in the Barn is a 1956 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Sonja Ziemann, Paul Klinger and Herta Staal. It is a remake of the 1943 film of the same title.
Hunted Men is a German silent film made in 1924 and directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Lucy Doraine, Johannes Riemann and Hans Albers.
Wrong Number, Miss is a 1932 German romantic comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Magda Schneider, Johannes Riemann, and Trude Berliner. The film was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin with sets were designed by the art directors Robert Neppach and Erwin Scharf. It was remade in Italian the same year as The Telephone Operator. In 1934 it was remade as a British film Give Her a Ring.
Twelve Hearts for Charly is a 1949 German musical comedy film directed by Fritz Andelfinger and Elly Rauch and starring Willy Fritsch, Heli Finkenzeller and Dorit Kreysler. The film was temporary banned in the American zone of occupation because of its perceived negative portrayal of American soldiers.
Roses in Tyrol is a 1940 German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Hans Moser, Marte Harell, and Johannes Heesters. It is based on the 1891 operetta The Bird Seller by Carl Zeller, which has been turned into several films.
One Night Apart is a 1950 West German period comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Kurt Seifert, Olga Tschechowa and Sonja Ziemann. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gabriel Pellon.
Nothing But Coincidence is a 1949 West German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Theo Lingen, Sonja Ziemann, and Josef Meinrad. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios in northern Germany. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Ernst Richter.
My Wife's Friends is a 1949 West German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Sonja Ziemann, Grethe Weiser and Gerda Maurus.
The Seven Dresses of Katrin is a 1954 West German romantic comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Sonja Ziemann, Paul Klinger, and Georg Thomalla. The film tells the story of a woman's life through seven dresses she wears.
Opera Ball is a 1956 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Johannes Heesters, Hertha Feiler and Josef Meinrad. Based on the 1898 operetta Der Opernball, it is part of the operetta film tradition. A previous film version had been made in 1939.
Doctor Bertram is a 1957 West German drama film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Willy Birgel, Winnie Markus and Lucie Mannheim. It is based upon the play by Hans Rehfisch. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Mellin and Karl Weber.
Fresh Wind from Canada is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Erich Holder and starring Max Gülstorff, Dorit Kreysler and Paul Hörbiger. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam outside Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut and Max Mellin.
Commissioner Eyck is a 1940 German crime film directed by Milo Harbich and starring Anneliese Uhlig, Paul Klinger and Herbert Wilk.
Woman Without a Past is a 1939 German drama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Sybille Schmitz, Albrecht Schoenhals, and Maria von Tasnady.
The Inn on the Lahn or The Hostess of the Lahn is a 1955 West German comedy film directed by Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla and starring Dorit Kreysler, Oskar Sima and Ingrid Pan. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ernst H. Albrecht and Paul Markwitz.
Carnival of Love is a 1943 German musical romantic comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Johannes Heesters, Dora Komar and Hans Moser. It was shot at the Althoff Studios and Babelsberg Studios in Berlin as well as the Hunnia Studios in Budapest, capital of Nazi Germany's wartime ally Hungary. Location shooting took place around Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinrich Beisenherz and Alfred Bütow.
