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| birth_place = Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (Poznań, Poland)1986275df=yes}}| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.| nationality = GermanForest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)>Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California

• {{Marriage|Rex Harrison|1943|1957|reason=divorced{edih}
• {{Marriage|Carlos Thompson|1957}}

}}| children = Carey Harrison| relatives = Irene Prador (sister)| yearsactive = 1935–1986}}Lilli Palmer ({{IPA-de|ˈlɪ.li ˈpal.mɐ|lang|De-Lilli Palmer.ogg}}; born Lilli Marie Peiser; 24 May 1914 – 27 January 1986) was a German actress and writer. After beginning her career in British films in the 1930s, she would later transition to major Hollywood productions, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance in But Not for Me (1959).Other notable roles include in the comedy The Pleasure of His Company (1961), the Spanish horror film The House That Screamed (1969), and in the miniseries Peter the Great (1986), which earned her another Golden Globe Award nomination. For her career in European films, Palmer won the Volpi Cup, and the Deutscher Filmpreis three times.

Early life

Palmer, who took her surname from an English actress she admired, was one of three daughters born to {{ill|Alfred Peiser|de}}, a German Jewish surgeon, and Rose Lissman (or Lissmann), an Austrian Jewish stage actress in Poznań, Poznań, Poland).NEWS, Luft, Herbert C., On the Screen,weblink Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, 5 August 1960, 3, Newspapers.com, 18 May 2015, live,weblink 4 March 2016, dmy-all, {{Open access}}When Lilli was four years old, her family moved to Berlin-Charlottenburg. She was a junior table tennis champion as a young girl.NEWS, Lili Palmer, actress: Still understated at 70,weblink 31 May 2015, Toledo Blade, 26 May 1984,

Career

In France, she appeared in an operetta at the Moulin Rouge, and then to London, where she began her film career. While performing in cabarets, she attracted the attention of British talent scouts and was offered a contract by the Gaumont Film Company. She made her screen debut in Crime Unlimited (1935) and appeared in numerous British films for the next decade.{{Sfn|Bergfelder|Cargnelli|2008|p=176}}She married British actor Rex Harrison on 25 January 1943, and travelled with him to Hollywood in 1945. She signed with Warner Brothers and appeared in several films, notably Cloak and Dagger (1946) and Body and Soul (1947).WEB,weblink Turner Classic Movies Database, Body and Soul (1947), 26 December 2016, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170329141700weblink">weblink 29 March 2017, dmy-all, She periodically appeared in stage plays as well as hosting her own television series in 1951.WEB,weblink The New York Times, Lilli Palmer, actress on TV, stage and screen for 50 years, Kleiman, Dena, 29 January 1986, 22 December 2016, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170329141956weblink">weblink 29 March 2017, dmy-all, Harrison and Palmer appeared together in the hit Broadway play Bell, Book and Candle in the early 1950s. They also appeared in the 1951 British melodrama The Long Dark Hall, and later starred in the film version of The Four Poster (1952), which was based on the award-winning Broadway play of the same name, written by Jan de Hartog. She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress in 1953 for The Four Poster."Venice Film Festival: History 1932–2018 – Coppa Volpi for best actors since 1935", labiennale.org. Accessed 31 July 2023.Harrison and Palmer divorced in 1956; they had one son, Carey, born in 1944.WEB,weblink Los Angeles Times, Lilli Palmer, Actress and Best-Selling Author, Dies, 29 January 1986, 30 December 2016, Folkart, Burt, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170329141159weblink">weblink 29 March 2017, dmy-all, Palmer returned to Germany in 1954, where she played roles in many films and television productions. She also continued to play both leading and supporting parts in the U.S. and abroad. In 1957, she won the Deutscher Filmpreis for Best Actress for her portrayal of Anna Anderson in The Story of Anastasia, called Is Anna Anderson Anastasia? in the UK. In 1958, she played the role of a teacher opposite Romy Schneider in Mädchen in Uniform (Girls in Uniform), the remake of the 1931 film of the same title.WEB,weblink Turner Classic Movies Database, Maedchen in Uniform, 30 December 2016, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170329141227weblink">weblink 29 March 2017, dmy-all, File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F062649-0005, Lilli Palmer interviewt Helmut Schmidt.jpg|thumb|Palmer interviewing German chancellor Helmut SchmidtHelmut SchmidtPalmer starred with Fred Astaire and Debbie Reynolds in The Pleasure of His Company in 1961.WEB,weblink Turner Classic Movies Database, The Pleasure of His Company, 28 December 2016, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170329141146weblink">weblink 29 March 2017, dmy-all, She starred opposite William Holden in The Counterfeit Traitor (1962), an espionage thriller based on fact, and opposite Robert Taylor in another true Second World War story, Disney's Miracle of the White Stallions (1963). On the small screen, in 1974 she starred as Manouche Roget in the six-part television drama series The Zoo Gang, about a group of former underground freedom fighters from the Second World War, with Brian Keith, Sir John Mills and Barry Morse."TV: Zoo Gang on NBC" by John J. O'Connor, The New York Times, July 16, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2021.Palmer published a memoir, Change Lobsters and Dance, in 1975. She wrote a full-length work of fiction presented as a novel rather than a memoir, The Red Raven, in 1978.BOOK,weblink The Red Raven: A Novel, Lilli, Palmer, 1978, Macmillan, 9780025946309,

Personal life

Palmer's first marriage was to Rex Harrison in 1943. They divorced amicably in 1957, so that he could marry ailing actress Kay Kendall before her untimely death. Palmer agreed since she was already involved with her future husband, Carlos Thompson.File:Lilli Palmer & Rex Harrison by Toni Frissell 1950.jpg|thumb|Lilli Palmer (with husband Rex HarrisonRex HarrisonPalmer was married to Argentine actor Carlos Thompson from 1957 until her death in Los Angeles from abdominal cancerWEB,weblink Jewish Women's Archive, Lilli Palmer, 28 December 2016, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160620193214weblink">weblink 20 June 2016, dmy-all, in 1986 at the age of 71. She was survived by her husband, son, sisters, and her ex-husband.Palmer is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California. A portion of the ashes of her first husband, Rex Harrison, were scattered on her grave.WEB,weblink A Final Curtain Call: Rex Harrison (1908-1990), 2 July 2014,

Accolades

• 1953: Volpi Cup for Best Actress for The Four Poster{{Sfn|Moliterno|2009|p=352}}
• 1956: Deutscher Filmpreis (Silver) for Best Actress in Teufel in SeideWEB,weblink Deutscher Film Preis, Deutscher Filmpreis-Lilli Palmer, 28 December 2016, de, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161225163814weblink">weblink 25 December 2016, dmy-all,
• 1957: Deutscher Filmpreis (Silver) for Best Actress in Anastasia, die letzte Zarentochter
• 1959: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination for But Not for MeWEB,weblink Golden Globes, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Lilli Palmer, 28 December 2016, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170329142235weblink">weblink 29 March 2017, dmy-all,
• 1972: Goldene Kamera for Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau (ZDF TV)BOOK, Unser Fernsehen, 1952–1979: Geschichte und Geschichten des Mediums, der Menschen, der Sender und Sendungen, Kniewel, Peter, Springer, 1979,weblink 66–67, Google Books,
• Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7013 Hollywood Blvd.WEB,weblink Los Angeles Times, Lilli Palmer, Hollywood Star Walk, Folkart, Burt, 22 December 2016, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170329142536weblink">weblink 29 March 2017, dmy-all,
• 1974: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Großes Verdienstkreuz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland)
• 1978: Deutscher Filmpreis (Gold) for Lifetime Achievement
• 1986: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film nomination for Peter the Great

Filmography

Film{| class"wikitable sortable"

! Year! Title! Role! NotesCrime Unlimited >| 1936 ''Wolf's Clothing (1936 film)'' >|The First Offence >|Secret Agent (1936 film)>Secret Agent Lilli 1937 Good Morning, Boys Yvette The Great Barrier (film)>The Great Barrier Lou Command Performance (1937 film)>Command Performance Susan Crackerjack (1938 film)>Crackerjack Baroness Von Haltz 1939 A Girl Must Live Clytie Devine Blind Folly >| 1940 Sunset in Vienna Gelda Sponek The Door with Seven Locks (1940 film)>The Door with Seven Locks June Lansdowne Also known as: Chamber of HorrorsThunder Rock (film)>Thunder Rock Melanie Kurtz The Gentle Sex >|English Without Tears >| Also known as: Her Man GilbeyThe Rake's Progress (film)>The Rake's Progress Rikki Krausner Also known as: Notorious Gentleman 1946 Beware of Pity Baroness Edith de Kekesfalva Cloak and Dagger (1946 film)>Cloak and Dagger Gina Body and Soul (1947 film)>Body and Soul Peg Born 1948 My Girl Tisa Tisa Kepes No Minor Vices >| Wicked City (1949 film)>Wicked City Tania The Long Dark Hall >|The Four Poster (film)>The Four Poster Abby Edwards Main Street to Broadway >|Fireworks (1954 film)>Fireworks Iduna 1956 Devil in Silk Melanie The Taming of the Shrew >Katherina (Kate) Minola>Katherina TV movieThe Story of Anastasia >Anna Anderson>|Between Time and Eternity >| 1957 The Night of the Storm Marianne Eichler The Glass Tower >| 1958 ''A Woman Who Knows What She Wants (1958 film)'' >|The Lovers of Montparnasse >| Also known as: Modigliani of MontparnasseMädchen in Uniform (1958 film)>Girls in Uniform Elisabeth von Bernburg Also known as: Mädchen in UniformLife Together (film)>Life Together Odette de Starenberg Also known as: La Vie à deuxBut Not for Me (film)>But Not for Me Kathryn Ward 1960 ''Mrs. Warren's Profession (film)'' >|Conspiracy of Hearts >| 1961 The Pleasure of His Company Katharine Dougherty The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1961 film)>The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Mrs. Cheney 1962 ''{{Interlanguage link multidelt=The Constant Wife}}'' Constanze Calonder Leviathan >| Also known as: Dark JourneyThe Counterfeit Traitor >|Le rendez-vous de minuit >|Adorable Julia >| L'amore difficile >| Also known as: Sex Can Be Difficult, (segment "Il serpente") 1963 Miracle of the White Stallions Vedena Podhajsky Torpedo Bay >| And So to BedDas große Liebesspiel}}'' Actress Le Grain de sable >| 1965 ''Operation Crossbow (film)'' >| Silver Shell for Best ActressThe Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders >|God's Thunder >| Also known as: Le Tonnerre de Dieu 1966 {{illde}} Olga Nikolaijewna Also known as: An Affair of StatesDer Kongreß amüsiert sichKlemens von Metternich>Metternich Also known as: Congress of LoveLe Voyage du père >| Also known as: Father's Trip 1967 ''The Dance of Death (1967 film)'' >|Jack of Diamonds (1967 film)>Jack of Diamonds Herself The Diary of Anne Frank (1967 film)>The Diary of Anne Frank Edith Frank TV movie 1968 ''Sebastian (1968 film)'' >|Oedipus the King (1968 film)>Oedipus the King Jocasta Nobody Runs Forever >| 1969 Hard Contract Adrianne De Sade (film)>De Sade Mademoiselle de Montreuil The House That Screamed (1969 film)>The House That Screamed Señora Fourneau Also known as: La residencia 1970 Only the Cool Helen Hauser's Memory >| TV movieMurders in the Rue Morgue (1971 film)>Murders in the Rue Morgue Mrs. Charron What the Peeper Saw >|Lotte in Weimar (film)>Lotte in Weimar Lotte The Boys from Brazil (film)>The Boys from Brazil Esther Lieberman Weekend >| TV movieKinder >| TV movie, Also known as: Children 1982 High Society Limited Hilde Imaginary Friends >| TV movieThe Holcroft Covenant (film)>The Holcroft Covenant Althene Holcroft The Other Side of the Wind >| (final film role)">

Television{| class"wikitable sortable"

! Year! Title! Role! NotesStarlight (TV series)>Starlight Episode: "Richard Hearne" S-s-s-h! The Wife! >| ShortSuspense (American TV series)>Suspense Julia Episode: "The Comic Strip Murder"The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse >| Episode: "The Uncertain Molly Collicutt"Lux Video Theatre >| Episode: "Three Hours Between Planes"Omnibus >Anne Boleyn >| Episode: "The Trial of Anne Boleyn"The United States Steel Hour >| Episode: "The Man in Possession"Four Star Playhouse >| Episode: "Lady of the Orchids"Der Kommissar (TV series)>Der Kommissar Hilde Larasser Episode: {{illdelt="Grau-roter Morgen"}}Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau >| 5 episodesThe Zoo Gang >| 6 episodesDerrick (TV series)>Derrick Martha Balke / Johanna Jensen Episode: "Johanna"The Love Boat >| 2 episodesPeter the Great (miniseries)>Peter the Great Natalya Miniseries">

Radio appearances{| class"wikitable"

! Year !! Program !! Episode/sourceSuspense (radio program)>Suspense "Philomel Cottage"HTTP://WWW.ESCAPE-SUSPENSE.COM/2012/04/SUSPENSE-PHILOMEL-COTTAGE.HTML>TITLE=PHILOMEL COTTAGEACCESS-DATE=2019-09-05, escape-suspense.com, The United States Steel Hour#Theatre Guild on the Air>Theatre Guild on the Air ''An Ideal Husband (1947 film)''KIRBYTITLE=BETTER RADIO PROGRAMS FOR THE WEEKNEWSPAPER=DECATUR DAILY REVIEWPAGE=46NEWSPAPERS.COM>ACCESS-DATE=18 MAY 2015, Star Playhouse >No Time for ComedyKIRBYTITLE=BETTER RADIO PROGRAMS FOR THE WEEKNEWSPAPER=DECATUR DAILY REVIEWPAGE=48NEWSPAPERS.COM>ACCESS-DATE=6 JULY 2015, Star Playhouse >Twentieth Century (film)>Twentieth CenturyKIRBY>FIRST1=WALTERURL=HTTPS://WWW.NEWSPAPERS.COM/CLIP/2770104/THE_DECATUR_DAILY_REVIEW/DECATUR DAILY REVIEW>DATE=22 NOVEMBER 1953VIA=NEWSPAPERS.COM,

References

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Bibliography

• BOOK, Bergfelder, Tim, Cargnelli, Christian, Speaking Emigres and British Cinema, 1925–1950, 2008,weblink Berghahn Books, 978-1-84545-532-3,
• BOOK, Moliterno, Gino, The A to Z of Italian Cinema, 2009, Scarecrow Press, 978-0-8108-6896-0,

Further reading

• BOOK, McClintock, Walter, Current biography yearbook: 1951, 1951, H. W. Wilson, New York, none,
• Palmer, Lilli. Change Lobsters and Dance: An Autobiography. New York: Macmillan, 1975. {{ISBN|978-0-02-594610-1}}

External links

{{Commons category|Lilli Palmer}}

• {{IMDb name|658339}}
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• {{Find a Grave|2333}}
• Photographs and literature

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