Marika R�kk 1913 - 2004 (original) (raw)

| | | 16 movies | 5 Blu-ray releases | 7 DVD releases Marika Rokk was born in Cairo on the 3rd of November 1913. As a child she moved to Hungary. In Paris at the Moulin Rouge she started her career as a dancer, soon moving on to Broadway New York City, USA. She made her first films Why Sailors Leave Home (1930) in London, & also Kiss Me Sergeant (1932) in London, U.K. After that she made 2 very fine films in Hungary, her home. Miss Rokk made her first German film: Light Cavalry (1935) in 1935 it made her a Star overnight. Soon she married German Film Director 'Georg Jacoby' and her 2nd German film was Der Bettelstudent (1936), directed by him. In 1939 she made It Was a Gay Ballnight (1939) with superstar Zarah Leander and started filming the first German color film Women Are Better Diplomats (1941) which was finished and released two years later. The couple had one child, Gabriele Jacoby. Miss R�kk also married 'Fred Raul'. She retired from films in the 1960s but continued to perform in Operetta's like "Die Blume von Hawaii" & others on the stage across Europe before retiring to Baden, Austria. She died of a heart attack May 16, 2004. Spouse (2) Fred Raul (1968 - 25 August 1985) (his death) Georg Jacoby (1940 - 21 February 1964) (his death) (1 child) Trade Mark (1) Her Hungarian accent Trivia (7) Started in cinema in 1932. Singer/actress/dancer Her movie debut was in 1930. Beside her movie career, she became one of Europe's most famous operetta singers. She performed on stage until 1986. Mother of Gaby Jacoby. First recipient of a Bambi Award ever (1948). Roman Polanski once said he was a big fan of her in his childhood. She was nicknamed the Nazi Ginger Rogers. | | Average movie rating Based on 16 movies and 7 ratingsHighest rated: 7.2 / 10 Sensation in ... (1951) Lowest rated: 7.0 / 10 Triumph Over ... (1965) | | - | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

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