Leading German actress, cabaret performer and chansonniere. The daughter of pianist Gustav Loeser and actress Margarete Wezel, she was on stage from the age of eight. Following her marriage to composer/songwriter Friedrich Hollaender in 1919, she became a major cabaret star in Berlin, performing and recording many of her husband's songs. From 1928, she also appeared in classical roles at the Deutsches Theater. In silent films from 1917, screen success largely eluded her until she re-emerged as a character actress after World War II (notably in DEFA's
Affaire Blum (1948) and on television).
