Susi Lanner

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Susi Lanner

Susi Lanner (born August 27, 1911 in Vienna as Meta Reif , † March 16, 2006 in Dobbs Ferry , New York ) was an Austrian - American actress .

Life

Susi Lanner completed an acting, dance and singing training and initially appeared as a singer and dancer in operettas and revues . In 1932 she made her feature film debut alongside Brigitte Helm and Oskar Karlweis in the comedy Honeymoon for Three . First she made a name for herself as a supporting actress, before she became a popular leading actress in 1936 with the comedy Unkussst one shouldn't go to sleep at the side of Heinz Rühmann , Theo Lingen and Hans Moser . In her short film career, she played leading roles alongside Harry Piel in the sensational film Artists , alongside Hans Söhnker in the drama Herbstmanöver and in Hans Deppe's comedy Meiseken , as well as alongside Erik Ode in the comedy Der kühne Schwimmer , alongside the silent film star Pola Negri in Paul Wegener's drama Der Weg nach Shanghai and next to Heinz Rühmann in Robert A. Stemmle's comedy Heinz im Mond . She also worked in music films such as The Last Waltz (with Camilla Horn ).

Shortly before the annexation of Austria, Susi Lanner moved to the USA with her husband Roy Frazier Potts, an American industrialist (Vice President of the New York Overseas Corp.) and withdrew from the film business . In August 1952 she and her six-year-old daughter Delia visited Germany for the first time after the war. The artist spent her retirement in White Plains , Westchester County , New York State .

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SURNAME Lanner, Susi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reif, Meta (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian-American actress
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 2006
Place of death Dobbs Ferry , New York , United States