Elke Arendt
German postcard by Kolibri-Verlag G.m.b.H., Minden/Westf., no. 745. |Photo: Kolibri / Sander.
German actress and author Elke Arendt (1939) became known for her impersonation of the fairy tale character Snow White in Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge/Snowwhite and the Seven Dwarfs (1955). Her later films included Hula-Hopp Conny (1959), Jazz und Jux in Heidelberg (1964) and Nebelmörder (1964).
Elke Arendt was born in Munich in 1939 and trained at the Children's Ballet of the Bavarian State Opera in 1946. She also played children's roles in theatre and film. After engagements as a stage actress, she appeared in over 20 different productions in the 1950s and 1960s. She made her film debut in 1955 at the age of 16 under the direction of Erich Kobler in the fairy tale film Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge/Snowwhite and the Seven Dwarfs (1955), filmed at Neuschwanstein Castle. After training as an actress in Munich, she appeared in several films from 1956, such as Die Heinzelmännchen (Erich Kobler, 1956), Einmal eine große Dame sein (Erik Ode, 1957), Rübezahl - Herr der Berge (1957), Hula-Hopp, Conny (Heinz Paul, 1959) and Paprika (Kurt Wilhelm, 1959). In the 1960s she appeared in Ein Student ging vorbei, Hauptmann (Werner Klingler, 1960), deine Sterne (Géza von Cziffra, 1960), Davon träumen alle Mädchen (Thomas Engel, 1961), Zwei Bayern in Bonn (Rudolf Lubowski, 1962) with Beppo Brem, Nebelmörder (Eugen York, 1964) with Hansjörg Felmy and the TV film Liebe auf den zweiten Blick (Wolfgang Spier, Hans-Georg Thiemt, 1964). Theatre engagements took her to the Volksbühne Berlin, the Staatstheater Kassel, the Schauspielhaus Bochum, the Staatstheater Darmstadt and the Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel, and she also appeared in guest performances and tours. '
After a family break and professional reorientation, Elke Arendt became active in radio plays and theatre with her own productions, such as 'Undine geht' by Ingeborg Bachmann and 'Die gelbe Tapete' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In 2000, she sketched the life of the actress and poet Emmy Hennings in the biography 'Der blonde Fetzen. She directed the accompanying stage production at the Stadttheater Ingolstadt. In November 2019, she published her novel Louise, Hofnärrin zu Weimar, about Luise von Göchhausen, First Lady-in-Waiting to Duchess Anna Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, under the name Elke Orlac. In the 1960s, Elke Arendt was married to the American singer, actor and presenter Charlie Hickman. Their daughter Lauretta Hickman (1964) was born in this marriage. In the 1990s she appeared as an actress in several television roles and later became self-employed as a life coach in Munich with her publications. In her second marriage, she was married to the actor Stephan Orlac until he died in 2020. Two more children were born of this marriage, including the director, screenwriter and author Sebastian Orlac (1970).
Sources: Wikipedia (German) and IMDb.
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Elke Arendt
German postcard by Kolibri-Verlag G.m.b.H., Minden/Westf., no. 745. |Photo: Kolibri / Sander.
German actress and author Elke Arendt (1939) became known for her impersonation of the fairy tale character Snow White in Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge/Snowwhite and the Seven Dwarfs (1955). Her later films included Hula-Hopp Conny (1959), Jazz und Jux in Heidelberg (1964) and Nebelmörder (1964).
Elke Arendt was born in Munich in 1939 and trained at the Children's Ballet of the Bavarian State Opera in 1946. She also played children's roles in theatre and film. After engagements as a stage actress, she appeared in over 20 different productions in the 1950s and 1960s. She made her film debut in 1955 at the age of 16 under the direction of Erich Kobler in the fairy tale film Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge/Snowwhite and the Seven Dwarfs (1955), filmed at Neuschwanstein Castle. After training as an actress in Munich, she appeared in several films from 1956, such as Die Heinzelmännchen (Erich Kobler, 1956), Einmal eine große Dame sein (Erik Ode, 1957), Rübezahl - Herr der Berge (1957), Hula-Hopp, Conny (Heinz Paul, 1959) and Paprika (Kurt Wilhelm, 1959). In the 1960s she appeared in Ein Student ging vorbei, Hauptmann (Werner Klingler, 1960), deine Sterne (Géza von Cziffra, 1960), Davon träumen alle Mädchen (Thomas Engel, 1961), Zwei Bayern in Bonn (Rudolf Lubowski, 1962) with Beppo Brem, Nebelmörder (Eugen York, 1964) with Hansjörg Felmy and the TV film Liebe auf den zweiten Blick (Wolfgang Spier, Hans-Georg Thiemt, 1964). Theatre engagements took her to the Volksbühne Berlin, the Staatstheater Kassel, the Schauspielhaus Bochum, the Staatstheater Darmstadt and the Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel, and she also appeared in guest performances and tours. '
After a family break and professional reorientation, Elke Arendt became active in radio plays and theatre with her own productions, such as 'Undine geht' by Ingeborg Bachmann and 'Die gelbe Tapete' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In 2000, she sketched the life of the actress and poet Emmy Hennings in the biography 'Der blonde Fetzen. She directed the accompanying stage production at the Stadttheater Ingolstadt. In November 2019, she published her novel Louise, Hofnärrin zu Weimar, about Luise von Göchhausen, First Lady-in-Waiting to Duchess Anna Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, under the name Elke Orlac. In the 1960s, Elke Arendt was married to the American singer, actor and presenter Charlie Hickman. Their daughter Lauretta Hickman (1964) was born in this marriage. In the 1990s she appeared as an actress in several television roles and later became self-employed as a life coach in Munich with her publications. In her second marriage, she was married to the actor Stephan Orlac until he died in 2020. Two more children were born of this marriage, including the director, screenwriter and author Sebastian Orlac (1970).
Sources: Wikipedia (German) and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.