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Maria Litto


1919 - 1996

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The actress Maria Litto took dancing lessons as a teenager, later she also got an education as a ballet dancer.
She got her first engagement at the Stadttheater Wuppertal in 1939 before she became a solo dancer in Berlin from 1941. Three years later she was engaged as a prima ballerina at the Opernhaus in Berlin.

Maria Litto joined the film business in 1942 and she played roles in movies like "Der Seniorchef" (42), "Hab mich lieb" (42), "Zirkus Renz" (43), "Die Feuerzangenbowle" (44) and "Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl" (44).

She continued her film career after World War II and she impersonated numerous support roles and few leading roles, often with a dance background.
To her well-known movies of the 50s and 60s belong "Die Dritte von rechts" (50), "Die verschleierte Maja" (51), "Drei Tage Mittelarrest" (55), "Dunja" (55), "Der Rächer" (60), "Carrie" (65), "Der Gorilla von Soho" (68) and "Der Mann mit dem Glasauge" (69).

Her last cinematical works came in the 70s into being with "Das gelbe Haus am Pinnasberg" (70), an episode of the serial "Alle Hunde lieben Theobald: Amandus und der Clown" (70) and an episode of the serial "Derrick: Besuch aus New York" (79).

Beside it she continued her career on stage and she had performances at the Scala in Milano and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Because of her dance background Maria Litto worked often as a choreographer in later years, e.g. for the film and television.
To these works belong "Ganz leis erklingt Musik" (61), the serial "Von uns für Sie" (66), "Der Graf von Luxemburg" (72), "Paganini" (73), "Der Zarewitsch" (73) and "Sing mir das Lied noch einmal" (79).


Other movies with Maria Litto (Actress):
Ein Walzer mit dir (43) Liebespremiere (43) Geliebter Schatz (43) Nora (44) Das Leben ruft (44) Moselfahrt mit Monika (44) Melodie des Schicksals (50) Professor Nachtfalter (51) Sensation in San Remo (51) Königin der Arena (52) Die Blume von Hawaii (53) Drei Birken auf der Heide (56) Der Etappenhase (57) Grabenplatz 17 (58) Das hab ich in Paris gelernt (60) Wie einst im Mai (61) So schön wie heut'... (63) Ich lade Sie ein Fräulein... (63) Anton, lass den Himmel runter? (64) Hofball für den Walzherkönig (65) Bei Pfeiffers ist Ball (66) Paris ist eine Reise wert (66) Kannibal Komix oder Das Haus in Weiss (70) Serie "Tournee" (70-71)

Choreography:
Tingel-Tangel Hamburg (59) Heimweh nach St. Pauli (63) Serie "Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre: Weihnachten" (71) Ein Walzer zu zweien (75) So schön wie heut' – Ein Abend für Franz Grotze (78) Serie "Zwischenmahlzeit" (78)

 
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