Portrait of Marlene Dietrich

Acting

Marlene Dietrich

Career

Active from 1919 to 2018, with a break from 1963 to 1977, busiest in 1927 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
41
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Marlene Dietrich Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Femme Fatale 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Complex Characters 2
  • Obsessive Romance 2
  • Star-Crossed Lovers 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year (2023)

TV show

2010s

2 titles · average score 71
Bodies and Spaces, Fabric and Light
Bodies and Spaces, Fabric and Light (2018)

as (archive footage)

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

as Countess Alexandra Vladinoff (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
The Great Yiddish Love
The Great Yiddish Love (2002)

as (archive footage)

1990s

4 titles · average score 84
Storyville
Storyville (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show

That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking (1991)

as (archive footage)

The Meeting of Two Queens
The Meeting of Two Queens (1991)

as (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles · average score 52
Just a Gigolo
Just a Gigolo (1978)
GoodWatch score 41

as Baroness von Semering

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

1960s

3 titles · average score 70
Paris When It Sizzles
Paris When It Sizzles (1964)
GoodWatch score 62

as Marlene Dietrich (uncredited)

Black Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
Black Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler (1962)
GoodWatch score 69

as Narrator (voice)

Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81

as Mrs. Bertholt

1950s

7 titles · average score 73
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil (1958)
GoodWatch score 89

as Tana

Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

as Christine

The Monte Carlo Story
The Monte Carlo Story (1956)
GoodWatch score 48

as Maria de Crevecoeur

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

as Saloon Hostess

Rancho Notorious
Rancho Notorious (1952)
GoodWatch score 83

as Altar Keane

No Highway in the Sky
No Highway in the Sky (1951)
GoodWatch score 70

as Monica Teasdale

Stage Fright
Stage Fright (1950)
GoodWatch score 71

as Charlotte Inwood

1940s

12 titles · average score 59
Jigsaw
Jigsaw (1949)
GoodWatch score 53

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

A Foreign Affair
A Foreign Affair (1948)
GoodWatch score 79

as Erika Von Schlüetow

Golden Earrings
Golden Earrings (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lydia

Martin Roumagnac
Martin Roumagnac (1946)
GoodWatch score 67

as Blanche Ferrand

Kismet
Kismet (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jamilla

Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys (1944)
GoodWatch score 57

as Marlene Dietrich

The Spoilers
The Spoilers (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Cherry Malotte

Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Josie 'Hunky' Winters

The Lady Is Willing
The Lady Is Willing (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

as Elizabeth Madden

The Flame of New Orleans
The Flame of New Orleans (1941)
GoodWatch score 44

as Countess Claire Ledoux, aka Lili

Manpower
Manpower (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Fay Duval

Seven Sinners
Seven Sinners (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bijou

1930s

15 titles · average score 74
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again (1939)
GoodWatch score 81

as Frenchy

Angel
Angel (1937)
GoodWatch score 84

as Lady Maria Barker, aka Angel

Desire
Desire (1936)
GoodWatch score 80

as Madeleine de Beaupré

The Garden of Allah
The Garden of Allah (1936)
GoodWatch score 44

as Domini Enfilden

The Devil Is a Woman
The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

as Concha Perez

The Scarlet Empress
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
GoodWatch score 81

as Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II

The Song of Songs
The Song of Songs (1933)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lily Czepanek

Shanghai Express
Shanghai Express (1932)
GoodWatch score 80

as Shanghai Lily

Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

as Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones

Dishonored
Dishonored (1931)
GoodWatch score 81

as Magda / X27

Morocco
Morocco (1930)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mademoiselle Amy Jolly

The Blue Angel
The Blue Angel (1930)
GoodWatch score 85

as Lola Lola

1920s

17 titles · average score 64
The Woman One Longs For
The Woman One Longs For (1929)
GoodWatch score 63

as Stascha

The Ship of Lost Men
The Ship of Lost Men (1929)

as Ethel Marley

I Kiss Your Hand, Madame
I Kiss Your Hand, Madame (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Laurence Gerard / Lucille

Art of Love
Art of Love (1928)

as Chichotte de Gastoné

Cafe Electric
Cafe Electric (1927)
GoodWatch score 68

as Erni Göttlinger - ein flatterhaftes Mädchen

The Imaginary Baron
The Imaginary Baron (1927)

as Sophie

His Greatest Bluff
His Greatest Bluff (1927)

as Yvette

A Modern Dubarry
A Modern Dubarry (1927)

as Kokotte

Heads Up, Charley
Heads Up, Charley (1927)

as Edmée Marchand

Her Dancing Partner
Her Dancing Partner (1925)

as Dancer (Extra)

Leap Into Life
Leap Into Life (1924)

as Mädchen

Man by the Roadside
Man by the Roadside (1923)

as Krämerstochter

1910s

1 title
Im Schatten des Glücks
Im Schatten des Glücks (1919)

as (unconfirmed)