Leni Stengel

Leni Stengel Biography

Leni Stengel (September 12, 1901 " July 1, 1982) was an actress who appeared on Broadway, on television, and in films, through the 1920s to 1950s.

Early life

She was born in Berlin, Germany, and was a grandniece of the German composer Friedrich von Flotow.

Career

Her work in films includes Cracked Nuts (1931), Beau Ideal (1931), Half Shot at Sunrise (1930), The Animal Kingdom (1932), Hollywood Speaks (1932), and Casanova wider Willen ("The Reluctant Casanova", 1931), with Buster Keaton, the German version of Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931).

In television, she appeared in Lux Video Theatre, "Ti Babette" (1953), "Legacy of Love" (1952); Police Story, "Detective Sergeant, Martin Stephens" (1952); Lights Out, "Carmelita" (1951), The Clock, "Accident on Canigou" (1951).

On Broadway, she appeared in Princess Turandot (1926, fantasy), These Few Ashes (1928, comedy), Tovarich (1936, comedy), and Swan Song (1946, her final Broadway appearance).

In her films and radio performances with comedy duo Wheeler & Woolsey, such as Cracked Nuts (1931) and Half Shot at Sunrise (1930), she worked as the straight man and romantic interest with Robert Woolsey, as Dorothy Lee did with Bert Wheeler.

In Half Shot at Sunrise, they share a comic dance routine, during which she tears off most of Woolsey's Doughboy uniform, until he ends up in his skivvies, posing in a fountain.

Later life

She died in 1982 in New York City, New York, USA.

Filmography

A partial list of film and television work:

1952-1953: Lux Video Theatre (TV series), "Ti Babette" (1953), "Legacy of Love" (1952)
1952: Police Story (TV series), "Detective Sergeant, Martin Stephens"
1951: Lights Out (TV series), "Dark Image"
1951: The Clock, "Accident on Canigou" (1951)
1934: Art Trouble (short), as Girl at nightclub, with Shemp Howard
1934: Henry the Ache (short), with Shemp Howard
1933: Kickin' the Crown Around (short), as The Queen, with Clark and McCullough
1933: The Barbarian, as Ilsa, a German Tourist
1933: Luxury Liner (1933 film), as Slattern (uncredited)
1932: The Animal Kingdom, as Franc Schmidt, an artist
1932: Hollywood Speaks, as Mrs. Landau
1932: Man About Town (1932 film), as Countess Vonesse
1931: Husband's Holiday, as Molly Saunders
1931: Beloved Bachelor, as Julie Stressman
1931: Casanova wider Willen, German version of Parlor, Bedroom and Bath, with Buster Keaton
1931: The Road to Reno, as Mrs. Stafford Howes
1931: Cracked Nuts, as Queen Carlotta
1931: Beau Ideal, as Zuleika
1930: Half Shot at Sunrise, as Olga, with Wheeler & Woolsey

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