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Corny Collins

Corny Collins

Currently Active 1933 — Present
Germany

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Born
Dec 18, 1933
Age
92
Nationality
Germany

LEGACY & ORIGINS

Corny Collins (born 18 December 1933) is a German retired actress.[1] She was married to the actor Christian Wolff.
After leaving school, Corny Collins completed an apprenticeship as a medical assistant. Günter Pfitzmann discovered her at a theater doctor for the cabaret. There she performed with Wolfgang Neuss and Ursula Herking. In order to advance professionally, she took acting lessons. She made her first theater appearance in the play Ein Tag im siebten Himmel. The director and actor Axel von Ambesser noticed her talent and hired her in 1957 for a role in the film Die Freundin meines Mannes, together with Peter Kraus. Although Corny Collins was now already 25 years old, she continued to play teenage roles in films. As a voice actress, she lent her voice to Ruby Dee (Black Power) and Marion Ross in the family series Happy Days, among others.[2]
From the mid-1960s, she was increasingly seen in television productions. She made her last film, Journey of No Return, in 1989, after which she only appeared on stage.
^ "Deutsche Synchronkartei | Sprecher | Corny Collins". www.synchronkartei.de. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
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Corny Collins (born 18 December 1933) is a German retired actress.[1] She was married to the actor Christian Wolff.

After leaving school, Corny Collins completed an apprenticeship as a medical assistant. Günter Pfitzmann discovered her at a theater doctor for the cabaret. There she performed with Wolfgang Neuss and Ursula Herking. In order to advance professionally, she took acting lessons. She made her first theater appearance in the play Ein Tag im siebten Himmel. The director and actor Axel von Ambesser noticed her talent and hired her in 1957 for a role in the film Die Freundin meines Mannes, together with Peter Kraus. Although Corny Collins was now already 25 years old, she continued to play teenage roles in films. As a voice actress, she lent her voice to Ruby Dee (Black Power) and Marion Ross in the family series Happy Days, among others.[2]

From the mid-1960s, she was increasingly seen in television productions. She made her last film, Journey of No Return, in 1989, after which she only appeared on stage.

^ "Deutsche Synchronkartei | Sprecher | Corny Collins". www.synchronkartei.de. Retrieved 2024-08-30.

Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.

This article about a German stage actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

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