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Ilse Steppat(1917-1969)

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
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Ilse Steppat in Der Mann, der zweimal leben wollte (1950)
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Ilse Steppat was born on 30 November 1917 in Barmen, Germany. She was an actress, known for On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Marriage in the Shadows (1947) and The Blue Swords (1949). She was married to Max Nosseck. She died on 21 December 1969 in West Berlin, West Germany.
BornNovember 30, 1917
DiedDecember 21, 1969(52)
BornNovember 30, 1917
DiedDecember 21, 1969(52)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, and George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6.7
  • Irma Bunt
  • 1969
Alfred Balthoff, Karl Hellmer, Claus Holm, Paul Klinger, Hans Leibelt, Kurt Maetzig, Willy Prager, Hans Schweikart, Ilse Steppat, Herbert Uhlich, Hilde von Stolz, and Wolfgang Zeller in Marriage in the Shadows (1947)
Marriage in the Shadows
7.2
  • Elisabeth Maurer
  • 1947
Alexander Engel, Herbert Hübner, Willy A. Kleinau, Marianne Prenzel, Hans Quest, Wolfgang Schleif, Ilse Steppat, Paul Wagner, and Wolfgang Kühne in The Blue Swords (1949)
The Blue Swords
7.0
  • Frau von Tschirnhausen
  • 1949
Boris Streimann in Rittmeister Wronski (1954)
Rittmeister Wronski
6.0
  • Leonore Cronberg
  • 1954

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Actress

  • Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, and George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    6.7
    • Irma Bunt
    • 1969
  • Alle Hunde lieben Theobald (1969)
    Alle Hunde lieben Theobald
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Lily Landgraf
    • 1969
  • Donata Höffer in Berliner Antigone (1968)
    Berliner Antigone
    9.1
    TV Movie
    • Wärterin
    • 1968
  • Altaich
    9.3
    TV Movie
    • Charlotte Schnaase
    • 1968
  • Liliomfi
    TV Movie
    • Camilla
    • 1968
  • George Nader in Death in a Red Jaguar (1968)
    Death in a Red Jaguar
    6.0
    • Mrs. Cunnings
    • 1968
  • Hauptstraße Glück (1968)
    Hauptstraße Glück
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Grete Lehkamp
    • 1968
  • Eine etwas sonderbare Dame
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Paddy
    • 1968
  • Creature with the Blue Hand (1967)
    Creature with the Blue Hand
    6.0
    • Lady Emerson
    • 1967
  • Fritz Wepper in Hinter diesen Mauern (1966)
    Hinter diesen Mauern
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Miss Burgess
    • 1966
  • À belles dents (1966)
    À belles dents
    4.8
    • Carol Stevens
    • 1966
  • The Sinister Monk (1965)
    The Sinister Monk
    6.3
    • Lady Patricia
    • 1965
  • Niemandsland
    TV Movie
    • Rachel Verney
    • 1965
  • Sie schreiben mit (1958)
    Sie schreiben mit
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Frau Bellmann
    • 1965
  • Der Krake
    TV Movie
    • Sophie Krebs
    • 1965

Soundtrack

  • Ernst Schröder and Ingeborg Schöner in Der Hauptmann und sein Held (1955)
    Der Hauptmann und sein Held
    7.0
    • performer: "Ich sehne mich nach einem Wunder" (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Lockende Sterne (1952)
    Lockende Sterne
    5.2
    • performer: "Tausend kleine Lügen"
    • 1952

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Jlse Steppat
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • November 30, 1917
    • Barmen, Germany
  • Died
    • December 21, 1969
    • West Berlin, West Germany(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Max Nosseck
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    • 2 Pictorials

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    Her only English language role was as Irma Bunt in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) (1969). She was not able to enjoy her new success. She died of a heart attack less than a week after that film's release.

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