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Divas
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Ariadna
(Australia) on Marlene Dietrich
"Marlene is an empowering figure to all women. She showed the world what
women in general are capable of. She is not ashamed of her sexuality or her
performance. She holds herself well." Katz
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"C'mon, is there anything better then Marlene? Even a fool knows the
answer is no!" Meri
(Thailand) on Marlene Dietrich
"I don't know why, but I can't stop looking at her. I think she was
magic." Lawrence
(UK) on Marlene Dietrich
"There is and will never be another Dietrich. That's why nobody can even
be compared to her. She was such an enigma." Puma
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Marlene Dietrich, Marlene Dietrich and once again Marlene Dietrich
because she is the very first movie diva and definitely the biggest one." Guilherme
(Portugal) on Marlene Dietrich
"The best and most beautiful!" Achim
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because she styled herself to a legend although she had neither a
really harmonic face nor an harmonic voice." Marina
(Brazil) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because she was glamorous, tender, beautiful and had a lot of
personality." Dolly
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"Ich bereite gerade meine neue Marlene-Dietrich-Show vor und wünsche mir,
daß ich ihrem Aussehen etwas näher komme." Wilco
(Holland) on Marlene Dietrich
"She was mysterious, glamorous, original, beautiful, and smart. And far
ahead for her time! I love everything about her! She just had it all and she
never gave up!" Catarina
(Portugal) on Marlene Dietrich
"De todas é a mais encantandora." Marlena
(Sweden) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because I love her!" Marian
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Beauty, earthiness, hard working girl, okay all that. But Marlene was a
world class actor whose political/human values did not waver. She hated
the nazis., but also felt the darkness of military force that vanquishes a
civilian population. And like the most brilliant artists of her era (and she
was one of them) she recognized the weary sadness of ideals and struggles,
even when they seem to be between right and wrong. Like "Lotte
Lenya" Dietrich never budged in her humanistic and earthy take on this
world. And if anyone complains that she was steely, let them remember why--
let them know that she never lost her sense of what needed to be preserved, in
art, love, fantasy, desire, and in the basics of living. I love the lady
because of her damned dedication to work towards something better than the
world she lived through. Isn't that apparent about what she acted for?" Max
(UK) on Marlene Dietrich
"Class & aloofness. Creative cinematographer especially when lighting
herself, however too phobic about germs & sex." Larissa
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because she was a very beautiful and intelligent woman. She had a
great life and I really like her films." Walter
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She rebuffed Hitler and his nazi party and entertained the allied troops
during WWII." Hannah
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"Her whole life and her whole personality knew forever what she wanted to
achieve. Her whole life was an illusion, created by herself, and was also her
'downfall into misery', as she said. She did everything to save this illusion,
this myth, and so she's the woman who gave her life for her image." Carsten
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"Beauty & intelligence in one person!" Natalie
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"The whole world either wanted her or wanted to be her; and in some cases
both. She had her pick of the most desired men and women. She could act
and could sing. No star did more for the war effort (or for the soldiers) than
she did. She influenced fashion for years. She was like none other and
has been copied endlessly for years by some of the biggest celebrities, like
Madonna. If it was daring and sexy, Marlene did it first - and often
best." Hayo
(Holland) on Marlene Dietrich
"She was an average actress and singer but the only one around with the
personality and radiance of a nuclear power plant at full speed! She was
amazing!" Sundari
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"It's not because we where both from Germany. It is her unbelievably
mysterious face. Look at her pictures, they tell more than thousand words. She
was a really gorgeous and fantastic woman. Her style will remain undisputed.
She looked more ladylike in a smoking than any other Diva in a glamorous
evening dress. To explain the word sin, you need only look at one of her
pictures. She is, was and will be the only real diva!" Marlene
(Mexico) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because she has my name!" David
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because Marilyn Monroe isn't really a diva, but Marlene Dietrich had
it all. She was beautiful and sexy, but also looked like she could kill you
and not give it a second thought." Morten
(Denmark) on Marlene Dietrich
"You need to ask? The way she carries herself combined with her strong
political beliefs... A true diva to almost the very end... fabulous!" Richard
(UK) on Marlene Dietrich
"A myth!" Basha
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Her androgynous sex appeal makes her one of the most sultry and
empowered actresses of the 1900s, not to mention the immeasurable effect she
had on both German and American film and culture." Martin
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"She is the most impressive German woman ever to obtain world success.
She's fantastic!" Ally
(Russia) on Marlene Dietrich
"The style, the character." Christa
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"She was not only a very good looking actress, she was also a good singer
and very intelligent, so she is my fav diva. Her life was very interesting
with all her lovers and friends. She was really a grand dame." Dick
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Could do anything!" Laura
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She is the most beautiful gentleman I have ever laid eyes on." Bas
(Holland) on Marlene Dietrich
"She's got that real European flavor. No American actress can ever keep
up with her grace!" Steph
(UK) on Marlene Dietrich
"See what the boys in the backroom will have and tell them I'm having the
same." Stefanie
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"... cause I love her voice, she is my inspiration. I think she looks
great when she is mad, she is beautiful and we have the same birthday." Veronika
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"I think she's the most beautiful and artificial of them all and I like
the idea of an almost immaculate and emotionless face, resembling a Madonna
which you can worship." Rimma
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She is just the best of all. There are no equal or even close to her." Audrey
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"The sparkle of humour in her eyes revealed the true personality behind
her professional mask. I saw a woman, generous of spirit, sensitive and
aware of all aspects of life. Unfortunately much of this slowly
disappeared, especially after she discovered her family's close involvement
with the Hitler regime, but she will always be the definitive star to me." Oleg
(Russia) on Marlene Dietrich
"She is really the greatest star of the 20th century." Jen
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She was sexy, she is the reason the word came about. And she knew and
let the world know she was not afraid of everything. She was not afraid to let
the world know she enjoyed the beautiful sensuality of love and lust between
two women." Arlene
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She was a talent and deeply committed to freedom of all people and
showed it during WW II and throughout her life time." Tony
(Sweden) on Marlene Dietrich
"I don't know. I just feel I would have liked her a lot if I had gotten
to meet her... yeah, in my dreams." Rebecca
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"The most aloof temptress. Beautiful and seductive but never
vulgar. Never nervous or silly, always self-assured and in control." Philip
(UK) on Marlene Dietrich
"The images and photos are everlastingly sexy and mythical and no one has
compared to her image ever. However, depending on my mood I could say the same
about Ms V. Leigh, MS Gardner and Ms Hayworth." Kerstin
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"She was a lady." Mark
(UK) on Marlene Dietrich
"A wonderful screen image of sultry world weary glamour. No actress ever
looked so beautiful than Dietrich in the Von Sternberg films. These films
create a unique visual world that is timeless. She also has a great sexy voice
and a handful of songs that only she can sing." Julia
(Israel) on Marlene Dietrich
"No words can really describe Marlene Dietrich. She was the Goddess
painted by Von Sternberg's camera, the androgynous seductress... Most of all,
she's one of the most fascinating women I've ever heard of." Fernando
(Portugal) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because she is the best." Robert
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"She has so many faces, those eyes, her lovers, her women, her whole life
is crazy.
And she hates Hitler-- wonderful. What a woman! A big German fan votes for
you, Marlene!" N.K.
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Can't put it into words... Just lovely." Thomas
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because I was born in Germany and just love all of her music whether
it's in English or German." Dan
(Denmark) on Marlene Dietrich
"She is by far the most elegant woman ever." Erin
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"It's hard to choose to choose between the two. Who would I most
like to make love to me? Garbo without a doubt. Ahh, but who would
I most like to be in love with, to have an affair with, to have that mutual
adoration necessary in a relationship? That would be all Dietrich." Shawna
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She reminds me of myself." Ibolya
(Yugoslavia) on Marlene Dietrich
"She is... there is no word to describe what I want to say." Milad
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"The attitude, but most of all her beauty, which was not only in her
face, but also something you saw with every step, breath, look she gave and
took." Joseph
(Argentina) on Marlene Dietrich
"Porque tiene un aura de misterio, de leyenda incomparable. Solo la gran
Greta podría comparársele." Sam
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Only one word... talent!" Ariane
(France) on Marlene Dietrich
"I love her beautiful eyes and her unforgettable style. I think she was
the most fashionable woman on earth. She was very original and also very
courageous during WW2. It must have been very difficult for her to leave her
country, Germany, but she made it because she objected to agree with Hitler.
You are not only Lili Marleen, this dream woman, but also a great angel, the
blue angel..." Cat
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because we are so very much alike, I have modeled my look, my life
and even my place of death after the great Goddess of the silver screen. I was
brought forth into this world on her great birthday. I will always hold a very
special place in my heart for her the mother of true glamour. May the memory
of the worlds most photographed woman live forever in every eyebrow pencil!" Jenna
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Well... because!" Carolin
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"She's the most beautiful woman in the world.
She took part in the second world war to make the soldiers happy for a while
and to forget what was really happening. There's more to say, of course, I
just love her." Tom
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"You look at her face and she owns you. She is the epitome of
mystery and intrigue. Her features were made for black and white film.
It is amazing. She has character, guts and intelligence. Just look
at what she did during World War II on the USO tour in Europe. You
didn't see Betty Grable pushing a jeep in the mud. She even became very
ill during her "tour" in Europe. What does that tell you about
a German girl singing to American troops in the Ardennes. One unique
woman. What individuality, what independence of mind and spirit. I
cannot name one actress today that even comes close. Her persona on and
off film captures my spirit for some strange reason. It is a fantasy I'm
sure, but she is very alluring in that way." Annick
(Belgium) on Marlene Dietrich
"She had the attitude (a little bitchy but not too much)." Linda
(Australia) on Marlene Dietrich
"What separates Marlene and the other girls on this site is her ability
to balance her glamour and exquisite looks with her high intellect and her
willingness to help others, she was a true romantic." Erin
(Canada) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because she is glamour." Eduardo
(Spain) on Marlene Dietrich
"Porque fue, ha sido y será la estrella con más glamour del cine." George
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Marlene had a way about her that made you feel like you would be a part
of her inner self whether or not you were blessed to meet this very beautiful
lady or not. Very gifted, loving and caring, that is where the other divas
fell short. I loved her then and love her now." Posey
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Marlene Dietrich is my favorite diva because she wasn't just a selfish
glamour girl. She was the real thing who grew up with a tough life and made
things work out for herself and made wonderful friends and connections in her
life. She was a beautiful, talented, humorous, woman who did what she grew up
learning was right. She was the ultimate diva and star of Hollywood." Ayanna
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Marlene : beautiful, defiant, controlling, mesmerizing, sensual,
warm-hearted when she wanted to be yet self-obsessed, temperamental,
unavailable but her magnetism draws you to her again and again... plus she's
the personification of glamour... one can go on and on." Tracy
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She encompasses all that is sex, gender, and androgyny. She's beautiful
in a pure and ultra-sexualized way, as the virgin and the whore." Kerstin
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"Beautiful, talented, delightful, seductive, heart-breaking, cool,
inimitable! She was just the perfect incarnation of a real diva!" Crystal
(Canada) on Marlene Dietrich
"Marlene Dietrich is my favorite diva because when I saw Witness for the
Prosecution, I was amazed when I found out that she was playing a double role.
She is the all time best actress." Joseph
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Style, fashion sense, that face, those legs, that voice, her unique
singing style, her haughtiness, her intelligence, and an unbelievably warped
logic !She is thrilling on all counts -- Catch 7 sinners the movie!" Wes
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"This was a definite conundrum for me... for me the triumvirate of
Hollywood divadom is tight and revolves around three women: 1) Marlene
Dietrich 2) Rita Hayworth 3) Betty Davis. As Rita and Betty are
deservedly honoured on your sitemaster chart, I feel that to excluded Marlene
is a tragic crime...and so she is my favorite. I must also note that Veronica
Lake certainly meets qualification as a diva, and though she may be a bit too
earthy, Barbara Stanwyck is my other fav!" Max
(UK) on Marlene Dietrich
"Her voice and especially her thighs make you enthralled by her. She has
this having fun sense in her which makes her irresistible. In the Blue Angel
she can realistically play a seductive woman whereas in the beginning of the
Scarlet Empress she can convincingly play an innocent girl. Posters surround
my walls. My second favourite actress is Vivien Leigh." Kinga
(Hungary) on Marlene Dietrich
"She had such a luscious low voice." Michelle
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She began in Hollywood when movies were just a fad and lasted at least 6
decades in show buisness, not only was she most probably the longest running
queen of Hollywood, made several comebacks and aged less than Dick Clark, she
was a fabulous woman in her personal life, the tragedies she went through for
her adopted country and her personal beliefs are no less than astounding. She
must have been a fabulous woman!" Lee
(Canada) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because she knew who she was and would not let anyone else tell her
otherwise." Shauna
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She was the epitome of cool glamour. Achingly beautiful, with a
mysterious aloofness that woman desired to emulate and men desired - period.
Her long career ensured she would never be forgotten. Whether playing a
leading lady or a cameo role, she always left the audience wanting to see her
face just one more time." Adriana
(Spain) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because I have just read the biography written by her daughter Maria
and I think she was the most special diva of all times, she's so beautiful and
interesting, and she was so mad too." Jay
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Miss Dietrich ... because she created magic. Learned from the master of
light and shadow to create that for herself. Make-up magic, co-created her
costumes, fucked the most stunning men and women of her time and outlived them
all to create her legend." Susanna
(Finland) on Marlene Dietrich
"She's just so gorgeous, almost manly, but also very feminine. A
first-degree femme fatale. Her image is so cold, proud and detached on the
outside, but inside she's very warm and passionately loving to those she
loves. Love her movie image." Cat
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"A grant lady in her acting, her singing, and in her way of live. Knowing
right from wrong, and acting accordingly to it. Standing above seduction, but
being the personification of seduction itself." Espen
(Norway) on Marlene Dietrich
"It's something nobody can explain. Marlene had something special.
Something wonderful in her everything. She was, and still is, the essence of
everything a true diva should be. For me, she is the diva that lies closest to
my heart. And will continue to be so, for eternity." Kamila
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"First, she was born on the same date as me, only 75 before me, 27 December
1901. That's how she started to interest me... she knew how to make herself a
diva and a legend when she was still alive... wow! And she was so beautiful
and always well dressed. I love her style and I copy it sometimes when I go
out and everybody looks at me, that's great." Nicole
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"She was and is just great. She was a fantastic actress and singer. She
tried to help people in hard times. And she always said what she thought.
She's great." Jane
(UK) on Marlene Dietrich
"Unique, cool, original, the standard of the imitation shows how great
she was." Sundae
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Best character in the history of cinema ... Lola Lola!" Peter
(UK) on Marlene Dietrich
"Marlene Dietrich was one of my late mothers favourites and we never
missed one of her films." Gigi
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because she knew how to love and use both men and women. She lived
her life to her standards and no one else's." Amanda
(Canada) on Marlene Dietrich
"From age 10 she was my idea of what a real woman was." Mike
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"The tuxedo and top hat...need I say more?" Elena
(Russia) on Marlene Dietrich
"Marlene is absolutely divine." Sara
(Switzerland) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because she was a woman who had class and was very beautiful and
elegant." Jessica
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Marlene Dietrich was so magnetic and alluring in all of her films and
she was so fascinating in her roles." Toreka
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"So alluring and mysterious." Amber
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Her beauty and charisma appealed to both men and women at a time when it
was not ok to do so. She had confidence, sexuality, and energy!" Elena
(Russia) on Marlene Dietrich
"Someone said that I look like Marlene and I am very proud of this and
this is the way I would like to be. She is a lady of perfection." Baris
(UK) on Marlene Dietrich
"Looks, acting, dress sense. Everlasting style. Never got hooked up into
little fights with other actresses, but had as much wit and one liners as Bette
or Joan." Lauren
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She can act, she can sing, she's beautiful, and she can make the most
expressive facial features, hinting to you what she's thinking without saying
a word!" Marina
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"Cold as ice and magnificent!" Ashley
(Austria) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because she was the best drama queen of them all." Mara
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Style and presence!" Xabier
(Spain) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because she is glamour!" Larissa
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She has cast her name forth as an extraordinary and brilliant woman.
Marlene changed many views regarding sexuality and sexual preference, and her
name still comes up today when someone is talking about bisexual actresses.
Marlene was not ashamed of her values and sexuality so I think that she should
be the ultimate diva, plus she was a great actress." Maria
José (Argentina) on Marlene Dietrich
"I love her. And she was beautiful. Love Lena." Phil
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because of her appearance her charm and her looks she is in my
opinion the best diva/actress of her time." Kevin
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"The look ... the jewels ... that voice."
Fanny
(UK) on Marlene Dietrich
"I think she was very attractive, and she was the most sophisticated of
all divas. Very intelligent, very sharp, and faultlessly gorgeous."
Maria
(UK) on Marlene Dietrich
"She could make even the kitschiest clothes divine. I model, and think of
Marlene as the most beautiful ever - the one I want to be like."
Francesca
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She has a personal style and grace that is incomparable. She captivates
her audience with this style the way no one, then and now, ever could." R.S.
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because of her courage and her individual personality combined with
independency; her high glamour always interacted with an intellectual (European)
kind of acting." Marie-Laure
(France) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because Marlene is the best. A great professional, honest, lovely.
And because she came from Berlin." Don
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because the names themselves, each alone, connote diva." Barbara
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She had it all, acting ability, exotic glamorous looks and incredible
attitude. One of the few who stood the test of time and remained a diva for
decades!" Johnny
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Just because!" Christian
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"... cause she's the lady who set the trend." Marco
(Italy) on Marlene Dietrich
She's great. Tania
(Canada) on Marlene Dietrich
"You don't find that kind of true star anymore. She had and still has
that certain something that makes a true star." Tweety
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"She was the first influence for many of later stars like Marilyn Monroe, Madonna and many more." Rhiannon
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"... because she's the greatest ever! Glamour and snobbery, and the
typical cleaning fetish." Jaime
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"I think that she is a wonderful entertainer. I've been told that I
remind people of her!" P.M.
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Just look at her, man!" Uwe (Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"She turned her face, mind, body and soul against Nazi Germany as early
as 1933! That earns her big & huge respect! I love her for this and the
songs 'Paff the magic dragon!' and 'Mother have you forgiven me'. And of
course her Berlin songs - always turn my mood into a sunny one! I have been at
her graveyard several times and put a red rose on it." Stefanie
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"Simply gorgeous. Remember she was 77 when she made her last film, still
singing and looking great on stage at 74. She was one of only a few famous
people in Germany who decided to fight against Hitler. She was in World War II
fighting with the Americans against the Germans and nearly lost her life for
that. What a woman! And of course she's also from Berlin, Germany and has also
blonde hair, like me, and also great fabulous legs. Simply gorgeous." Michel
(Belgium) on Marlene Dietrich
"She is the most mysterious of them all!" Louise
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She is beautiful, she acts wonderfully, she can sing, and she has an air
of mystery about her that makes people interested in her." Erich
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Unforgettable. How else to describe someone who brands your imagination
and senses with wit, style, intelligence and beauty." Scott
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She's just the toughest, no BS diva there is!" Valeriy
(Russia) on Marlene Dietrich
"First of all because Marlene was an intelligent and decent person." Lionel
(Canada) on Marlene Dietrich
"Simply because she is the ultimate diva!" Manfred
(Germany) on Marlene Dietrich
"In 1990 she sent me an autographed picture from the sixties with "Für
Manfred" on it - she's the best!" Kate
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Her sense of individuality, beauty and most of all self. Her job was a
job. She put her all into it and loved her work. But what she loved most of
all was her family and friends. A diva is not a bitch. A diva is a woman who
can balance her life with grace and ease." Ebonee
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She broke rules. She was her own woman." Frank
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"Timeless, glamorous, did her own cooking. Garbo with a sense of
humor." Dario
(Argentina) on Marlene Dietrich
"She was the most glamorous diva. I think the only current diva of the
silver screen is Catherine Deneuve." N.N.
(UK) on Marlene Dietrich
"Sheer glamour & great personality. A very intriguing Diva!" Bob
(USA) on Marlene Dietrich
"She is the diva of all divas." John
(Norway) on Marlene Dietrich
"She meets all your criteria and is also European." Frank
(Belgium) on Marlene Dietrich
"She was a real vamp
and very progressive for the time she lived in."
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