Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer
Palmer in Cloak and Dagger (1946)
Born
Lilli Marie Peiser

(1914-05-24)24 May 1914
Died27 January 1986(1986-01-27) (aged 71)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
NationalityGerman
Years active1935–1986
Spouses
(m. 1943; div. 1957)
(m. 1957)
ChildrenCarey Harrison
RelativesIrene Prador (sister)

Lilli Palmer (German: [ˈlɪ.li ˈpal.mɐ] ; born Lilli Marie Peiser; 24 May 1914 – 27 January 1986) was a German actress and writer. After beginning her career in British films in the 1930s, she would later transition to major Hollywood productions, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance in But Not for Me (1959).

Other notable roles include in the comedy The Pleasure of His Company (1961), the Spanish horror film The House That Screamed (1969), and in the miniseries Peter the Great (1986), which earned her another Golden Globe Award nomination. For her career in European films, Palmer won the Volpi Cup, and the Deutscher Filmpreis three times.