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Ute Lemper Biography (1963-)

Full name, Ute Gertrude Lemper; born July 4, 1963, in Muenster, Westfalen, Germany; daughter of a banker father and Elfrieda (an opera singer) Lemper; married David Tabatzky (a comedian), May 4, 1994 (separated, 2002); children: Max, Stella. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr.,Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: c/o Les Visiteurs Du Soir, 40 Rue De La Folie Regnault, 75011 Paris, France.

Nationality

German

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

July 4, 1963

Muenster, Germany

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Marianne, Drei Gegen Drei, 1985
• Hanussen, 1988
• Marie-Antoinette, L'autrichienne, 1989
• Arlette Simon, Jean Galmot, aventurier (also known as Jean Galmot, Adventurer), 1990
• Ceres, Prospero's Books (also known as L'ultima tempesta),Miramax, 1991
• Anna, Prorva (also known as Moscow Parade), 1992
• Catherine Gless, Coupable d'innocence (also known as Guilty ofInnocence and Kiedy rozum spi), 1992
• The Michael Nyman Songbook, 1992
• Albertine, pregnant supermodel, Pret-a-Porter (also known as Ready to Wear), 1994
• Babette, Bogus, Warner Bros., 1996
• Carole Valmer, Combat des fauves (also known as Wild Gamesand Der Mann im Lift), 1997
• Eva Kline, A River Made to Drown In, 1997
• Greta, Appetite, New City Releasing, 1998
• Kurt Gerrons Karussell, Seventh Art Releasing, 1999
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Peggy Brinkley, Das Erbe der Guldenburgs, 1987
• Movies
• Mozart, Letters, Riddles, and Writs (also known as Not Mozart:Letters, Riddles and Writs), 1991
• Anna, Pierre qui brule, 1992
• Illusions, 1992
• Jiggery Pokery, 1994
• Rage and Outrage: The Dreyfus Affair, 1994
• Specials
• Ute Lemper: A Concert from the 1989 Bath International Festival, 1989
• The Wall: Live in Berlin (also known as The Wall: Berlin 90), 1990
• Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill, 1992
• In Search of Cabaret, 1992
• Artists for Bosnia: Two Songs and a Poem for Bosnia, 1993
• The Work: Movers and Shakers, 1997
• Originals in Art: Ute Lemper, a Portrait in the First Person, 1997
• The Thousand and One Lives of Ute Lemper, 1998
• Herself, Marlene: Inventing Dietrich, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
• Herself, Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration, 2000
• Episodic
• "Smoke Wrings," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1996
• Stage Appearances
• Cats, Vienna, Austria, 1983
• Velma Kelly, Chicago, Adelphi Theater, London, 1997-1998, then Shubert Theater, New York City, 1998-
• Ute Lemper, Capitol Theatre, Columbus, OH, then Joe's Pub ... at the Public Theater, New York City, 2002-2003
• Also appeared in The Seven Deadly Sings, Stuttgart, Germany; Lamort subite; as Sandy Bowles, Cabaret, Dusseldorf, Germany, and Paris; Lola, Blue Angel; as title role, Peter Pan, Berlin, Germany.
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill, 1988
• Threepenny Opera, 1988
• Mahogany Sonspiel, 1989
• Crimes of the Heart, Columbia, 1990
• Illusions (Songs of Dietrich & Piaf), London, 1992
• Espace Indecent, 1993
• Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill, Volume 2, 1993
• City of Strangers, 1995
• Unzensiert, Henschel Verlag, 1995
• Berlin Cabaret Songs, London, 1996
• Non Censure, Albin Michel, 1997
• All That Jazz: The Best of Ute Lemper, London, 1998
• Punishing Kiss, Decca, 2000
• But One Day, Decca, 2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Contemporary Musicians, Volume 14, Gale Research, 1995

Periodicals

• American Record Guide, September/October, 1997, pp. 279-82
• American Theatre, April, 1999, p. 39
• Billboard, July 3, 1993, pp. 1-3
• Variety, November 24, 1997, p. 74; November 16, 1998, p. 42