Lilli Palmer Biography (1914-1986)
Born Lillie Marie Peiser, May 24, 1914, in Poznan, Poland; daughter of Alfred(a surgeon) and Rose (an actress) Peiser; died of cancer in Los Angeles, CA,January 27, 1986; married Rex Harrison, 1943 (divorced, 1957); married Carlos Thompson (an author and actor); children: (first marriage) Carey.
- Nationality
- Polish
- Gender
- Female
- Birth Details
- May 24, 1914
- Poznan, Poland
- Death Details
- January 27, 1986
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Famous Works
- Credits
- FILM DEBUT--1935.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
- The Secret Agent, 1936.
- Chamber of Horrors, 1940.
- Thunder Rock, 1942.
- Cloak and Dagger, 1946.
- Notorious Gentleman, 1946.
- Beware of Pity, 1947.
- My Girl Tisa, 1948.
- Body and Soul, 1948.
- No Minor Vices, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948.
- Her Man Gilbey, 1948.
- The Wicked City, 1950.
- The Long Dark Hall, 1951.
- The Counterfeit Traitor, Paramount, 1952.
- The Four Poster, 1952.
- Main Street to Broadway, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953.
- But Not for Me, Paramount, 1959.
- Conspiracy of Hearts, 1960.
- The Pleasure of His Company, Paramount, 1961.
- Adorable Julia, See-Art, 1964.
- Operation Crossbow, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965.
- Jack of Diamonds, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967.
- Oedipus the King, Universal, 1967.
- The High Commissioner, Cinerama, 1968.
- Hard Contract, 1969.
- The House That Screamed, American International, 1970.
- Murders in the Rue Morgue, American International, 1971.
- The Boys from Brazil, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978.
- Also appeared in: Gentle Sex; English without Tears; Silent Barrier; Sunday in Vienna; Command Performance; The Man with Ten Faces; The Girl Must Live; Is Anna Anderson Anastasia; The Flight of the White Stallions; Le tonnerrede dieu; Le Voyage dupere; Marquis de sade; La residencia; What the Peeper Saw; The Holcroft Covenant.
- STAGE DEBUT--In Berlin, 1932.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- Caesar and Cleopatra, Broadway, 1949.
- Venus Observed, Broadway, 1952.
- Love of Four Colonels, Broadway, 1952.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
- "Twentieth Century," Ford Theatre, CBS, 1950.
- title role, "The Trial of Anne Boleyn," Omnibus, CBS, 1952.
- "The Man in Possession," U.S. Steel Hour, ABC, 1954.
- MINI-SERIES Peter the Great, 1986.
- Writings;BOOKS
- Change Lobsters and Dance, 1975.
- The Red Raven, 1979.