RIP Margot Hielscher

There are only a few German ladies who can be called Film Divas. Margot Hielscher was one of them.  She began as a costume designer in the pre-World War II period and was discovered by a director and immediately signed to "The Heart of the Queen" (1940).  In the Second World War she was one of the most popular German actresses, playing in 60 films and about 200 TV productions. Her passion for music was discovered by the Berlin woman in the post-war period, when she repeatedly presented singing inserts for American soldiers. In 1957 and 58 Margot Hielscher represented the FRG at the Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne - the present Eurovision Song Contest - where she finished 4th and 7th.  The red-haired talent was also as a presenter.  In the 1960s, she moderated her own TV program "Visiting Margot Hielscher", where she welcomed over 700 celebrities. Margot appeared in only one Euro-western: “Johnny Saves Nebrador” (1953) as Marina starring Hans Albers.