Still of Leni Riefenstahl in Tiefland (1954)
Caption: Still of Leni Riefenstahl in Tiefland (1954)
Actress, Producer, Director
Born: August 22, 1902
Star sign: Leo
Known for: Triumph of the Will (1935), Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938), The Blue Light (1932), Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty (1938)
Source: IMDB
Leni Riefenstahl's show-biz experience began with an experiment: she wanted to know what it felt like to dance on the stage. Success as a dancer gave way to film acting when she attracted the attention of film director Arnold Fanck, subsequently starring in some of his mountaineering pictures. With Fanck as her mentor, Riefenstahl began directing ...