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![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: December 28, 1925 in Ulm, Germany Biography:German actress "Hildegarde Neff" was enrolled right out of high school with UFA Studios' Training Program in preparation for a film career. After a brief period as an artist in an animation firm, she commenced her movie acting with 1945's "Fahrt ins Gluck". One year later, Hildegarde attained fame beyond the boundaries of Germany for her role in Murderers Among Us (1946). An actress first and star second, Ms. Neff divided her time between films and stage work for the Deutsches Theatre. A potential 1948 contract with American producer "David O. Selznick" (prompted by the actress' appearance on a Life magazine cover) came to nothing, but the publicity attending her nude scene in the 1950 German film "The Sinner" won the actress a pact with 20th Century-Fox. In 1951, Hildegarde appeared in "Decision Before Dawn", a Fox picture shot primarily in Germany. The studio changed the spelling of her name for... Full Biography
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