The German actress and chanson singer Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef, also
known as Hildegard Neff, was born in Ulm on December 28, 1925. She initially
worked as an actress in the USA and Europe. She sings in earlier films such as
Illusion in Moll; in Silk Stockings, she celebrates success on Broadway in the
role of Ninotchka from 1954 to 1956. The recordings of the play also sell well
in the USA. in 1957, she recorded an EP with several songs in England and later
also jazz records in France. In Germany, the single "Er war nie ein Kavalier"
became a sales success before Hildegar...