Vilma Kurer

Biography

Vilma Kürer was an Austrian actress and cabaret artist born on October 6, 1914, in Melk, Austria-Ungarn. She began her career with a small film role in Hungary in 1937 and later became a Synchronsprecherin for Deanna Durbin's films. Following the annexation of Austria by the Nazis, Kürer emigrated to the United States in 1938, where she worked on stage until her death on February 4, 2008, in New York City.