When she died in 2003–68 years after the film's premiere—her obituary received significant coverage in many major publications, including the Associated Press, "The Wall Street Journal", "The New York Times", and "The Guardian", most of which reaffirmed the importance of "Triumph of the Will".
Po vojni je bila za štiri leta zaprta pri zaveznikih zaradi domnevnega simpatiziranja z nacisti in je bila trajno na črni listi filmske industrije.