birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
essen , germany 23 april 1924 1950 -- 1977 ruth leuwerik
 ruth leuwerik actress
ruth leuwerik

ruth leuwerik -lrb- born 23 april 1924 -rrb- is a german film actress .
she appeared in 34 films between 1950 and 1977 .
leuwerik is probably best known for her portrayal of maria von trapp in the films `` the trapp family '' and `` the trapp family in america '' .
in the 1950s she and dieter borsche were considered as the ideal couple of the german film .
in 1962 she starred in the helmut käutner film `` redhead '' , which was entered into the 12th berlin international film festival .
she is a five-time bambi award winner .
she was born in essen , germany .
