Charlotte Lenya

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Lotte Lenya was an Austrian-American singer, diseuse, and actress, long based in the United States. In the German-speaking and classical music world, she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her first husband, Kurt Weill. In English-language cinema, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as a jaded aristocrat in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961). She also played the murderous and sadistic Rosa Klebb in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love (1963).

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A female given name from French.. Etymology: From Charlotte in the 17th century, a female diminutive form of Charles, from Karl, which came from the Germanic *karlaz. The civil parish is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818). nat=British-Dutch.

The name Charlotte is of French origin, meaning "A female given name from French.. Etymology: From Charlotte in the 17th century, a female diminutive form of Charles, from Karl, which came from the Germanic *karlaz. The civil parish is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818). nat=British-Dutch.". It is traditionally a female name.

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