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Birth Name: Hanne Smyrner
Date of Birth: 3 November, 1934
Place of Birth: Frederiksberg, Denmark
Date of Death: 29 August, 2016
Place of Death: Benalmádena, Andalusia, Spain
Ethnicity: Danish
Ann Smyrner was a Danish actress. She was a major star in European cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. She was known for portraying Die Bild-Lilli in the film Lilli – ein Mädchen aus der Großstadt (1958). Her other roles included cult science fiction films Reptilicus , Journey to the Seventh Planet , and The Black Cobra , as well as the popular German Edgar Wallace crime film series.
She was the daughter of Gerd Henriette Poulsen, a concert singer, and Poul Smyrner (Paul Eduard Vilhelm Smyrner), a well-known stage and film actor, as well as theatre director. Her father was a prominent figure in Danish arts, and appeared in several classic Danish productions during the first half of the 20th century.