Netflix Movies Starring Ilka Windish

Ilka Windish has played many dramatic roles in her acting career but none outweighs the fascinating drama of her own life. She was impressed by both Germans and Russians before escaping to the United States. Ilka was born in Vienna as Ilonka Katerina Gerta Maria Theresa Windisch. She was 12 when Hitler invaded Austria (1938), and was studying to be an actress when Hitler decided his troops on the Russian front needed the lilt of Viennese laughter in entertainment. As an entertainer she was sent to the Leningrad sector, along with almost two dozen other students. She was reported to have said, "We were conscripted like soldiers and had to take the oath of allegiance to Hitler. This meant we could be shot if we deserted." For over six months she sang and danced and "died a little" every time applause was drowned out by the booming of the front-line guns. Read more on iMDB