Goering, Emmy (1893–1973)
Goering, Emmy (1893–1973)
German actress. Name variations: Emmy Göring; Emmy Sonnemann. Born Mar 24, 1893, in Germany; died June 8, 1973, in Munich; became the 2nd wife of Hermann Goering (Nazi air marshal), April 1935 (died Oct 15, 1946); m. Karl Köstlin (div.); children: Edda Goering (b. June 2, 1938).
Was an actress at the National Theater in Weimar before she met her husband; as Emmy Sonnemann, also appeared in the film Guillaume Tell (1934); was active in the social life of Nazi circles; convicted of being a Nazi, was sentenced to 1 year in jail (1948) and banned from the stage for 5 years. Hermann Goering was 1st married to Karin von Kantzow who died in 1931.
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