Hildegard Knef was a German actress, singer, and writer. Knef appeared in several European and American film productions across the 1950s, ’60s, and beyond, including Decision Before Dawn, The Snows of Kilimanjaro alongside Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner, Mark of the Tortoise, Mozambique, and Witchery. Beyond her film career, Knef released albums including Live in der Hamburger Musikhalle, 28. Januar 1986. She appears on the songs Hier, in dieser Stadt with Philipp Dittberner, Jene irritierte Auster with Max Raabe and Das Palastorchester, and Ein Herz Ist Zu Verschenken. Knef passed away in 2002.