Margit Saad
German actress

Margit Saad

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German actress
Gender:
Female
Birth:
30 May 1929(Munich)
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Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
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Margit Saad (born 30 May 1929) is a German actress (originally Lebanese) who has worked largely in German film and television but has also made occasional English-language appearances. She was born in Munich, Bavaria and made her screen debut in Eva erbt das Paradies. In 1960 she starred in the British drama film The Criminal and followed it up with appearances in other British films and television programmes such as The Rebel (US Call Me Genius, 1961) with Tony Hancock, Playback (1962), an entry in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of second features, The Saint in The Saint Sees It Through (1964) and The Magnificent Two (1967) supporting Morecambe and Wise.
Saad appeared in an early 1966 episode of the American television espionage series Blue Light. It was edited together with three other episodes later in 1966 to create the American theatrical film I Deal in Danger, which includes her appearance.

Selected filmography

  • Behind Monastery Walls (1952)
  • Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1958)
  • Playback (1962)
  • I Deal in Danger (1966)