Person · Female
Iwa Wanja
- From
- Burgas
- Active
- 1905–1991
- Releases
- 0
About
Iwa Wanja (born Ivanka Nikolova Yanakieva; 10 October 1905 – 26 June 1991) was a Bulgarian actress based in Germany. She moved to Berlin to pursue her career, appearing in around thirty German films. She was married to Norbert Schultze, German composer, best remembered for having written the melody of the World War II classic Lili Marleen.
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 84961544-6e45-427f-80c1-ebe10190be88
- ISNI
- 0000000368398142
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.