Emmy Göring's Real Name: Emmy Sonnemann
Emmy Göring → Emmy Sonnemann
Quick answer: The actress was known as Emmy Göring and, earlier, as Emmy Sonnemann. Encyclopedia.com and filmportal.de both record the name Emmy Sonnemann. Filmportal.de also lists the birth name Emma Johanna Henny Sonnemann. Encyclopedia.com gives the birth date March 24, 1893, in Germany. Filmportal.de independently gives 24 March 1893 in Hamburg. Deutsche Biographie lists the life dates as 1899–1973 and the birthplace as Hamburg. Encyclopedia.com and filmportal.de both record her death on June 8, 1973, in Munich. Deutsche Biographie independently gives the death year 1973 and the death place as München.
Real name and early life
Encyclopedia.com lists name variations including Emmy Göring and Emmy Sonnemann, and says she was born on March 24, 1893, in Germany. Filmportal.de independently heads the entry as Emmy Sonnemann, lists Emmy Göring as another name and Emma Johanna Henny Sonnemann as the birth name, and gives the dates 24 March 1893, Hamburg, and 8 June 1973, München. Deutsche Biographie's index entry is headed Göring, Emmy, with the life dates 1899–1973, the birthplace Hamburg, and the death place München.
Career highlights
Encyclopedia.com describes her as a German actress at the National Theater in Weimar before she met Hermann Goering, and says that as Emmy Sonnemann she appeared in the film Guillaume Tell (1934). Filmportal.de describes her occupation as actress (Darstellerin). Filmportal.de independently lists her as a performer in Goethe lebt...! (1931/1932) and in Wilhelm Tell. Das Freiheitsdrama eines Volkes (1933/1934), also listed there as The Legend of William Tell, as well as in Oberwachtmeister Schwenke (1934/1935). Encyclopedia.com says she became the second wife of Hermann Goering in April 1935 and was active in the social life of Nazi circles. The same account says she was convicted of being a Nazi, sentenced to one year in jail in 1948, and banned from the stage for five years.
Name notes for searchers
People looking up Emmy Göring, Emmy Sonnemann, or Emma Johanna Henny Sonnemann are looking for the same actress, including the earlier Weimar stage work and the 1930s film credits most often associated with those names. Later search traffic may use either the name Göring or else the earlier professional name Sonnemann.
FAQ
What was Emmy Göring's real name?
She was known as Emmy Göring and as Emmy Sonnemann. Encyclopedia.com and filmportal.de both record Emmy Sonnemann. Filmportal.de also lists the birth name Emma Johanna Henny Sonnemann.
When and where was she born?
Encyclopedia.com and filmportal.de both give March 24, 1893. Filmportal.de and Deutsche Biographie place the birth in Hamburg; Encyclopedia.com says Germany, without a city. Deutsche Biographie lists the life dates as 1899–1973.
When did she die?
Encyclopedia.com and filmportal.de both record June 8, 1973, in Munich. Deutsche Biographie gives the death year 1973 and the place München.
What later work is cited here?
Encyclopedia.com names the National Theater in Weimar and the film Guillaume Tell (1934). Filmportal.de lists Goethe lebt...! and Wilhelm Tell. Das Freiheitsdrama eines Volkes.