Josef Goebbels insisted that she mustn't play in Dreimal Komödie (1949) because she wasn't "German" enough, he thought her singing was too "American". At that time, all the film castings had to be agreed on by Goebbels. However, after another screen-test with some more "German" make-up, Goebbels finally agreed on her casting.
Also a singer and designer
Lives in Munich.
Met her husband on the set of Hallo, Fräulein! (1949).
She and Meyer were engaged for 11 years before they were finally married. Altogether, their relationship lasted 43 years.
She decided to obtain a pilot's licence in Switzerland in 1952 because her friend Herbert von Karajan cynically told her that it was a good thing that there still were certain things that were only for men. Ms. Hielscher proved him wrong and passed her test with one less lesson.
She was friends with Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and Erich Kästner