Leni Riefenstahl (22nd August 1902 – 8th September 2003), a German film director and actress. Best remembered as the director of Nazi propaganda films, most notably 'Triumph of the Will' in the 1930's, Leni was firstly a swimmer and artist. Moving into acting, she starred in five successful films between 1925 and 1929, and became one of the few women in Germany to direct a film during the Weimar Period when she directed her own film, 'Das Blaue Licht' ('The Blue Light') (1932)