- Met her husband on the set of Hallo, Fräulein! (1949).
- Also a singer and designer
- She was friends with Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and Erich Kästner
- 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 and Meyer were engaged for 11 years before they were finally married. Altogether, their relationship lasted 43 years.
- Joseph 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.
- Lives in Munich.
- Living in Bogenhausen, an exclusive district of Munich, in her bungalow. (2011)
- In 1957 und 1958 she represented Germany as a singer for the Grand Prix d'Eurovision and was placed 4th and 7th.
- She experienced the most successful time in the 50's.
- In 1978, she was awarded the "Bundesverdienstkreuz" and in 1985 the "Filmband in Gold" for her contributions to German cinema.
- After the war followed the height of her career. She not only worked in more movies than before but also began a second career as a singer.
- From the 60's she also appeared in TV productions.
- The actress Margot Hielscher first attended an education as a costume designer before she devoted to singing and acting.
- Sister of Anita Hielscher (b. November 3rd, 1921) who was married to Peter Johannes Otto Kasimir Karl Graf von Schall-Riaucour (b. November 6th, 1923, d. February 9th, 2003) (son: Peter Carl Friedrich Achilles Graf von Schall-Riaucour, b. March 5th, 1961).
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