Erika Pluhar
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Erika Pluhar is an actress, singer and author from Austria
and was born on 28 February 1939 in Vienna
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Erika Pluhar is the daughter of Anna and Dr Josef Pluhar. One of her sisters, Ingeborg G. Pluhar, is a painter and sculptress.
After finishing school in 1957, Erika Pluhar studied at the Max Reinhardt Seminar
, the Viennese academy for music and the performing arts where she graduated with distinction in 1959. She immediately went into acting at the Burgtheater
, the imperial court theatre, were she was a member of the acting troupe from 1959 until 1999.
At the beginning of the 1970s Erika Pluhar embarked on a singing career. She has been writing books since her childhood; her first book was published in 1981.
Erika Pluhar has been married twice (with Udo Proksch
, businessman and convict of the murder of six people, and André Heller
, poet and all-rounder artist) and has had a daughter, Anna (1961–1999).
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and was born on 28 February 1939 in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
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Erika Pluhar is the daughter of Anna and Dr Josef Pluhar. One of her sisters, Ingeborg G. Pluhar, is a painter and sculptress.
After finishing school in 1957, Erika Pluhar studied at the Max Reinhardt Seminar
Max Reinhardt Seminar
The Max Reinhardt Seminar is the School of Drama at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria. It is located in the Palais Cumberland, Penzingerstraße 9, in Vienna's 14th district - History :...
, the Viennese academy for music and the performing arts where she graduated with distinction in 1959. She immediately went into acting at the Burgtheater
Burgtheater
The Burgtheater , originally known as K.K. Theater an der Burg, then until 1918 as the K.K. Hofburgtheater, is the Austrian National Theatre in Vienna and one of the most important German language theatres in the world.The Burgtheater was created in 1741 and has become known as "die Burg" by the...
, the imperial court theatre, were she was a member of the acting troupe from 1959 until 1999.
At the beginning of the 1970s Erika Pluhar embarked on a singing career. She has been writing books since her childhood; her first book was published in 1981.
Erika Pluhar has been married twice (with Udo Proksch
Udo Proksch
Udo Proksch was an Austrian businessman and industrialist. In 1991, he was convicted of the murder of six people as part of a major insurance fraud. Proksch died in prison....
, businessman and convict of the murder of six people, and André Heller
André Heller
Franz André Heller is an Austrian artist, author, singer and actor.- Biography :Heller was born in Vienna into a wealthy Jewish family of sweets manufacturers . His almost daily visits to the Café Hawelka were in his opinion a key element in the development of his literary orientation...
, poet and all-rounder artist) and has had a daughter, Anna (1961–1999).
Literary works (German)
- Aus Tagebüchern (1981)
- Über Leben : Lieder und ihre Geschichten (1982)
- Lieder (1986)
- Als gehörte eins zum anderen : eine Geschichte (1991)
- Zwischen die Horizonte geschrieben : Lieder, Lyrik, kleine Prosa (1992)
- Marisa : Rückblenden auf eine Freundschaft (1996), Hoffmann und Campe, ISBN 978-3-455-30105-2
- Am Ende des Gartens : Erinnerungen an eine Jugend (1997)
- Matildas Erfindungen (1999)
- Der Fisch lernt fliegen : unterwegs durch die Jahre (2000)
- Verzeihen Sie, ist das hier schon die Endstation? (2001)
- Die Wahl (2003)
- Erika Pluhar: Ein Bilderbuch (2004)
- Die stille Zeit : Geschichten und Gedanken nicht nur zu Weihnachten (2004)
- Reich der Verluste (2005)
- Paar Weise. Geschichten und Betrachtungen zur Zweisamkeit, (Januar 2007), Residenz/Niederösterreichisches Pressehaus, ISBN 370171472X, ISBN 978-3701714728
Records
- Erika Pluhar singt (1972)
- So oder so ist das Leben (1974)
- Die Liebeslieder der Erika Pluhar (1975)
- Hier bin ich (1976)
- Beziehungen (1978)
- Vom Himmel auf die Erde falln sich die Engel tot: Pluhar singt Biermann (1979)
- Narben (1981)
- Über Leben (1982)
- Liebende (1983)
- Wiener Lieder
- Bossa à la Marinoff (1989)
- For ever
- Ein Abend am Naschmarkt (1995)
- Jahraus, jahrein (1998)
- I geb net auf (1999)
- Lieder vom Himmel und der Erde (2002)
- Es war einmal (2004)
- Wien. Lied. Wir. (2006)
Film appearances (in German)
- 1961 – Die Türen knallen
- 1963 – Die Möwe
- 1964 – Das vierte Gebot
- 1968 – Bel Ami
- 1968 – Moos auf den SteinenMoss on the StonesMoss on the Stones is a 1968 Austrian drama film directed by Georg Lhotsky. The Austrian academic Robert von Dassanowsky said it was one of the most remarkable and memorable Austrian films of the 1960s...
– Regie: Georg Lhotzky - 1968 – Die Bürger von Calais
- 1969 – Der Zuschlag
- 1970 – Hier bin ich, mein Vater
- 1970 – Die graue Nonne
- 1970 – Perrak- Regie: Alfred Vohrer
- 1971 – Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter – Regie: Wim WendersWim WendersErnst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer.-Early life:Wenders was born in Düsseldorf. He graduated from high school in Oberhausen in the Ruhr area. He then studied medicine and philosophy in Freiburg and Düsseldorf...
– nach einer Erzählung von Peter HandkePeter HandkePeter Handke is an avant-garde Austrian novelist and playwright.-Early life:Handke and his mother lived in the Soviet-occupied Pankow district of Berlin from 1944 to 1948 before resettling in Griffen... - 1971 – Die Nacht von Lissabon
- 1971 – Schwester Bonaventura
- 1972 – Monsieur Chasse
- 1974 – Der Schwierige
- 1976 – Die Brüder – Regie: Wolf GremmWolf GremmWolf Gremm is a German film director and screenwriter.In the 1960s he studied German literature, psychology, sociology and theater. After graduation he studied film direction at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin and directed his first feature film Ich dachte, ich wär tot in 1973...
- 1977 – Gaslicht
- 1977 – Todd Maeulstud Werhale: Wolf Gremm
- 1977 – Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo – Regie: David Hemmings
- 1978 – Die Kameliendame
- 1978 – Der Mann im Schilf – Regie: Manfred PurzerManfred PurzerManfred Purzer is a German screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 27 films between 1955 and 1993. In 1974, he was a member of the jury at the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
- 1979 – Sonntagskinder – Regie: Michael VerhoevenMichael Verhoeven-Life and work:Verhoeven is the son of German film director, Paul Verhoeven . He married actress Senta Berger in 1966; their son is the actor-director Simon Verhoeven. Together, the couple formed a production company to make films...
- 1983 – Liebe ist kein Argument – Regie: Marianne Lüdcke
- 1986 – Mamortische – Regie: Antonio Victor D’Almeida
- 1992 – Rosalinas Haus
- 1994 – Etwas am Herzen
- 1994 – Mrs. Klein – Regie: Ingemo Engström
- 1994 – Rosen aus Jerichow – Regie: Hans Peter Heinzl
- 2001 – Marafona: ein Film über das Lieben – auch Regie durch Erika Pluhar
Awards
- The Josef Kainz Medal from the City of Vienna (1979)
- The Robert Musil Medal from the city of Klagenfurt and the Robert Musil Archive (1984)
- Chamber Actress of the Year (1986)
- Honorary Medal of the City of Vienna, Gold (2000)