Lizzi Waldmüller
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Lizzi Waldmüller was an Austria
n actress and singer whose breakthrough to stardom came through her role as Rachel in the Willi Forst
movie Bel Ami
in 1939.
Lizzi had her theatre debut in Innsbrück
in the 1920s, before finding success in Graz
, Vienna and eventually Germany. She became renowned through the Paul Lincke
song 'Ich bin die Frau, von der man spricht' (I am the woman they're talking about). At the beginning of the 1930s, she played supporting roles next to stars such as Heinz Rühmann
, Hans Albers
and her husband Max Hansen
, whom she divorced in 1938.
She died April 8, 1945, in an air raid
in Vienna
, Austria
, a month before the end of World War II
. Her memorial can be found in Friedhof Hadersdorf-Weidlingau, Hadersdorf-Weidlingau, Penzing
, Vienna.
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...
n actress and singer whose breakthrough to stardom came through her role as Rachel in the Willi Forst
Willi Forst
Willi Forst, born Wilhelm Anton Frohs was an Austrian actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer and singer...
movie Bel Ami
Bel Ami (1939 film)
Bel Ami is a German film version of Guy de Maupassant's novel Bel Ami directed by Willi Forst and released in 1939.- Plot :In Paris, in about 1900, George Duroy, just returned from Morocco, spends a night with the singer Rachel, who is rehearsing the song Bel Ami. Later at a party he tells the...
in 1939.
Lizzi had her theatre debut in Innsbrück
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
in the 1920s, before finding success in Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
, Vienna and eventually Germany. She became renowned through the Paul Lincke
Paul Lincke
Carl Emil Paul Lincke was a German composer and theater conductor. He is considered the "father" of the Berlin opera and holds the same significance for Berlin as does Johann Strauss for Vienna and Jacques Offenbach for Paris.He was the son of magistrate August Lincke and and wife Emilie...
song 'Ich bin die Frau, von der man spricht' (I am the woman they're talking about). At the beginning of the 1930s, she played supporting roles next to stars such as Heinz Rühmann
Heinz Rühmann
Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann was a popular German film actor.-Life and work:Rühmann was born in Essen, Westphalia. His role in the 1930 movie Die Drei von der Tankstelle led him to film stardom. He remained highly popular as a comedic actor throughout the 1930s and early 1940s...
, Hans Albers
Hans Albers
Hans Philipp August Albers was a German actor and singer. He was the single biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1945 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century.- Life and work :...
and her husband Max Hansen
Max Hansen
Max Hansen is the name of:*Max Hansen , Danish singer, actor, and comedian*Max Hansen , Standartenführer Commander in the 1st SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment...
, whom she divorced in 1938.
She died April 8, 1945, in an air raid
Strategic bombing
Strategic bombing is a military strategy used in a total war with the goal of defeating an enemy nation-state by destroying its economic ability and public will to wage war rather than destroying its land or naval forces...
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...
, Austria
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...
, a month before the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Her memorial can be found in Friedhof Hadersdorf-Weidlingau, Hadersdorf-Weidlingau, Penzing
Penzing
Penzing may refer to:*Penzing , a suburb of Vienna, Austria*Penzing , a former independent suburb of Vienna, Austria*Penzing, a Katastralgemeinde of the municipality of Sieghartskirchen in Lower Austria...
, Vienna.
Filmography
- 1931: Die spanische Fliege
- 1932: Strafsache van Geldern (Case Van Geldern)
- 1932: Liebe auf den ersten Ton (Love at First Sight)
- 1933: Lachende ErbenLachende ErbenLachende Erben is a 1933 German comedy film. The premiere was on March 6, 1933....
(Laughing Heirs or The Merry Heirs) - with Heinz RühmannHeinz RühmannHeinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann was a popular German film actor.-Life and work:Rühmann was born in Essen, Westphalia. His role in the 1930 movie Die Drei von der Tankstelle led him to film stardom. He remained highly popular as a comedic actor throughout the 1930s and early 1940s... - 1934: Peer GyntPeer GyntPeer Gynt is a five-act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, loosely based on the fairy tale Per Gynt. It is the most widely performed Norwegian play. According to Klaus Van Den Berg, the "cinematic script blends poetry with social satire and realistic scenes with surreal ones"...
- with Hans AlbersHans AlbersHans Philipp August Albers was a German actor and singer. He was the single biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1945 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century.- Life and work :... - 1936: Rendezvous im Paradies
- 1939: Bel AmiBel Ami (1939 film)Bel Ami is a German film version of Guy de Maupassant's novel Bel Ami directed by Willi Forst and released in 1939.- Plot :In Paris, in about 1900, George Duroy, just returned from Morocco, spends a night with the singer Rachel, who is rehearsing the song Bel Ami. Later at a party he tells the...
- with Willi ForstWilli ForstWilli Forst, born Wilhelm Anton Frohs was an Austrian actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer and singer... - 1940: Traummusik - with Benjamino Gigli
- 1940: Casanova heiratet
- 1940: Ritorno (Musica di sogno)
- 1941: Frau Luna (Mistress Moon)
- 1941: Alles für Gloria
- 1942: Eine Nacht in VenedigEine Nacht in VenedigEine Nacht in Venedig is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II and was premiered in Berlin on 3 October 1883 in the Neues Friedrich Wilhelmstadisches Theater, and is the only one of the operettas of Johann Strauss II ever to be premiered outside Vienna...
(The Night in Venice) - 1943: Ein Walzer mit Dir
- 1943: Liebeskomödie
- 1944: Es lebe die Liebe - with Johannes HeestersJohannes HeestersJohan Marius Nicolaas "Johannes" Heesters is a Dutch actor, singer and entertainer with a -year career, almost exclusively in the German-speaking world. In Germany and Austria, Heesters is mainly known for his acting career...
- 1945: Ein Mann wie Maximilian