Maria Eis
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Maria Eis was an Austria
n actress of stage and screen.
Between 1918 and 1923 Eis performed on stage at the Neue Wiener Bühne (New Vienna stage), the Renaissancebühne (Renaissance stage) and the Kammerspielen. Later, she moved to Hamburg, where she played at the Thalia Theater and at the Deutschen Schauspielhaus until 1932. When she returned to Vienna, she joined an ensemble group at the Burgtheatre (City Theatre), where she played character and tragic roles up until her death. Her performances as Elizabeth I, Lady Macbeth, Sappho, Medea, and Iphigenia are considered noteworthy.
Eis also acted in a number of successful films after 1935.
A section of road in front of the former Karl Michael Ziehrer House has been renamed "Maria Eis Gasse" in her memory.
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 of stage and screen.
Between 1918 and 1923 Eis performed on stage at the Neue Wiener Bühne (New Vienna stage), the Renaissancebühne (Renaissance stage) and the Kammerspielen. Later, she moved to Hamburg, where she played at the Thalia Theater and at the Deutschen Schauspielhaus until 1932. When she returned to Vienna, she joined an ensemble group at the Burgtheatre (City Theatre), where she played character and tragic roles up until her death. Her performances as Elizabeth I, Lady Macbeth, Sappho, Medea, and Iphigenia are considered noteworthy.
Eis also acted in a number of successful films after 1935.
A section of road in front of the former Karl Michael Ziehrer House has been renamed "Maria Eis Gasse" in her memory.
Partial filmography
- EpisodeEpisode (film)Episode is an Austrian film from 1935. It belongs to the popular Austrian light romantic comedy genre known as the Wiener Film, but also contains, for a film of this genre, unusually serious social comment. It was written and produced by Walter Reisch...
(1935) - The TrialThe Trial (1948 film)The Trial is a 1948 Austrian drama film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst. At the 1948 Venice Film Festival, Pabst won the Award for Best Director; Ernst Deutsch won the award for Best Actor and the Volpi Cup. The story is based on the events of the Tiszaeszlár blood libel.-Cast:* Ewald Balser – Dr....
(1948) - Mysterious ShadowsMysterious ShadowsMysterious Shadows is a 1949 Austrian drama film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst.-Cast:* Paul Hubschmid - Dr. Benn Wittich* Ilse Werner - Cornelia* Stefan Skodler - Robert Roy* Elfe Gerhart - Charlotte* Hermann Thimig - Heinemann...
(1949) - Franz SchubertFranz Schubert (film)Franz Schubert is a 1953 Austrian film depicting composer Franz Schubert's life and work.- Plot :Franz Schubert works as an assistant teacher in the school led by his father...
(1953) - The Eternal WaltzThe Eternal WaltzThe Eternal Waltz is a 1954 West German film dramatizing the life of Johann Strauss II. The initial story was written by Hanns Marschall and Ruth Charlotte Silbermann, and the film itself was written by Alexander Lix; the adaptation was by Paul Verhoeven who also directed the film.-Cast:*Bernhard...
(1954)