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Alma Seidler(1 June 1899 – 8 December 1977[1]) was anAustrianactress. She was member of theBurgtheaterfor over 50 years.
Biography
editAlma Seidler was born inLeoben,the daughter ofErnst Seidler von Feuchtenegg.[2]The laterBurgtheaterdirectorAlbert Heinewas her teacher and sponsor.[1]From 1918 to 1977, she was actress at the Burgtheater[3][4]and made her debut in Ibsen'sWildentein 1919.[1]Since 1960, she was honorary member of the Burgtheater.[2]She also performed at theSalzburg Festival.[2]
Seidler was married to the Burgtheater actor and directorKarl Eidlitz,with whom she had a son.[5][6]
She died in Vienna on 8 December 1977 and is buried in a grave of honor at theVienna Central Cemetery.[4]
Awards
editSource:[2]
- Kammerschauspielerin (February 1928);
- Decoration of Honour in Gold of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria(1955);
- Ehrenmedaille der Bundeshauptstadt Wien(1959);
- Josef Kainz Medalfor Mrs. Dowey inDie Medaillen der alten Dame(Barry/Koval) (1959);
- Honorary member Burgtheater (1960);
- Austrian Decoration for Science and Art,1st class (1968);
- Großes Silbernes Ehrenzeichen des Landes Wien (1976);
- Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria(1977);
Legacy
editIn 1978, theAlma-Seidler-Ringwas donated for theKammerschauspielerin.[2]AnAlma-Seidler-WeginLiesingand a street inLeoben[7]was named after her.[4]
Roles
editSource:[2]
- Angélique in:Der eingebildete Krankeby Molière, 1922;
- Franziska in:Minna von Barnhelmby G. E. Lessing, 1926;[1]
- Title role in:Käthchen von Heilbronnby H. v. Kleist, 1927;
- Susie Sachs in:Arm wie eine Kirchenmausby L. Fodor, 1928;
- Viktoria in:Mädchenjahre einer Königinby Sil-Vara (Geza Silberer), 1932;
- Susi Peschta in:Das Kamel geht durch das Nadelöhrby F. Langer, 1934;
- Anna Meinhold-Aigner, in:Das weite Landby A. Schnitzler, 1959;
- Die Mutter, in:Sechs Personen suchen einen Autorby L. Pirandello, 1959;
- Title role, in:Die Irre von Chaillotby J. Giraudoux, 1961;
- Mathilde von Zahnd, in:Die Physikerby F. Dürrenmatt, 1963;
- Gunhild, in:John Gabriel Borkmanby H. Ibsen, 1964;
- Martha, in:Arsen und Spitzenhäubchenby J. Kesselring, 1965;
- Aase, in:Peer Gyntby H. Ibsen, 1965;
- Claire Zachanassian, in:Der Besuch der alten Dameby F. Dürrenmatt, 1970;
- Die alte Margret, in:Der Vaterby A. Strindberg, 1973;
- Signora Frola, in:So ist es – ist es so?by L. Pirandello, 1974;
- Daja, in:Nathan der Weiseby G. E. Lessing, 1974;
Selected filmography
editSource:[2]
- Arlberg Express(1948)
- The Angel with the Trumpet(1948)
- White Gold(1949)
- Vagabonds(1949)
- Cordula(1950)
- The Fourth Commandment(1950)
- Voices of Spring(1952)
- To Be Without Worries(1953)
- Mozart(1955)
- Three Men in the Snow(1955)
- Scandal in Bad Ischl(1957)[8]
- The Saint and Her Fool(1957)[9]
- The Unexcused Hour(1957)
- Jedermann(1961)[10]
- The Adventures of Count Bobby(1961)[11]
- Der Spinnenmörder(1978, TV film)[12]
References
edit- ^abcd"Alma Seidler starb vor 25 Jahren".Der Standard(in German).Retrieved21 December2021.
- ^abcdefgPatocka, Ralph-Günther."Seidler, Alma".Deutsche Biographie(in German).Retrieved21 December2021.
- ^"Seidler, Alma eigentlich A. Seidler-Eidlitz".AEIOU(in German). 31 July 2001.Retrieved21 December2021.
- ^abc"Die Königin des Burgtheaters: Neue Biografie über Schauspielerin Alma Seidler".MeinBezirk.at(in German). 14 January 2019.Retrieved21 December2021.
- ^"Ausstellung über" Alma Seidler (1899–1977) "".Online Merker(in German).Retrieved21 December2021.
- ^Wagner, Renate."Bernhard A. Macek: Alma Seidler".Online Merker(in German).Retrieved21 December2021.
- ^Joham, Alfred (2015).Leoben: Strassennamen mit Geschichte(in German). Leoben: Selbstverlag Stadt Leoben.ISBN978-3-9504139-0-8.OCLC958394936.
- ^"Skandal in Ischl".filmportal.de(in German).Retrieved21 December2021.
- ^"Die Heilige und ihr Narr".filmportal.de.Retrieved21 December2021.
- ^CINEMA online (21 December 1961)."Jedermann".cinema.de.Retrieved21 December2021.
- ^Hung, Steffen."Die Abenteuer des Grafen Bobby".filmcharts.ch(in German).Retrieved21 December2021.
- ^"Der Spinnenmörder – Regie: Gerhard Klingenberg".Deutsches Filmhaus(in German).Retrieved21 December2021.
Further reading
edit- Macek, Bernhard (2018).Alma Seidler.Wien: myMorawa.ISBN978-3-99084-115-0.OCLC1057319452.
External links
edit- Alma SeidleratIMDb
- "Alma Seidler".Wien Geschichte Wiki(in German). 20 September 1959.Retrieved21 December2021.
- "Seidler, Alma".Austria-Forum(in German).Retrieved21 December2021.