Alma Seidler

Alma Seidler (1 June 1899 – 8 December 1977) was an Austrian actress. She was member of the Burgtheater for over 50 years.

Biography

Alma Seidler was born in Leoben, the daughter of Ernst Seidler von Feuchtenegg. The later Burgtheater director Albert Heine was her teacher and sponsor. From 1918 to 1977, she was actress at the Burgtheater and made her debut in Ibsen's ''Wildente'' in 1919. Since 1960, she was honorary member of the Burgtheater. She also performed at the Salzburg Festival.

Seidler was married to the Burgtheater actor and director , with whom she had a son.

She died in Vienna on 8 December 1977 and is buried in a grave of honor at the Vienna Central Cemetery.

Awards

Source:

* Kammerschauspielerin (February 1928);
* Decoration of Honour in Gold of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1955);
* (1959);
* for Mrs. Dowey in ''Die 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

In 1978, the Alma-Seidler-Ring was donated for the . An ''Alma-Seidler-Weg'' in Liesing and a street in Leoben was named after her.

Roles

Source:

* Angélique in: ''Der eingebildete Kranke'' by Molière, 1922;
* Franziska in: ''Minna von Barnhelm'' by G. E. Lessing, 1926;
* Title role in: ''Käthchen von Heilbronn'' by H. v. Kleist, 1927;
* Susie Sachs in: ''Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus'' by L. Fodor, 1928;
* Viktoria in: ''Mädchenjahre einer Königin'' by Sil-Vara (Geza Silberer), 1932;
* Susi Peschta in: ''Das Kamel geht durch das Nadelöhr'' by F. Langer, 1934;
* Anna Meinhold-Aigner, in: ''Das weite Land'' by A. Schnitzler, 1959;
* Die Mutter, in: ''Sechs Personen suchen einen Autor'' by L. Pirandello, 1959;
* Title role, in: ''Die Irre von Chaillot'' by J. Giraudoux, 1961;
* Mathilde von Zahnd, in: ''Die Physiker'' by F. Dürrenmatt, 1963;
* Gunhild, in: ''John Gabriel Borkman'' by H. Ibsen, 1964;
* Martha, in: ''Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen'' by J. Kesselring, 1965;
* Aase, in: ''Peer Gynt'' by H. Ibsen, 1965;
* Claire Zachanassian, in: ''Der Besuch der alten Dame'' by F. Dürrenmatt, 1970;
* Die alte Margret, in: ''Der Vater'' by A. Strindberg, 1973;
* Signora Frola, in: ''So ist es – ist es so?'' by L. Pirandello, 1974;
* Daja, in: ''Nathan der Weise'' by G. E. Lessing, 1974;

Selected filmography

Source:

* ''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)
* ''The Saint and Her Fool'' (1957)
* '' Jedermann'' (1961)
* ''The Adventures of Count Bobby'' (1961)
* ' (1978, TV film)

References

Further reading

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Austrian film actresses
Austrian untitled nobility
People from Leoben
1899 births
1977 deaths
Austrian television actresses
20th-century Austrian actresses

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