Antonie Janisch, also known on the stage as Madame Janisch (May 9, 1848, Vienna – October 12, 1920, Vienna) was an Austrian actress.
Career
Antonie Janisch began her career as a teenager at the Theater an der Wien where her first significant role was as the fairy Topase in ''Die Hirschkuh'' in 1863. After an unsuccessful appearance at the
Burgtheater
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, she pursued acting training in Berlin in 1868. When she joined the company of players at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg in 1869 she had a critical triumph, and was thereafter a well regarded stage actress in Austria. She returned to the Burgtheater in 1872–1873, and then briefly retired from performance after marrying Count Ludwig Arco Valley.
In 1875, Antonie resumed her career at the Burgtheater where she was one of the lead actresses of the company through 1882. She then spent the next decade performing in England and the United States as well as other theaters in Germany. She made her Broadway debut in 1885 at the Madison Square Theatre in the title role of ''
Anselma
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''; an English-language work created by
Leander Richardson
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