Annemarie Düringer (26 November 1925 – 26 November 2014) was a
Swiss actress. She was born in
Arlesheim,
Basel-Landschaft
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.
The daughter of a Swiss
industrialist, she graduated from Cours Simon,
Paris
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in 1946, and from the
Max Reinhardt Seminar
The Max Reinhardt Seminar (Reinhardt Seminar) is the School of Drama at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria. It is located in the Palais Cumberland, Penzingerstraße 9, in Vienna's 14th district ().
History
A ''Lehr ...
in
Vienna
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the following year, in 1947. In 1949 she became a member of the prestigious Vienna
Burgtheater where she played major roles such as Queen Elisabeth in
Schiller's ''
Maria Stuart''. She remained in the ensemble of this theatre until her death. In 2004 she became patron of the
Murau
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Geography
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festival
Shakespeare in Styria file:Shakespeare in Styria 0005 Peralta.jpg, 300px, upright=1.25, ''Julius Caesar (play), Julius Caesar'' by William Shakespeare performed in Murau, 2014
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founded by
Nicholas Allen and
Rudolph J. Wojta.
She received numerous awards, including the
Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
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. She died on her 89th birthday in
Baden bei Wien,
Lower Austria
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.
Filmography
Honours and awards
*
National Film Award
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for "Night, when the Devil came" (Best Supporting Actress, 1958)
* Actress nomination for chamber (1963)
*
Hans-Reinhart-Ring
The Hans-Reinhart-Ring (in French: ''Anneau Hans-Reinhart''; in Italian: ''Anello Hans Reinhart''; in Romansh: ''Anè da Hans Reinhart'') is a prestigious Switzerland, Swiss award in theatre. Since 2014 it is part of the Swiss Theater Awards as ...
(1974)
* Kainz Medal (1977)
*
Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
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History
The "Austrian D ...
(1977)
*
(1985)
* Honorary Gold Medal of Vienna
*
Alma-Seidler-Ring (2000)
* Doyenne of the Burgtheater (2001)
* Gold Medal of Honour for Services to the City of Vienna (2005)
References
External links
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Biography with portrait(in
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1925 births
2014 deaths
Swiss stage actresses
Swiss film actresses
Swiss television actresses
20th-century Swiss actresses
21st-century Swiss actresses
People from Basel-Landschaft
Recipients of the Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
German Film Award winners
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