Georg Preuße (Pseudonym Mary Morgan) (born 24 August 1950 in

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Life

After school in Ankum, Preuße became a radio and television engineer. He later started performing in shows and clubs as an actor

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. In the 1980s, nationally famous in

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, he first played the role of ''Mary Morgan''. He worked together with actor Reiner Kohler, who played ''Gordy Blanche''. In the 1990s and 2000s, Preuße played different roles in German theatre. Preuße, who is openly

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, lives in

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Works by Preuße

Theatre

* Musical Cabaret - Conferencier

TV

* ''„Mary & Gordy“-Shows: Spaß an der Verwandlung 1- 3'' * ''Mary-Shows''. 25 editions (with gags, songs, dance and talkshows) * ''Mary-Revues'': ''Die frech-frivole Illusion''. ''Sternschnuppen. * TV moderations: ''Marys Quiz'' - ''Baden-Badener Roulette''

Film

* ''Mary & Gordy auf dem Land'' * ''Frau'n Frau'n Frau'n'' * ''Marys verrücktes Krankenhaus'' * ''

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– „Das erste aller Lieder“''

Awards

* 1990:

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for ''Mary and Gordy''

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Mary Preuße

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Preusse, Georg 1950 births Living people German gay actors German male stage actors German male television actors German male film actors People from Osnabrück (district) German drag queens