Johanna Niese, known as Hansi Niese (10 November 1875 in Vienna – 4 April 1934) was an Austrian actress.

Career

Hansi Niese made her debut at age 18 in 1891 in the South Moravian town of

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at the local theater. Her success story began in 1893 at the Vienna Raimund Theater, where she appeared in the series for six years as a

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. In 1899 she moved to the theater an der Josefstadt. Soon after, she married

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, the director of this theater. Not only at the various stages of Vienna, but also on tour in Berlin Niese has starred in numerous plays by including

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, Ferdinand Raimund and Arthur Schnitzler. She also appeared in several farces and operettas (around 1907 as "Försterchristl" in the eponymous operetta her brother

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) and often as a partner of

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. In the thirties Niese starred in several films, including 1931 in "An Affair" and 1932 in "Hussars love."

Personal life

She was married to

. After his death in 1932, she was saddled with his debts and as a result took on a more frugal lifestyle.

Death and legacy

Niese died At

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(Group 14 C, Number 4) of the popular actress has dedicated a memorial grave. In 1935, in Vienna in the 19th Döbling the Hansi Niese Alley and 1955 in the 13 District of Vienna named the Hansi Niese-way to her. There is a statue of her outside the Volkstheater, Vienna.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Niese, Hansi 1875 births 1934 deaths Austrian silent film actresses Austrian stage actresses Austrian film actresses 19th-century Austrian actresses 20th-century Austrian actresses