Heidi Bertha Auguste Kabel (; 27 August 1914 – 15 June 2010) was a German
actress
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and
musician
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. Most of her stage roles were performed at the
Ohnsorg-Theater
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in Hamburg, many of them in
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. She became famous in Germany as many of the productions of the Ohnsorg Theater were transmitted on German television.
Heidi Kabel was born in
Hamburg
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; the city and its landmarks inspired many of her best-known songs (''In Hamburg sagt man Tschüss'', ''Jungfernstiegmarsch''). She was married to stage director and actor Hans Mahler, who died in 1970. Their daughter, Heidi Mahler, is also an actress.
She died in Hamburg on 15 June 2010 at the age of 95 and was honoured with a funeral service at
St. Michael's Church ten days later.
Honors
* ''
Bambi Award
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'' 1984, 1990, 2004
* ''
Biermann-Ratjen-Medaille
The Biermann-Ratjen-Medaille (Biermann Ratjen Medal) is an award of the City of Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1978 by the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg to commemorate the achievements of the previous senator of culture Hans ...
'', Hamburg 1984
* ''Bürgermeister-Stolten-Medaille'' for art and science, Hamburg 1981
* ''Edelweiß'' of the magazine "
Frau im Spiegel" 1993
* ''Ehrenkommissarin'' of the
Hamburg Police
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1994
* ''Honour medal'' for art and science, Hamburg 1989
* ''
Goldene Kamera
The Goldene Kamera ("Golden Camera") is an annual German film and television award, awarded by the Funke Mediengruppe. The award show is usually held in early February in Hamburg, but has also taken place in Berlin in the past.
The gold-plate ...
'' 1985
* ''Goldener Bildschirm'' 1967, 1972
* ''
Hermann-Löns-Medaille
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'' in platin for special services to the ''Volksmusik'' 1989
* ''Richard-Ohnsorg-Preis'' 1983
* ''Silberne Maske'' of the Hamburger Volksbühne 1982
* ''Silbernes Blatt'' of the ''Dramatiker-Union'' 1986
She did not accept the
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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, honouring an old Hanseatic tradition.
Selected filmography
* ''
A Girl Goes Ashore
''A Girl Goes Ashore'' (german: Ein Mädchen geht an Land) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Günther Lüders and Heidi Kabel.Kreimeier p. 287 It is set in the port city of Hamburg and ...
'' (1938)
* ''Wenn man Meyer heißt'' (1958, TV film)
* ''
Wenn der Hahn kräht'' (1959, TV film)
* ''
Das Herrschaftskind'' (1959, TV film)
* ''
Tratsch im Treppenhaus'' (1962, TV film)
* ''
Der Bürgermeisterstuhl'' (1962, TV film)
* ''Vater Philipp'' (1963, TV film)
* ''Mutter steht ihren Mann'' (1963, TV film)
* ''Kein Auskommen mit dem Einkommen'' (1966, TV film)
* ''
Tratsch im Treppenhaus'' (1966, TV film)
* ''Und oben wohnen Engels'' (1967, TV film)
* ''Hein Butendörp sien Bestmann'' (1967, TV film)
* ''
Verteufelte Zeiten'' (1968, TV film)
* ''Die Kartenlegerin'' (1968, TV film)
* ''Die lieben Verwandten'' (1968, TV film)
* ''Schneider Nörig'' (1969, TV film)
* ''
On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight'' (1969)
* ''
Der Bürgermeisterstuhl'' (1969, TV film)
* ''
Twenty Girls and the Teachers
''Twenty Girls and the Teachers'' (german: Zwanzig Mädchen und die Pauker: Heute steht die Penne kopf) is a 1971 West German comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Mascha Gonska, Heidi Kabel, Rudolf Schündler and Fritz Tillmann.Mahle ...
'' (1971)
* ''Mein Mann, der fährt zur See'' (1971, TV film)
* ''Der möblierte Herr'' (1971, TV film)
* ''
Das Herrschaftskind'' (1972, TV film)
* ''Zwei Engel'' (1972, TV film)
* ''
The Heath Is Green'' (1972)
* ''Rund um Kap Hoorn'' (1973, TV film)
* ''Für die Katz'' (1974, TV film)
* ''Der schönste Mann von der Reeperbahn'' (1974, TV film)
* ''Mutter Griepsch mischt mit'' (1975, TV film)
* ''Frau Pieper lebt gefährlich'' (1975, TV film)
* ''Frauen an Bord'' (1976, TV film)
* ''
Wenn der Hahn kräht'' (1976, TV film)
* ''Die Chefin'' (1976, TV film)
* ''Die Venus von Müggensack'' (1977, TV film)
* ''Willems Vermächtnis'' (1978, TV film)
* ''Wenn du Geld hast'' (1978, TV film)
* ''Ein Mann mit Charakter'' (1979, TV film)
* ''Lotte spielt Lotto'' (1980, TV film)
* ''Mutter ist die Beste'' (1981, TV film)
* ''Das Kuckucksei'' (1981, TV film)
* ''
Verteufelte Zeiten'' (1982, TV film)
* ''
Der Sonne entgegen
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'' (1985, TV series)
* ''
Tatort
''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by ...
: Pleitegeier'' (1988, TV series episode)
* ''Mutter und Söhne'' (1992, TV film)
* ''Manda Voss wird 106'' (1993, TV film)
* ''Theaterdonner'' (1995, TV film)
* ''Hände weg von Mississippi'' (2007)
References
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1914 births
2010 deaths
German stage actresses
German television actresses
German women musicians
Musicians from Hamburg
Actresses from Hamburg
20th-century German actresses
20th-century German musicians
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