Johanna Matz and Hardy Krüger at the Empire State Building

Johanna Matz (born 5 October 1932, in

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) is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. She began as a dancer and later acted at the Burgtheater.

Selected filmography

* '' Maria Theresa'' (1951) * '' Season in Salzburg'' (1952) * ''

The White Horse Inn ''The White Horse Inn'' (or ''White Horse Inn'') (German title: ''Im weißen Rößl'' ) is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salz ...

'' (1952) * '' The Sergeant's Daughter'' (1952) * '' The Forester's Daughter'' (1952) * '' Everything for Father'' (1953) * '' Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach'' (1953), the German version of ''

The Moon Is Blue ''The Moon Is Blue'' is a play by F. Hugh Herbert. A comedy in three acts, the play consists of one female and three male characters. Performance history ''The Moon Is Blue'' premiered at The Playhouse in Wilmington, Delaware on February 16, 1 ...

'' (1953), which was filmed at the same time, on the same sets and days, filmed by the same director

Otto Preminger Otto Ludwig Preminger ( , ; 5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian-American theatre and film director, film producer, and actor. He directed more than 35 feature films in a five-decade career after leaving the theatre. He first gai ...

, and in which she had a cameo * ''

Arlette Conquers Paris ''Arlette Conquers Paris'' (German: ''Arlette erobert Paris'') is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Johanna Matz, Karlheinz Böhm and Claus Biederstaedt.Bock & Bergfelder p.264 It was shot at the Babelsberg ...

'' (1953) * Scott Brady holds Johanna Matz in They Were So Young (1954)

They Were So Young ''They Were So Young'' (german: link=no, Mannequins für Rio) is a 1954 German-American drama film directed by Kurt Neumann (director), Kurt Neumann and written by Felix Lützkendorf, Kurt Neumann and the Hollywood blacklist, blacklisted screenwr ...

'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1955) * '' The Life and Loves of Mozart'' (1955) * '' The Congress Dances'' (1955) * ''

Regine Regine () or Régine is a feminine given name. Regine is a German-French form of Regina, and Régine is a French form of Regina. People with the first name include: Regine * Regine Heitzer (born 1944), Austrian figure skater * Regine Hildebrandt ...

'' (1956) * ''

And Lead Us Not Into Temptation ''And Lead Us Not Into Temptation'' (German: ''...und führe uns nicht in Versuchung'') is a 1957 West German drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Johanna Matz, Heidemarie Hatheyer and Gerhard Riedmann.Bock & Bergfelder p.130 It was sh ...

'' (1957) * ' (1958) * '' Die unvollkommene Ehe'' (1959) * ''

Mrs. Warren's Profession ''Mrs. Warren's Profession'' is a play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893, and first performed in London in 1902. The play is about a former prostitute, now a madam (brothel proprietor), who attempts to come to terms with her disapproving ...

'' (1960) * ''

The Happy Years of the Thorwalds ''The Happy Years of the Thorwalds'' (German: ''Die glücklichen Jahre der Thorwalds'') is a 1962 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and , starring Elisabeth Bergner, Hansjörg Felmy and Dietmar Schönherr.Bock & Bergfelder p.40 ...

'' (1962) * ''

Life Begins at Eight ''Life Begins at Eight'' (German: ''Das Leben beginnt um acht'') is a 1962 West German drama film directed by Michael Kehlmann and starring O.E. Hasse, Johanna Matz and Helmut Wildt. It is an adaptation of the 1940 play '' The Light of Heart'' b ...

'' (1962) * '' Call of the Forest'' (1965) * '' The Captain'' (1971) * ''

When Mother Went on Strike ''When Mother Went on Strike'' (german: Als Mutter streikte) is a 1974 West German comedy film directed by Eberhard Schröder and starring Peter Hall, Gila von Weitershausen and Belinda Mayne.Bock & Bergfelder, p.442 It was based on the 1970 nov ...

'' (1974)

Decorations and awards

* 1967: Appointed as chamber actress (''Kammerschauspielerin'') * 2002:

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian D ...

References

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* 1932 births Austrian film actresses Austrian television actresses 20th-century Austrian actresses Actresses from Vienna Living people Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class {{Austria-actor-stub