Judith Maria Holzmeister (14 February 1920 – 23 June 2008) was an Austrian actress. Her performances included ''Kunigunde'' opposite

Ewald Balser Ewald Balser (5 October 1898 – 17 April 1978) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1935 and 1975. He was born in Elberfeld, Germany and died in Vienna, Austria. Partial filmography * ''Jana, the Girl from the ...

Franz Grillparzer Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer (15 January 1791 – 21 January 1872) was an Austrian writer who was considered to be the leading Austrian dramatist of the 19th century. His plays were and are frequently performed at the famous Burgtheater in Vien ...

's ''

König Ottokars Glück und Ende ''König Ottokars Glück und Ende'' is a tragedy in five acts written by Franz Grillparzer in 1823. Based on the historical events surrounding the life of Ottokar II of Bohemia, the play deals with the fall of the king from the height of his powers ...

'' at the reopening of the famed Vienna

Burgtheater The Burgtheater (literally:"Castle Theater" but alternatively translated as "(Imperial) Court Theater"), originally known as '' K.K. Theater an der Burg'', then until 1918 as the ''K.K. Hofburgtheater'', is the national theater of Austria in Vi ...

in 1955. Judith Holzmeister was born in

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, Austria, on 14 February 1920, the daughter of

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. She began her career in acting with her debut at the Provincial Theater in

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, Austria. Holzmeister began working at the Burgtheater in 1947, and remained at that particular theater until her retirement. Holzmeister worked at the Vienna Volkstheater during World War II. She was involved with anti-

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resistance groups during the war and helped to hide Jews from Nazi German authorities. Holzmeister also enjoyed an acting career within

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and

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. She was a recipient of the Kainz Medal, an award for prominent actors which was handed out annually between 1958 and 1999. She was married to the actors

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(1947–1955) and Bruno Dallansky (1959 until her death in 2008). Judith Holzmeister died at the age of 88 on 23 June 2008, in

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, Austria. Dallansky died six weeks later.

Selected filmography

* '' The Fire Devil'' (1940) * ''

Viennese Girls ''Viennese Girls'' (German: ''Wiener Mädeln'') is a 1945 historical musical film directed by Willi Forst and starring Forst, Anton Edthofer and Judith Holzmeister. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after Austria had b ...

'' (1945) * ''

Bonus on Death ''Bonus on Death'' (German: ''Prämien auf den Tod'') is a 1950 Austrian crime film directed by Curd Jürgens and starring Judith Holzmeister, Werner Krauss and Siegfried Breuer. One of a handful of Austrian crime films made during the post-war p ...

'' (1950) * ''

House of Life ''House of Life'' (german: Haus des Lebens) is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Cornell Borchers and Edith Mill.Bock & Bergfelder p.139 The film's setting is a maternity hospital, portraying t ...

'' (1952) * '' Goetz von Berlichingen'' (1955) * ' (1970, TV miniseries)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holzmeister, Judith 1920 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Austrian actresses Austrian stage actresses Austrian film actresses Austrian television actresses Actors from Innsbruck