Lisi Mangold (24 April 1950 – 4 January 1986) was a Swiss actress.
Life
She trained at the Schauspielschule Zürich and got her first engagement at the
Schillertheater
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Opened in 1907, the building served as a second venue for the Konzerthaus Berl ...
in
Berlin
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. There she played in ''Wildwechsel'' by
Franz Xaver Kroetz.
From 1974 until her death she belonged to the ensemble of the
Munich Kammerspiele
The Munich Kammerspiele (German: Münchner Kammerspiele) is a state-funded German-language theater company based at the ''Schauspielhaus'' on Maximilianstrasse in the Bavarian capital. The company currently has three venues: the main stage of ...
, where Ernst Wendt made her the leading actress of his productions. She was the ''Käthe'' in
Gerhart Hauptmann's ''Einsame Menschen'' (1975), ''Hero'' in ''Viel Lärm um nichts'' (1975), ''Elisabeth'' in
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's ''Glaube Liebe Hoffnung'' (1975), ''Natascha'' in Gorki's ''Nachtasyl'' (1976), ''Rita'' in
Thomas Brasch's ''Lovely Rita'' (1978), ''Luise'' in ''
Intrigue and Love'' (1978) and assumed the title role in ''
Das Käthchen von Heilbronn
' (''Katie of Heilbronn or The Trial by Fire'') (1807–1808) is a "great historical knightly play" (German: ') in five acts by the German playwright Heinrich von Kleist. The action of the drama takes place in Swabia during the Middle Ages.
Perf ...
'' (1979) as well as in
August Strindberg's ''Fräulein Julie'' (1980). In 1981 Lisi Mangold impersonated ''Princess Leonore'' in ''
Torquato Tasso
Torquato Tasso ( , also , ; 11 March 154425 April 1595) was an Italian poet of the 16th century, known for his 1591 poem ''Gerusalemme liberata'' (Jerusalem Delivered), in which he depicts a highly imaginative version of the combats between ...
'', in 1982 ''Celia'' in ''Wie es euch gefällt.'' In 1984 she played ''Minna'' in ''Minna'' by Barnhelm.
She also took on several roles in television productions and in the German-language radio play version of
Douglas Adams' ''
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' - again directed by Ernst Wendt.
Lisi Mangold died of cancer at the age of 35. She was in a relationship with the actor Charles Brauer for many years until her death.
Filmography
*1977: ''
Tatort
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: '' (TV)
*1977: ''
The Serpent's Egg''
*1978: ''
Germany in Autumn''
*1981: ''
Trokadero
''Trokadero'' is a 1981 West German-Austrian drama film directed by Klaus Emmerich. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.
Cast
* Ludwig Hirsch as Theo Pichler
* Franz-Xaver Kroetz as Wendelin
* Lisi Mangold as Eva
* ...
''
*1984: ''Die schwarzen Brüder'' (TV miniseries)
*1984: ''
Man Without Memory
''Man Without Memory'' (german: Mann ohne Gedächtnis) is a 1984 Swiss drama film directed by Kurt Gloor. It was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* as the man without memory
* Lisi Mangold as Lisa Brunner
* Hannel ...
''
*1985: ''Die Mitläufer''
Radio drama
* 1976: Jean Chatenet: ''Die Wölfin –'' Regie: Raoul Wolfgang Schnell
Literature
* Thomas Blubacher: ''Lisi Mangold''. In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.):
Theaterlexikon der Schweiz
''Theaterlexikon der Schweiz'' (TLS) / ''Dictionnaire du théâtre en Suisse'' (DTS) / ''Dizionario Teatrale Svizzero'' (DTS) / ''Lexicon da teater svizzer'' (LTS) is an encyclopedia about theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form ...
. Volume 2, Chronos, Zurich 2005, , p. 1167.
External links
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1950 births
1986 deaths
Swiss film actresses
20th-century Swiss actresses