Liesl Karlstadt (; born Elisabeth Wellano, 12 December 1892 – 27 June 1960) was a German actress and cabaret performer.
Alongside
Karl Valentin
Karl Valentin (born Valentin Ludwig Fey, 4 June 1882 in Munich – 9 February 1948 in Planegg) was a Bavarian comedian. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture. Valentin starred in many silent films in the 1920s, and was sometimes ...
, she set the tone for a generation of popular culture in Munich.
She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1960.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Eccentric'' (1929)
* ''
The Bartered Bride
''The Bartered Bride'' ( cz, Prodaná nevěsta, links=no, ''The Sold Bride'') is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina. The work is generally regarded as a major contribution towards the ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Must We Get Divorced?'' (1933)
* ''
A Woman Like You'' (1933)
* ''
Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden'' (1935)
* ''
Street Music'' (1936)
* ''
Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine'' (1936)
* ''
Venus on Trial'' (1941)
* ''
After the Rain Comes Sunshine'' (1949)
* ''
Two Times Lotte
''Two Times Lotte'' (german: Das doppelte Lottchen) is a 1950 West German film, directed by Josef von Báky and starring Antje Weisgerber, Peter Mosbacher, Jutta Günther and Isa Günther.Davidson & Hake p. 237
Based on a 1949 novel ''Lisa and L ...
'' (1950)
* ''
The Lady in Black'' (1951)
* ''
Desires
Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", " wishing", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires. They are seen as propositional attitudes towards conceivable states of aff ...
'' (1952)
* ''
That Can Happen to Anyone'' (1952)
* ''
The Exchange'' (1952)
* ''
As Long as You're Near Me'' (1953)
* ''
Fanfares of Love'' (1953)
* ''
Fireworks
Fireworks are a class of low explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. They are most commonly used in fireworks displays (also called a fireworks show or pyrotechnics), combining a large number of devices ...
'' (1954)
* ''
The Missing Miniature'' (1954)
* ''
Marriages Forbidden'' (1957)
* ''
A Piece of Heaven
''A Piece of Heaven'' (German: ''Ein Stück vom Himmel'') is a 1957 West German romance film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Ingrid Andree, Toni Sailer and Margit Saad.Bock & Bergfelder p.227
The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...
'' (1957)
* ''
Salzburg Stories'' (1957)
* ''
Wir Wunderkinder
''Wir Wunderkinder'' is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Hansjörg Felmy and Robert Graf. The black-and-white film is also known in English as ''Aren't We Wonderful?''.
Plot
The film recounts the lives of t ...
'' (1958)
* ''
My Ninety Nine Brides'' (1958)
* ''
Oh! This Bavaria!
''Oh! This Bavaria!'' (german: O, diese Bayern!) is a 1960 West German comedy film directed by Arnulf Schröder and starring Rudolf Vogel, Liesl Karlstadt and Jürgen von Alten
Jürgen von Alten (12 January 1903 – 28 February 1994) was a Ger ...
'' (1960)
* ''
Do Not Send Your Wife to Italy
''Do Not Send Your Wife to Italy'' (german: Schick Deine Frau nicht nach Italien) is a 1960 West German romantic comedy film directed by Hans Grimm and starring Marianne Hold, Claus Biederstaedt and Elma Karlowa.Schrader & Winkler p. 175
It was ...
'' (1960)
* ''
Fanfare of Marriage
''Fanfare of Marriage'' (german: Fanfaren der Ehe) is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Hans Grimm and starring Dieter Borsche, Georg Thomalla and Inge Egger.Ginsberg & Mensch p.403 It is the sequel to the 1951 German film '' Fanfares ...
'' (1963)
References
Further reading
*Dimpfl, Monika. ''Immer veränderlich: Liesl Karlstadt (1892–1960)''. Munich: Monacensia A-1 Verlag, 1996.
*Unterstoeger, Hermann. "Das Geheimnis der Girafftorte. Immer veränderlich—eine Ausstellung über Leben und Leiden der Liesl Karlstadt," ''Süddeutsche Zeitung''. 28 March 1996.
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1892 births
1960 deaths
German film actresses
20th-century German actresses
Actresses from Munich