Marie Magdalene Charlotte Ackermann (23 August 1757 – 10 May 1775) was a German actress. She was the daughter of the actors Konrad Ernst Ackermann and Sophie Charlotte Ackermann.

Biography

Marie Magdalene Charlotte Ackermann made her the stage debut on 16 October 1761 as ''Louise'' in

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's ''Malade Imaginaire''. She toured in Northern Germany. She was also initially active as a dancer, but concentrated more on her acting career. From 1765, she performed in

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, where she became very popular. She died at the age of 17 in 1775. Her body were kept at lite-de-parade to give people the opportunity to say goodbye. Four thousand admirers followed her coffin at her funeral, and the theatre was draped in black morning. She was the sister of

Dorothea Ackermann Caroline Dorothea Elisabeth Ackermann (12 February 1752 – 21 October 1821) was a German actress and eldest daughter of Konrad Ackermann and Sophie Charlotte Bierreichel. She had one sister, Charlotte Ackermann, and one stepbrother Friedr ...

In literature

She became the heroine of the novel ''Charlotte Ackermann'' by Otto Müller. 1757 births 1775 deaths 18th-century German actresses German stage actresses {{Germany-stage-actor-stub