Ruth Drexel (; 14 July 1930 – 26 February 2009) was a German actress, director, and theatre director/manager. Her best-known role was as "Resi Berghammer" in the

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television series, ''

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'', in which she played the mother of the eponymous cop. As of January 2006, she played the role in 58 episodes.

Life and career

Born in

Vilshofen an der Donau Vilshofen an der Donau is a town in the German district of Passau. Demographics Religion The population of Vilshofen is predominantly Christian. In Vilshofen there is a Catholic Church, a Protestant Church and a new Apostolic Church. 78.3 ...

, near

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, Drexel trained as an actress in

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, where she was also given her first engagement. She subsequently worked in

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(as a member of the

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during 1955–56),

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and

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. She also appeared, to great critical acclaim, in new plays by

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and

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. In 1980, she co-founded the ''Tiroler Volksschauspiele'' in

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. Drexel's early television work included Wedekind's '' Der Marquis von Keith'' (1962), a German adaptation of

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's '' Candida'' (1963), Frisch's ''

Biedermann und die Brandstifter ''The Arsonists'' (), previously also known in English as ''The Firebugs'' or ''The Fire Raisers'', was written by the Swiss novelist and playwright Max Frisch in 1953, first as a radio play, then adapted for television and the stage (1958) as a pl ...

'' (1967), and Kroetz's ' (''Jail Bait''), directed by

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(1973). She also put in guest appearances on '' Der Kommissar'' and ''

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''. Drexel was a member of the cast of the cult television series ' (1974) and ''

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'' (1987). In 2005, she started a new television series, ''

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'', playing Agathe Heiland, an elderly

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modelled on

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Family

Ruth Drexel was married once, to Michael Adami. They had a daughter, Katharina Adami (b. 1956). Drexel had a second child, Cilli Drexel (b. 1975) by her long-time companion, actor Hans Brenner.

Death

Drexel's long-time companion, actor Hans Brenner, died in 1998. Until her own death from cancer in 2009, aged 78, Ruth Drexel lived in Feldkirchen, near Munich.

Filmography

References

External links

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