Sabine Peters (29 December 1912 – 10 October 1982) was a German

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. Peters emerged as a film actress during the

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, and played largely

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s. She was one of the companions of the title in the 1938

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vehicle ''

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''.Chandler p.59 She was married to the baritone

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. The mezzo-soprano

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is their daughter.

Selected filmography

* '' Eight Girls in a Boat'' (1932) * '' Ripening Youth'' (1933) * '' Financial Opportunists'' (1934) * ''

The Girl Irene ''The Girl Irene'' (german: Das Mädchen Irene) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Lil Dagover, Sabine Peters and Geraldine Katt. It is based on the British play ''Sixteen'' by Aimée Stuart about the widowed ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Castle in Flanders ''The Castle in Flanders'' (german: Das Schloß in Flandern) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Mártha Eggerth, Paul Hartmann, and Georg Alexander. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The fi ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Beaver Coat ''The Beaver Coat'' (german: Der Biberpelz) is a satirical play by Gerhart Hauptmann premiered in Berlin in 1893. The work is an example of a German naturalistic ''Diebskomödie'', or 'thief's comedy'. The drama takes place "somewhere in Berlin ...

'' (1937) * ''

Talking About Jacqueline ''Talking About Jacqueline'' (German: ''Man spricht über Jacqueline'') is a 1937 German drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Wera Engels, Albrecht Schoenhals and Sabine Peters.Heins p.50 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in B ...

'' (1937) *'' The Chief Witness'' (1937) * ''

The Glass Ball ''The Glass Ball'' (german: Die gläserne Kugel) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Peter Stanchina and starring Albrecht Schoenhals, Sabine Peters, and Hilde von Stolz.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1937) * '' The Night of Decision'' (1938) * ''

'' (1938) * ''

A Prussian Love Story ''A Prussian Love Story'' (german: Preußische Liebesgeschichte) is a 1938 German historical romance film directed by Paul Martin and starring Karl Günther, Hans Nielsen, and Willy Fritsch. The film depicts the love affair between William I and ...

'' (1938) * '' Friedemann Bach'' (1941) * ''

The Marriage of Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' ( it, Le nozze di Figaro, links=no, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premie ...

'' (1949)

References

Bibliography

* Chandler, Charlotte. ''Ingrid: Ingrid Bergman, A Personal Biography''. Simon and Schuster, 2007.

External links

* 1912 births 1982 deaths German film actresses Actresses from Berlin 20th-century German actresses {{Germany-film-actor-stub