Stephanie Glaser in 2009 Stephanie Glaser (22 February 1920 – 14 January 2011) was one of Switzerland's most prominent stage, TV and film actresses, popular for her portrayal of down-to-earth, sympathetic characters.

Biography

Stephanie Glaser was born in

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and grew up in

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. She studied acting at the Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna and then performed at various theatres in Switzerland and Germany. She was a member of the '' Bäretatze'', '' Floigefänger'' and '' Fédéral'' comedy troupes, and became, alongside

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, one of Switzerland's noted popular actresses as well as a leading figure of the 1950s Swiss comedy scene. She became known to the general public for her roles in the

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film adaptations ''

Uli der Knecht ''Uli the Farmhand'' (German: ''Uli, der Knecht'') is a 1954 Swiss romantic comedy film directed by Franz Schnyder and starring Hannes Schmidhauser, Liselotte Pulver and Heinrich Gretler. It is based on the classic 1841 novel of the same name by J ...

'' and '' Ueli, der Pächter'', and notably for starring as "Aunt Elise" in the TV show '' Teleboy'' by Kurt Felix between 1974 and 1981. Later she was also cast in the TV series ''Motel'' and ''Die Direktorin''. A great success was "Stan und Ollie in der Schweiz", starring

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as '' Stan'' and Glaser as ''

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'' in 1987. In the 1980s she returned to film work and in 2006, at the age of 86, she was cast in her first title role in the critically and commercially successful movie '' Late Bloomers'' (''Die Herbstzeitlosen''). Stephanie Glaser continued working as an actress in her old age. A few months before she died on 14 January 2011, aged 90, she had been shooting scenes for the TV movie '' Mord hinterm Vorhang''.

Selected filmography

* 1954:

– Trinette * 1955: Ueli der Pächter – Trinette * 1955: Polizischt Wäckerli * 1957: Taxichauffeur Bänz – Lilly * 1984:

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(TV show) * 1988: Klassezämekunft – Lisbeth Schneider * 1989:

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– Mother of Leo * 1990: Der Tod zu Basel – Ms. Steiner * 1994: Die Direktorin (TV show) * 1998:

Fascht e Familie ''Fascht e Familie'' (german: Fast eine Familie) is a Swiss German language television comedy serial (sitcom) of the 1990s. It was filmed and produced at locations in Switzerland by Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF. Plot (excerpt) The real esta ...

(1 episode) * 2000: Komiker – Mother Beck * 2001: Spital in Angst – Patient * 2001: Birdseye – Maya Vogelaug * 2004: Sternenberg – Old Lady * 2005: Mein Name ist Eugen – Aunt Melanie * 2006: Late Bloomers – Martha Jost * 2007: Wen der Berg ruft * 2008: Hunkeler und der Fall Livius (TV movie) * 2009: Das Fräuleinwunder – Frida Borel * 2010: Mord hinterm Vorhang – Lydia Walliser

Awards

* 2006: Special Leopard of the

Locarno International Film Festival The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, sh ...

for ''Late Bloomers'' * 2006: SwissAward in the culture category for ''Late Bloomers'' * 2006:

Prix Walo The Prix Walo is the most important award in Swiss show business. It is known as the " Swiss Oscar". Awards since 1994 Honorable - Walo - awards * 1983: Charly Fritsche * 1991: Eynar Grabowsky * 1992: Willi Schmidt, First Harmonic Brass Ba ...

Bibliography

* «Stephanie Glaser». In: Susanna Schwager. ''Das volle Leben: Frauen über achtzig erzählen.'' Wörterseh Verlag, Gockhausen b. Zürich, 2007, p. 45–67.

References

External links

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CV (Swissfilms)

Stephanie Glaser: ein filmischer Rückblick zum 90. Geburtstag (3 Minuten)
SF, in: Glanz & Gloria of 22 February 2010
Eine kleine Winterreise – Unterwegs mit Stephanie Glaser
SF, in: Reporter (SF) of 30 December 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Glaser, Stephanie 1920 births 2011 deaths People from Neuchâtel Swiss film actresses Swiss stage actresses Swiss television actresses Swiss expatriates in Austria Swiss expatriates in Germany