Trudi Roth (2 April 1930 – 11 June 2016) was a Swiss stage and film actress who starred in Swiss German language cinema and television and stage productions.
Biography
Born in
Basel, Switzerland
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, Roth lived in the
municipality of Zürich. Her first stage experiences date back to her childhood as she had a small role at the ''Stadttheater'' Basel in 1939. She attended the ''Konservatorium'' under Ernst Ginsberg in Basel, followed by performances beginning in 1947 with the ''cabaret-doodle-doo'', ''KiKeriKi'' with
César Keiser
César Keiser or Hanspeter Keiser (4 April 1925 – 25 February 2007) was a Swiss cabarettist, comedian, radio personality, and stage and film actor, usually starring in Swiss German language cinema, television and stage productions.
Life and w ...
and
Cabaret Cornichon The Cabaret Cornichon (English: ''Gherkin cabaret'') was a Swiss cabaret company.
It existed from 1934 to 1951 and was founded by Otto Weissert, Walter Lesch, Emil Hegetschweiler and Alois Carigiet. They were later joined by, among others, Max We ...
respectively ''Cabaret Fédéral''. Later she starred in comedies and musicals, and Trudi Roth acted for the radio in radio plays and for the Swiss television.
Roth's most popular role was the character of
''Martha Aebersold'' in the Swiss comedy serial ''
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 ...
'' in the 1990s.
Among others, Trudi Roth also starred in about a dozen plays, musicals and farces on
Bernhard-Theater Zürich
The Bernhard-Theater Zürich or Bernhard Theater is a theatre in German-speaking Switzerland situated at Sechseläutenplatz in Zürich. It is part of the building complex '' Opernhaus Zürich'' and also houses the ''Restaurant Belcanto''. The th ...
between 1965 and 2001.
Trudi Roth motivated film director Marie-Louise Bless to create the television film ''
Das Paar im Kahn'' in 2004.
Charles Lewinsky
Charles Lewinsky (14 April 1946) is a Swiss screenwriter and playwright (among others '' Fascht e Familie''), as well as a writer of novels and non-fiction, born and living in Zürich.
Early life and education
Born and raised in Zürich, Canto ...
, creator of ''
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 ...
'', recalls that ''she played every summer the
Chaschperli in Zürich, followed by appearances in films, television series and in the
Bernhard Theater. At the age of 80, she still played a role in his play 'Huusfründe'.''
He remembers the long conversations with Trudi Roth: ''It was impossible, to talk briefly with Trudi. When I told my wife, now I call on Trudi she said: 'I'll see you in an hour'.'' Trudi Roth was Charles Lewinsky sympathetic at the first co-operation, above all ''to have the gift of the gab''.
Personal life
From 1953 to 1957 she lived in Düsseldorf while working for the German ''Kom(m)ödchen'' ensemble; Roth then returned to Basel. With her partner Hans Moeckel, conductor of the Swiss Federal entertainment orchestra, she moved to Zürich in the 1970s. Although in a relationship, she remained single and childless.
Death
In the last years of her life, the actress sometimes did not recognize her brother Alfred, and forgot her former success as an artist. We were very close, "like twins," he said in an interview: ''She had a quirky sense of humor, was never jealous, spoke directly and lived modestly''." As Trudi Roth's family announced to the Swiss television SRF, the actress and cabaret artist died on the night of 11 June 2016 in a nursing home in Zürich. Cause of death was her age of 86, and dementia.
Awards
* 1995: ''
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 ...
''
Filmography (selected works)
* 2004: ''Flamingo'' (TV series)
* 1994–1997: ''
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 ...
'' (100 episodes)
* 1980: '
* 1962: ''The 42nd Heaven''
* 1953: ''Metamorphose''
References
External links
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1930 births
2016 deaths
Swiss stage actresses
Swiss film actresses
20th-century Swiss actresses
Actors from Basel-Stadt
Swiss musical theatre actresses
Swiss television actresses
Swiss satirists
Swiss parodists
Women satirists