Waltraut Haas (born 9 June 1927) is an

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n actress and singer. Born in

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, Haas grew up at

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, where her mother was a

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. Haas made her stage debut in

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but was soon won over to the big screen. She achieved fame and recognition already through her first movie, the

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'' (

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), in which she played Mariandl, the illegitimate daughter of a woman who runs an

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in the picturesque

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valley. In

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, Haas would play Mariandl's single mother in a

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entitled ''

Mariandl ''Mariandl'' is a 1961 Austrian drama film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Cornelia Froboess, Rudolf Prack and Waltraut Haas. It was followed by a sequel '' Mariandl's Homecoming'' in 1962. A girl living in a hotel aspires to a musical scho ...

''. Her other famous movie role was that of Josepha Vogelhuber in the 1960 film ''

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'' (''Im weißen Rößl'') opposite

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. After 60 movies, mainly comedies and musicals, she stopped making films around 1970. Since then, she has also appeared on television. From 1966 until his death in 2011, Waltraut Haas was married to actor

Erwin Strahl Erwin Strahl (12 February 1929 – 20 April 2011) was an Austrian actor. From 1966 until his death, he was married to Austrian actress Waltraut Haas Waltraut Haas (born 9 June 1927) is an Austrian actress and singer. Born in Vienna, Haas grew ...

, with whom she frequently performed both on the stage and in films. Their son

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is an actor and director. Haas lives in

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, Vienna.

Select filmography

Decorations and awards

* 1957:"Pearl of the Atlantic" at

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* 1987: Medal of the capital Vienna in gold * 1988: Robert Stolz Award for her portrayal of ''Der kleine Gardeoffizier'' (Little Guardsman) * 2001: Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the province of Lower Austria * 2001: Rose of

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: best actress * 2002:

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian D ...

* 2003: Golden Harp Music Association Friends of the operetta * 2010: Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the city of Vienna

References

External links

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Photos of her 39th wedding anniversary
taken at Marchfelderhof,

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, August 2005
Photographs of Waltraut Haas

The official Websites of Waltraut Haas & Erwin Strahl
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