Karin Hardt Meta Therese (28 April 1910 in

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– 5 March 1992 in

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) was a German actress.

Life

A merchant's daughter, Hardt first took private acting lessons with Alex Otto and received theatrical engagements in

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, Rheydt, and

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. In 1931 she made with Vater geht auf Reisen her film debut and was promoted in the coming years, quickly becoming a popular star. Among her best known films of the 1930s include ''Ein gewisser Herr Gran'' (1933), ''Barcarole'' (1935), ''

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'' (1938) and ''Menschen vom Varieté'' (1939), where she was the naive blonde rival of La Jana. During the war years, the film roles became less frequent. She acted, among other things in ''Comrades'' (1941) and '' Via Mala'' (1945). After the war only a few more film appearances followed such as the Queen in Fritz Genschow's fairytale ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1955), in addition to Horst Buchholz in ''Endstation Liebe'' (1957) and alongside

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in ''

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'' (1961). Instead, she played mostly on the stage again, in cities including

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and

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. From the 1960s, she increasingly received proposals from

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. After appearances on TV shows like ''Bei uns zu Haus'' (1963), '' Der Forellenhof'' (1965), ''Die Unternehmungen des Herrn Hans'' (1976) and as a grandmother in ''Ein Jahr ohne Sonntag'', and movies like '' Just a Gigolo'' (1979, directed by

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), she played from 1985 to 1986 the housekeeper Kati in the successful TV-series ''

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'' and in 1988 the mother of Robert Liebling in the ARD series ''

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''. In 1991 she stood for ''Mrs. Harris und der Heiratsschwindler'' on the side of

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one last time before the camera. She also starred in the television series ''

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'' as the Countess of Strelenau. In 1933, Hardt was married to director Erich Waschneck. Her second, later divorced, marriage was to

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. In 1983 she received an award for outstanding work in many years of German film. Her tomb is located in the

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, anonymous burial.

Partial filmography

* ''

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'' (1932) - Eva Müller * '' Eight Girls in a Boat'' (1932) - Christa * '' Sacred Waters'' (1932) - Sabine Waldisch * '' Die blonde Christl'' (1933) - Christine Schröder * '' Hände aus dem Dunkel'' (1933) - Cilly Kastor, Stenotypistin * ''A Certain Mr. Gran'' (1933) - Viola Dolleen * ''Abel mit der Mundharmonika'' (1933) - Corinna * ''Schön ist es, verliebt zu sein'' (1934) - Else, Blumenverkäuferin * ''Jede Frau hat ein Geheimnis'' (1934) - Annemie Kolpe * '' Between Heaven and Earth'' (1934) - Christine * '' Love and the First Railway'' (1934) - Brigitte, beider Tochter * ''

Hermine and the Seven Upright Men ''Hermine and the Seven Upright Men'' (german: Hermine und die sieben Aufrechten) is a 1935 German drama film based on the novella by Gottfried Keller. Cast * Heinrich George - Zimmermeister Frymann * Karin Hardt - Hermine, seine Tochter * Pau ...

'' (1935) - Hermine, seine Tochter * ''Die törichte Jungfrau'' (1935) - Irmgard, ihre Tochter * ''Barcarola'' (1935) * ''

If It Were Not for Music ''Wenn die Musik nicht wär'' (English: ''If It Were Not for Music'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Paul Hörbiger, Willi Schaeffers and Ida Wüst. The film was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. It ...

'' (1935) - Thekla, seine Tochter * '' Love's Awakening'' (1936) - Hanni - seine Tochter * ''Arzt aus Leidenschaft'' (1936) - Elisabeth * '' Der Abenteurer von Paris'' (1936) - Mabel * '' Port Arthur'' (1936) - Youki, Boris's wife * ''Liebe geht seltsame Wege'' (1937) - Delia Vigo - ihre Nichte * ''

Daphne and the Diplomat ''Daphne and the Diplomat'' (german: Daphne und der Diplomat) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Karin Hardt, Gerda Maurus and Hans Nielsen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 79 The film's sets were designed by the art d ...

'' (1937) - Daphne * ''

'' (1938) - Grete Wernicke - Tochter * '' The Man Who Couldn't Say No'' (1938) - Gasperina * ''Heiraten - aber wen?'' (1938) - Ursula Werndorff * '' The Woman at the Crossroads'' (1938) - Elinor Weigand * ''Stärker als die Liebe'' (1938) * ''Peter spielt mit dem Feuer'' (1938) - Charlotte, seine Frau * '' Menschen vom Varieté'' (1939) - Gloria Mc'Lean * '' Fasching'' (1939) - Lisa Petersen * ''Dein Leben gehört mir'' (1939) * ''Sommer, Sonne, Erika'' (1939) - Erika * ''Männerwirtschaft'' (1941) - Ilske Röhling * ''Familienanschluß'' (1941) - Käthe Barkhahn * ''Kameraden'' (1941) - Christine von Krusemarck * ''

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'' (1942) - Brigitte, Frau Hellmers Nichte * ''Liebe, Leidenschaft und Leid'' (1943) - Therese * '' Schicksal am Strom'' (1944) - Marianne, seine Tochter * ''

The Wedding Hotel ''The Wedding Hotel'' (german: Das Hochzeitshotel) is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Karin Hardt, René Deltgen and Walter Janssen. Due to Allied bombing raids on German cities like Berlin, much of the film was sh ...

'' (1944) - Brigitte Elling, Verkäuferin * ''

A Man Like Maximilian ''A Man Like Maximilian'' (german: Ein Mann wie Maximilian) is a 1945 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Wolf Albach-Retty, Karin Hardt and Lizzi Waldmüller.Bock & Bergfelder p. 79 It was one of the last films released during ...

'' (1945) - Monika, dessen Frau * '' Via Mala'' (1945) - Silvelie * ''

Thank You, I'm Fine ''Thank You, I'm Fine'' (german: Danke, es geht mir gut) is a 1948 German comedy film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Ernst von Klipstein, Karin Hardt, and Sonja Ziemann. It is also known by the title ''A Lovely Family'' (german: Eine r ...

'' (1948) - Martina Holk * ''

Madonna in Chains ''Madonna in Chains'' (german: Madonna in Ketten) is a 1949 West German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Lotte Koch, Karin Hardt and Elisabeth Flickenschildt. It was shot in studios in Düsseldorf with location shooting ...

'' (1949) - Gerda Wienholt * ''Der Dorfmonarch'' (1950) - Christine * ''Vier Treppen rechts'' (1950) - Marianne Müller * '' Island of the Dead'' (1955) - Erna Kahlmayer * ''

Lost Child 312 ''Lost Child 312'' (German: ''Suchkind 312'') is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Gustav Machatý and starring Inge Egger, Paul Klinger and Heli Finkenzeller.Moeller p.126 It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios outside Hamburg. The film's ...

'' (1955) - Aufseherin im Kinderheim * '' Sleeping Beauty'' (1955) - Königin * ''Endstation Liebe'' (1958) - Frau Lehnhoff * ''

'' (1961) - Frau Steinhof * ' (1968, TV Movie) - Hilde Brocksieben * '' Just a Gigolo'' (1978) - Frau Uexkull * ''

'' (1988, TV Series) - Mama Elfriede Liebling

References

External links

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