Annemarie Düringer (26 November 1925 – 26 November 2014) was a

Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internation ...

actress. She was born in

Arlesheim Arlesheim is a town and a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Its cathedral chapter seat, bishop's residence and cathedral (1681 / 1761) are listed as a heritage site of national significance ...

, Basel-Landschaft. The daughter of a Swiss

industrialist A business magnate, also known as a tycoon, is a person who has achieved immense wealth through the ownership of multiple lines of enterprise. The term characteristically refers to a powerful entrepreneur or investor who controls, through perso ...

, she graduated from Cours Simon, Paris in 1946, and from the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna the following year, in 1947. In 1949 she became a member of the prestigious Vienna

Burgtheater The Burgtheater (literally:"Castle Theater" but alternatively translated as "(Imperial) Court Theater"), originally known as '' K.K. Theater an der Burg'', then until 1918 as the ''K.K. Hofburgtheater'', is the national theater of Austria in Vi ...

where she played major roles such as Queen Elisabeth in

Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (, short: ; 10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German playwright, poet, and philosopher. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller developed a productive, if complicated, friendsh ...

's '' Maria Stuart''. She remained in the ensemble of this theatre until her death. In 2004 she became patron of the Murau festival Shakespeare in Styria founded by Nicholas Allen and

Rudolph J. Wojta Rudolph J. Wojta (born August 10, 1944) is an Austrian journalist and co-founder of the festival Shakespeare in Styria. Wojta was born and raised in Vienna. Whilst studying literature and psychology he began to publish short stories in German and A ...

. She received numerous awards, including the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria. She died on her 89th birthday in

Baden bei Wien Baden (German for " Baths"; Central Bavarian: ''Bodn''), unofficially distinguished from other Badens as Baden bei Wien (Baden near Vienna), is a spa town in Austria. It serves as the capital of Baden District in the state of Lower Austria. Loc ...

, Lower Austria.

Filmography

Honours and awards

* National Film Award for "Night, when the Devil came" (Best Supporting Actress, 1958) * Actress nomination for chamber (1963) * Hans-Reinhart-Ring (1974) * Kainz Medal (1977) * Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (1977) * Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1985) * Honorary Gold Medal of Vienna *

Alma-Seidler-Ring The Alma-Seidler-Ring was created in 1978 by the Austrian government as the female counterpart of the Iffland-Ring. Similar to that ring, the holder, or bearer, of the Alma-Seidler-Ring is considered to be the "most significant and most worthy a ...

(2000) * Doyenne of the Burgtheater (2001) * Gold Medal of Honour for Services to the City of Vienna (2005)

References

External links

*
Biography with portrait
(in German) 1925 births 2014 deaths Swiss stage actresses Swiss film actresses Swiss television actresses 20th-century Swiss actresses 21st-century Swiss actresses People from Basel-Landschaft Recipients of the Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class German Film Award winners {{Switzerland-actor-stub