Ruth Drexel (; 14 July 1930 – 26 February 2009) was a German actress, director, and theatre director/manager. Her best-known role was as "Resi Berghammer" in the German television series, '' Der Bulle von Tölz'', in which she played the mother of the eponymous cop. As of January 2006, she played the role in 58 episodes.

Life and career

Born in Vilshofen an der Donau, near

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, Drexel trained as an actress in

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, where she was also given her first engagement. She subsequently worked in

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(as a member of the Berliner Ensemble during 1955–56),

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and

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. She also appeared, to great critical acclaim, in new plays by Franz Xaver Kroetz and Felix Mitterer. In 1980, she co-founded the ''Tiroler Volksschauspiele'' in Telfs,

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. Drexel's early television work included Wedekind's '' Der Marquis von Keith'' (1962), a German adaptation of Shaw's '' Candida'' (1963), Frisch's '' Biedermann und die Brandstifter'' (1967), and Kroetz's ' (''Jail Bait''), directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1972). She also put in guest appearances on '' Der Kommissar'' and '' Tatort''. Drexel was a member of the cast of the cult television series ' (1974) and '' Zur Freiheit'' (1987). In 2005, she started a new television series, '' Agathe kann's nicht lassen'', playing Agathe Heiland, an elderly sleuth modelled on

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's Miss Marple.

Family

Ruth Drexel was married once, to Michael Adami. They had a daughter, Katharina Adami (b. 1956). Drexel had a second child, Cilli Drexel (b. 1975) by her long-time companion, actor Hans Brenner.

Death

Drexel's long-time companion, actor Hans Brenner, died in 1998. Until her own death from cancer in 2009, aged 78, Ruth Drexel lived in Feldkirchen, near Munich.

Filmography

References

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