Helene Thimig
Helene Thimig (5 June 1889 – 7 November 1974) was an Austrian stage and film actress.[1][2] She was the daughter of the actor Hugo Thimig and the sister of Hermann Thimig and Hans Thimig.[3]
Helene Thimig | |
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 Thimig c. 1910 | |
| Born | 5 June 1889 |
| Died | 7 November 1974 (aged 85) Vienna, Austria |
| Other names | Helen Thimig |
| Occupation | Film actress Stage actress |
| Years active | 1907–1972 |
| Spouse(s) | Max Reinhardt (1935–1943; his death) |
| Parent(s) | Hugo Thimig Franziska "Fanny" Hummel |
| Relatives | Hermann Thimig (brother) Hans Thimig (brother) |
Personal life
Bust of Helene Thimig on the lake promenade in Strobl.
Thimig was married to the stage impresario Max Reinhardt from 1935 until his death in 1943.[4] Thimig went into exile in the United States during the Nazi era, but returned to Europe after World War II.[5] She died in her native Vienna in 1974 of heart failure.[6] She was cremated at Feuerhalle Simmering; her ashes are now buried in Neustifter Friedhof in Vienna.
Selected filmography
- Man Without a Name (1932) - Eva-Maria Sander
- The Gay Sisters (1942) - Saskia
- The Moon Is Down (1943) - Annie (uncredited)
- Edge of Darkness (1943) - Mrs. Frida Malken (uncredited)
- The Hitler Gang (1944) - Angela Raubal
- The Seventh Cross (1944) - Frau Anders (uncredited)
- Strangers in the Night (1944) - Mrs. Hilda Blake
- The Master Race (1944) - Matalie Rudan - George's Mother (uncredited)
- None But the Lonely Heart (1944) - Sister Nurse (uncredited)
- Roughly Speaking (1945) - Olga - Maid (uncredited)
- Hotel Berlin (1945) - Frau Sarah Baruch
- Isle of the Dead (1945) - Madame Kyra
- This Love of Ours (1945) - Mrs. Tucker
- Cloak and Dagger (1946) - Katerin Lodor
- The Locket (1946) - Mrs. Monks
- High Conquest (1947) - Frau Oberwalder
- Cry Wolf (1947) - Marta
- The Immortal Face (1947) - Henriette Feuerbach
- Escape Me Never (1947) - The Landlady
- Gottes Engel sind überall (1948) - Eine Dame in Grau
- The Angel with the Trumpet (1948) - Gretel Paskiewicz, geb. Alt
- Die Stimme Österreichs (1949) - Herself
- Decision Before Dawn (1951) - Fräulein Paula Schneider
- Undine (1955, TV movie)
- Das Mädchen vom Pfarrhof (1955) - Gerber-Leni, Sepps Mutter
- Winter in the Woods (1956) - Baronin Henny
- Die Magd von Heiligenblut (1956) - Kraeuter-Vetti
- Funken in der Asche (1962, TV movie) - Helene Langer
- Johann Wolfgang (1969, TV movie)
References
- "Helene Thimig | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
- "Helene Thimig". BFI.
- Rowan, Terry (27 July 2015). Who's Who In Hollywood!. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781329074491 – via Google Books.
- "Thimig, Helene (1889–1974) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
- Sutter Fichtner p. 299
- "Helene Thimig Dies; Viennese Actress". The New York Times. 8 November 1974. p. 42. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
Bibliography
- Sutter Fichtner, Paula. Historical Dictionary of Austria.Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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