Erni Mangold

Erni Mangold (sometimes Ernie or Erna; born as Ernestine Goldmann on 26 January 1927) is an Austrian actress and stage director. Since 1948, she had appeared in more than 75 films and TV productions.

Life Goldmann was born into a family of artists. The father was a painter, and her mother, who was likely to become a successful concert pianist, resigned to her career in favour of her family. She had piano lessons from age 4 to 14.

After being trained at Helmut Kraus's Drama School, Erni Mangold performed from 1946 to 1956 at Vienna's Theater in der Josefstadt. From 1955 to 1963, Gustaf Gründgens engaged her for Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, afterwards she appeared at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus under Karl Heinz Stroux. From 1972, she worked at Salzburg Mozarteum, later she taught in the Helmut Kraus's Drama School and at the Max Reinhardt Seminar, and from 1984 to 1995, she was professor at University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. In December 2017, at age 90, she retired from the stage after playing the role of Maude in a production of Harold and Maude.

Mangold's career as a film and television actress spans more than 70 years and includes more than 140 film and television productions since 1948. One of her better-known roles was the mistress of Hanussen in the 1955 film of the same title. Among her roles in international film productions is a short but memorable turn as a palm reader in Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise (1995). As of 2020, she is still working as a film actress.

From 1958 to 1978, Erni Mangold was married to German actor Heinz Reincke. She lives, as of 2011, in Sankt Leonhard am Hornerwald, a little town in Waldviertel, Lower Austria. In 2011, she published her memoirs, titled Lassen Sie mich in Ruhe which is translated colloquially as "Get off my back!".

Selected filmography

1948: The Other Life – Mizzi 1948: The Angel with the Trumpet – Martha Monica Alt 1949: Lambert Feels Threatened 1949: Dear Friend – Doris Thaller 1950: Großstadtnacht – Susi 1952: Abenteuer im Schloss – Mizzi 1953: Die Fiakermilli – Antonie Mannsfeld 1953: Lavender – Susanne 1953: The Bird Seller – Ernestine 1953: Arlette Conquers Paris – Mariilou Bergeret 1953: The Last Waltz 1954: Ein Haus voll Liebe 1954: The Forester of the Silver Wood – Karin 1955: Ingrid – Die Geschichte eines Fotomodells – Hanne, Ingrid's Sister 1955: Der falsche Adam – Dolly Dobbs 1955: Hanussen – Priscilla Pletzak 1956: And Who Is Kissing Me? – Liane Neubert 1956: The Marriage of Doctor Danwitz – Jutta, Mannequin 1956: Lügen haben hübsche Beine 1956: – Mientje 1956: A Heart Returns Home – Maxie Mell 1956: Uns gefällt die Welt – Lisa 1957: Tolle Nacht – Mannequin Ingrid Mai 1958: The Muzzle – Gutsituierte Dame 1959: Eva – Mizzi Schranz 1960: Storm in a Water Glass – Lisa 1960: Aufruhr (TV film) – Josie Flint 1960: Mrs. Warren's Profession – Liz 1966: Hafenpolizei: Der Nerz (TV series episode) – Tilda Faller 1966: Die Hinrichtung (TV film) – Frau Reindl 1967: When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn – Wanda 1970: Der Kommissar: Die kleine Schubelik (TV series episode) – Martha Schubelik 1970: Das Geld liegt auf der Bank (TV film) – Anna Dietrich / Erna Dietrich 1972: – Emma Jellinek 1972: Der letzte Werkelmann – Franzi 1972: – Thussy Zwiesel 1974: Tatort: Mord im Ministerium (TV series episode) – Kora Wiesiewicz 1976: Tea for Three 1979: Kassbach – Seine Bekanntschaften 1981: Der Bockerer – Besitzerin des Café Tosca 1981: Den Tüchtigen gehört die Welt – Wirtin 1982: Zeitgenossen 1983: Tramps – Willies Bekanntschaft 1986: Mit meinen heißen Tränen (TV miniseries) 1993: Das Geheimnis – Anna Bäumer 1994: Kommissar Rex: Der Tod der alten Damen (TV series episode) 1995: Before Sunrise – Palm Reader 1995: Kommissar Rex: Gefährliche Jagd (TV series episode) – Frau Groh 1997: Qualtingers Wien – Praterfee 1998: Kommissar Rex: Mosers Tod (TV series episode) – Frau Schuster 1998: Drei Herren – Alte Frau 1998: Die 3 Posträuber 2001: Edelweiss (TV film) – Vera Dorfmeister 2002: Ein Hund kam in die Küche (TV film) – Mutter Blum 2003: Annas Heimkehr (TV film) – Josefa Schweighofer 2004: Bauernprinzessin (TV film) – Burgi 2004: Kommissar Rex: Das Donaukrokodil (TV series episode) – Frau Gruber 2007: Heile Welt – Karin's mother 2007: Silent Resident – Frau Danneberg 2007: Zodiak – Der Horoskop-Mörder (TV miniseries) – Gertrud Orlak 2007: Copacabana (TV film) – Rita 2008: Nordwand – Grossmutter Kurz 2008: Anonyma – Eine Frau in Berlin – Achtzigjährige Frau 2009: – Alma Lukas 2010: Tod in Istanbul (TV film) – Mutter von Kurt Herder 2010: Kottan ermittelt: Rien ne va plus – Mutter Ziwoda 2010: Echte Wiener 2 – Die Deppat'n und die Gspritzt'n – Morak 2011: Anfang 80 – Herta 2014: Und Äktschn! – Frau Lupo 2014: Der letzte Tanz – Frau Ecker 2014: Therapy for a Vampire – Fräulein Sedlacek 2016: Hundraettåringen som smet från notan och försvann – Amanda Einstein 2017: La Pasada: Die Überfahrt – Flora 2018: Murer: Anatomie eines Prozesses – Oma Julius 2018: – Frau im Pelzmantel im Bahnhof 2018: Landkrimi: Der Tote im See - Maria Ahoner 2019: Der Gast – Die Mutter des Hausherrn

Literature Erni Mangold: Lassen Sie mich in Ruhe – Erinnerungen. Aufgezeichnet von Doris Priesching. Amalthea 2011, 288 S.,

Decorations and awards 1971: Kainz Medal 2000: Kammerschauspieler 2004/2005: Karl-Skraup Prize 2005: Nestroy Theatre Prize in the category of Best Supporting Actor 2006: Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the City of Vienna 2009: Grand Gold Decoration for Services to the province of Lower Austria 2012: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art