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Lucie Höflich

1883 – 1956

German actress

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Lived 1883 – 1956 (aged 73). Lucie Höflich was a German stage actor, film actor, politician, actor, theatre director and theatre manager.

Lucie Höflich (born Helene Lucie von Holwede; 20 February 1883 – 9 October 1956) was a German actress, teacher and head of the Staatliche Schauspielschule (State Drama School) in Berlin. In 1937 she was named the Staats-Schauspielerin (State Actress) and in 1953 she was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz.

Examples of her appearances were as in Heinrich von Kleist's in 1905 and as Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in 1907. While still active on stage she appeared in her first film, the in 1913.

She died in West Berlin in 1956, aged 73.

Selected filmography Among the films she acted in were Maria Magdalene in 1929, Die Straße in 1923, Tartüff in 1925, the 1936 The Abduction of the Sabine Women, the Nazi Propaganda Film Ohm Krüger in 1941, with her last being the 1956 The Story of Anastasia. Mary Magdalene (1920) as Klara Catherine the Great (1920) as Catherine the Great The Rats (1921) as Mrs. John Seafaring Is Necessary (1921) The Inheritance of Tordis (1921) as Anna Kathrins's mother A Glass of Water (1923) as the Duchess of Marlborough The Lost Shoe (1923) as Countess Benrat The Street (1923) as the wife of the petty bourgeois man Nora (1923) as Mrs. Linden Kaddish (1924) The Secret Agent (1924) as the Duchess's mother A Waltz Dream (1925) Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand (1925) The House of Lies (1926) as Gina Only a Dancing Girl (1926) as Mrs. Radinger The Beaver Coat (1928) as Mrs. Wolff Life's Circus (1928) as the wife 1914 (1931) as the Czarina The White Demon (1932) as Gildemeister's Mother The Golden Anchor (1932) as Honorine The Burning Secret (1933) as the wife's mother Peer Gynt (1934) as Mother Aase Family Parade (1936) as Mrs. Applequist The Czar's Courier (1936) as Marfa Strogoff The Abduction of the Sabine Women (1936) as Rosa The Citadel of Warsaw (1937) as Frau Welgorska Robert Koch (1939) as Mrs. Paul We Danced Around the World (1939) as Jenny Hill The Fox of Glenarvon (1940) as Baroness Margit O'Connor Ohm Krüger (1941) as Sanna Krüger Das Grosse Spiel (1942) as Mrs. Klebuch An Old Heart Becomes Young Again (1943) as Frau Blume Laugh Bajazzo (1943) as Emelia Sky Without Stars (1955) as Mother Mathilde Kaminski The Story of Anastasia (1956) as Mrs. Bäumle

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Important facts

Birth century
Positions held
Member of the Volkskammer
Employers
Mecklenburg State Theatre, Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
Awards
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Staatsschauspieler
Also known as
Helene Lucie von Holwede

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Lucie Höflich?

German actress (1883-1956)

When was Lucie Höflich born?

Lucie Höflich was born on 20 February 1883 in Hanover.

When did Lucie Höflich die?

Lucie Höflich died on 8 October 1956 in Berlin.

What was Lucie Höflich's occupation?

Lucie Höflich was a stage actor, film actor, politician, actor, theatre director and theatre manager.

What nationality was Lucie Höflich?

Lucie Höflich was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lucie Höflich

· Wikidata: Q96788

· DBpedia: Lucie Höflich

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