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Wera Frydtberg

1926 – 2008

German actress

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About Wera Frydtberg

Lived 1926 – 2008 (aged 81). Wera Frydtberg was a German stage actor, film actor, singer, actor and musician.

Wera Frydtberg (11 August 1926 – 16 June 2008) was a German film and television actress. She appeared in I Often Think of Piroschka Her best known film Wir Wunderkinder (known in English as Aren’t We Wonderful?) won the Golden Globe for the most successful International Picture in 1960 and the Golden Medal at the Moscow International Film Festival.

Biography Wera Frydtberg was born in Freiburg, Germany in 1926. She started her career in 1947 at the Stuttgart theatre and then moved to the Josefstadt theatre in Vienna. From 1951 she starred in 30 major films and over 100 television productions. She was the mother of historian Karina Urbach.

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Important facts

Born
11 August 1926, Freiburg im Breisgau
Birth century
20th century
Died
16 June 2008, Munich
Occupation
Stage actor, film actor, singer, actor, musician
Nationality
Germany
Also known as
Wera Friedberg, Wera Urbach, Vera Friedtberg

People in Wera Frydtberg's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Karina Urbach
Karina Urbach
b. 1968
Historian

Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Wera Frydtberg?

German actress (1926–2008)

When was Wera Frydtberg born?

Wera Frydtberg was born on 11 August 1926 in Freiburg im Breisgau.

When did Wera Frydtberg die?

Wera Frydtberg died on 16 June 2008 in Munich.

What was Wera Frydtberg's occupation?

Wera Frydtberg was a stage actor, film actor, singer, actor and musician.

What nationality was Wera Frydtberg?

Wera Frydtberg was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Wera Frydtberg

· Wikidata: Q1317476

· DBpedia: Wera Frydtberg

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