Liesl Karlstadt

Liesl Karlstadt
Karlstadt in 1951
Born
Elisabeth Wellano

(1892-12-12)12 December 1892
Munich, German Empire
Died27 June 1960(1960-06-27) (aged 67)
OccupationActress
Years active1913–1960

Liesl Karlstadt (German: [liːzl̩ ˈkaʁlʃtat] ; born Elisabeth Wellano, 12 December 1892 – 27 June 1960) was a German actress and cabaret performer.[1] Alongside Karl Valentin, she set the tone for a generation of popular culture in Munich.[2] She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1960.

Selected filmography

  • The Eccentric (1929)
  • The Bartered Bride (1932)
  • Must We Get Divorced? (1933)
  • A Woman Like You (1933)
  • Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden (1935)
  • Street Music (1936)
  • Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine (1936)
  • Girls' Dormitory (1936)
  • Venus on Trial (1941)
  • Don't Talk to Me About Love (1943)
  • Journey into the Past (1943)
  • After the Rain Comes Sunshine (1949)
  • By a Nose (1949)
  • Two Times Lotte (1950)
  • The Lady in Black (1951)
  • Desires (1952)
  • That Can Happen to Anyone (1952)
  • The Exchange (1952)
  • As Long as You're Near Me (1953)
  • Fanfares of Love (1953)
  • Fireworks (1954)
  • The Missing Miniature (1954)
  • Marriages Forbidden (1957)
  • A Piece of Heaven (1957)
  • Salzburg Stories (1957)
  • Wir Wunderkinder (1958)
  • My Ninety Nine Brides (1958)
  • Oh! This Bavaria! (1960)
  • Do Not Send Your Wife to Italy (1960)
  • Fanfare of Marriage (1963)

References

  1. ^ "Liesl Karlstadt". filmportal. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. ^ Haag, John (2000). "Karlstadt, Liesl (1892–1960)". Women in World History, Volume 8: Jab-Kyt. Waterford, CT: Yorkin Publications. p. 32. ISBN 0-7876-4067-0.

Further reading

  • Dimpfl, Monika. Immer veränderlich: Liesl Karlstadt (1892–1960). Munich: Monacensia A-1 Verlag, 1996.
  • Unterstoeger, Hermann. "Das Geheimnis der Girafftorte. Immer veränderlich—eine Ausstellung über Leben und Leiden der Liesl Karlstadt," Süddeutsche Zeitung. 28 March 1996.