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Frida Richard(1873-1946)

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Frida Richard was born on 1 November 1873 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Ihre Hoheit (1914), Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924) and Hedda Gabler (1925). She was married to Fritz Richard. She died on 12 September 1946 in Salzburg, Austria.
BornNovember 1, 1873
DiedSeptember 12, 1946(72)
BornNovember 1, 1873
DiedSeptember 12, 1946(72)
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Known for

Henny Porten in Ihre Hoheit (1914)
Ihre Hoheit
  • Hofdame
  • 1914
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924)
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
8.1
  • The Runes Maid
  • 1924
Hedda Gabler (1925)
Hedda Gabler
  • Juliane Tesman, die Tante
  • 1925
F.W. Murnau, Gösta Ekman, Yvette Guilbert, Gerhart Hauptmann, Camilla Horn, Emil Jannings, and Hans Kyser in Faust (1926)
Faust
8.1
  • Mutter(as Frieda Richard)
  • 1926

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  • Viktor Satori in Lowlands (1954)
    Lowlands
    6.3
    • Josefa, eine alte Magd (as Frieda Richard)
    • 1954
  • Die Kreuzlschreiber (1950)
    Die Kreuzlschreiber
    6.6
    • Annamirl (as Frieda Richard)
    • 1950
  • Bruno Jaddatz in Ein Blick zurück (1944)
    Ein Blick zurück
    8.2
    • Erste Reinmachefrau
    • 1944
  • Kristina Söderbaum in Opfergang (1944)
    Opfergang
    6.7
    • Frau Steinkamp
    • 1944
  • Der gebieterische Ruf (1944)
    Der gebieterische Ruf
    5.7
    • Oberschwester Therese
    • 1944
  • Die goldene Stadt (1942)
    Die goldene Stadt
    6.1
    • Frau Amend
    • 1942
  • Rembrandt (1942)
    Rembrandt
    5.1
    • Wirtin Frau van Slooten
    • 1942
  • Aufruhr im Damenstift
    • Marie
    • 1941
  • Marianne Hoppe and Hans Söhnker in Auf Wiedersehn, Franziska! (1941)
    Auf Wiedersehn, Franziska!
    6.4
    • Kathrin
    • 1941
  • Paula Wessely in Ein Leben lang (1940)
    Ein Leben lang
    5.7
    • Trafikantin
    • 1940
  • Sommer, Sonne, Erika
    • Tante Resi
    • 1939
  • Heidemarie Hatheyer in Ein ganzer Kerl (1939)
    Ein ganzer Kerl
    • Luise, Haushälterin
    • 1939
  • Mother Love (1939)
    Mother Love
    4.3
    • Frau Stätter - alte Waschfrau
    • 1939
  • Ich verweigere die Aussage (1939)
    Ich verweigere die Aussage
    6.0
    • Frau Lenart
    • 1939
  • Ein hoffnungsloser Fall (1939)
    Ein hoffnungsloser Fall
    7.3
    • 1939

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  • Alternative names
    • Frieda Richard
  • Born
    • November 1, 1873
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • September 12, 1946
    • Salzburg, Austria
  • Spouse
    • Fritz Richard1898 - February 9, 1933 (his death, 3 children)
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    Prolific stage and screen character actress, noted for her intensely emotive performances, particularly during the silent era. She was trained, among others, by Max Reinhardt in Vienna and began acting on stage in Berlin from 1905. She remained one of the busiest supporting players in films of the 1930's, playing grandmothers, landladies, char women and innkeepers.

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