Maria Wimmer
Born: 1911-01-27 in Dresden, Germany
Died: 1996-01-04
Known For: Acting
Biography
Maria Wimmer (1911–1996) was a German stage, film, and television actress, trained in the great German-speaking theatrical tradition. A prominent figure of the Austrian and German postwar stage, she was long associated with the Burgtheater in Vienna, where she performed a wide repertoire ranging from classical works to contemporary authors. On screen, she appeared in several European productions, including the historical miniseries Richelieu, the Velvet Cardinal (1977), in which she portrays Marie de’ Medici across four episodes. Her performance, both restrained and authoritative, suits this complex political figure perfectly.
Filmography
1980
- Kolportage as Erbgräfin Stjernenhö
1977
- Richelieu as Marie de Médicis
- Die Dämonen
1974
- Derrick as Elisabeth Wichmann
- Zinngeschrei as Frau Rubio
1970
- Der Kirschgarten as Gutsbesitzerin Ranjewskaja
1969
- The Commissioner as Frau Bassmann
- Der vierte Platz as Jadwiga
1967
- Die Zimmerwirtin as Madame Cirqué
1966
- Elektra as Klytaimnestra
- Trauer muß Elektra tragen as Christine
1965
- Im Schlaraffenland as Adelheid Türckheim
1954
- Der Engel mit dem Flammenschwert as Gitta Binder
- The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch as Frau Sauerbruch
- A Life for Do as Vera
1952
- Der große Zapfenstreich as Madeleine, Baronin Hügener
1951
- Decision Before Dawn as Woman in the Street (uncredited)
1950
- The Fallen Star as Elisabeth Hollreiser (erwachsen)