Agnes Windeck
Agnes Windeck (born March 27, 1888 in Hamburg , † September 28, 1975 in Berlin ; born Agnes Sophie Albertine Windel ) was a German stage, film and television actress and voice actress .
Life
Agnes Sophie Windel, daughter of a Hamburg businessman, began her acting career in 1904 as "Anni Windel." a. the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, the Royal Court Theater Hanover and various stages in Berlin.
As early as 1915 she gave up the job after her marriage, to which she only returned in 1938 after her husband had died. She took up acting again at the Theater der Jugend in Berlin and worked as an acting teacher at the Deutsches Theater until 1945 . a. Klaus Schwarzkopf , Thomas Engel , Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff and Klaus Herm . She continued this work into old age in her apartment in Berlin, to which her own studio was attached.
It first received greater attention in the 1950s with the popular RIAS radio cabaret Die Insulaner in Berlin.
From the end of the 1930s she first played sporadic larger and smaller supporting roles in film. It was not cast more regularly until the 1950s and was soon in great demand: both in Edgar Wallace crime novels such as Der Zinker (1963), The Hunchback of Soho (1966) and The Dog from Blackwood Castle (1967) as well as in cheerful comedies like in the morning at seven the world is still in order (1968) and the gentlemen with the white vest (1969).
She also worked with her concise and recognizable voice as a dubbing and radio play speaker ; Among other things, she dubbed Margaret Rutherford ( 4:50 p.m. from Paddington , Hotel International , the little ones want to go up too ).
On stage she acted as Mrs. Higgins in the German premiere of the musical My Fair Lady in 1961 . In 1967 she played together with Käthe Haack in the crime comedy Two unsuspecting angels . In 1973 she appeared again in a single performance as Mrs. Higgins in the Berlin revival of My Fair Lady ; she replaced Käthe Haack, who fell ill due to an accident, at short notice.
She achieved great popularity with the TV family series The Despicable One (1966–1971), in which she played the role of grandma Köpcke at the side of Inge Meysel .
Agnes Windeck established herself as a character actress and became one of the most famous older actresses in Germany. She embodied the type of comical old man , who can be both amiable and annoying. Several major theater, film and television roles brought her nationwide popularity and made her a crowd pleaser.
In May 1975, she suffered injuries from a fall in her Berlin apartment from which she was unable to fully recover. Agnes Windeck died of heart failure on September 28, 1975 at the age of 87 in Berlin .
Her grave is in the state-owned cemetery Heerstraße in Berlin-Westend . By resolution of the Berlin Senate , the final resting place of Agnes Windeck (grave location: 18-K-122) has been dedicated as an honorary grave of the State of Berlin since 2004 . The dedication is valid for the usual period of twenty years, but can then be extended.
Filmography
cinemamovies
- 1939: The merciful lie
- 1941: The way out into the open
- 1941: U-boats westward!
- 1941: Annelie
- 1942: great love
- 1943: then
- 1945: the years go by
- 1948: street acquaintance
- 1948: And again 48
- 1950: The Council of Gods
- 1950: Three girls are crazy
- 1953: The uncle from America
- 1953: What a monkey theater
- 1953: Christina
- 1955: How do I become a movie star?
- 1956: The Trapp family
- 1957: ... and love laughs at it
- 1957: Bank vault 713
- 1957: In contrast, being a father is a lot
- 1957: Whenever the day begins
- 1958: The gripper
- 1958: time to live and time to die
- 1959: love on crooked legs
- 1959: Peter shoots the bird
- 1959: the ideal woman
- 1959: Doctor without a conscience
- 1962: Do you think Constanze is behaving correctly?
- 1962: I'm only a woman too
- 1963: love has to be learned
- 1963: The zinc man
- 1963: my daughter and me
- 1963: Scotland Yard chases Dr. Mabuse
- 1963: Gripsholm Castle
- 1966: The hunchback from Soho
- 1967: Rheinsberg
- 1968: The Dog from Blackwood Castle
- 1968: The world is still fine at seven in the morning
- 1969: Dr. med. Fabian - laughter is the best medicine
- 1969: The gentlemen with the white vest
- 1970: Heintje - One day the sun will shine again
- 1971: Hurray, we're bachelors again!
- 1972: The heather is green
- 1973: Old boat and young love
watch TV
- 1953: An evening from Rias Berlin
- 1953: Orient Express: The Red Sash
- 1958: Greyhound and seal
- 1958: My lord knows what to do
- 1959: Good thieves
- 1960: believe me
- 1960: Dr. Knock
- 1960: stop for 20 minutes
- 1963: My wife Susanne
- 1964: Court box
- 1965: Mrs. Cheney's end
- 1966: Our Pauker (2 episodes)
- 1966–1971: The incorrigible
- 1966: 100 years of Kurfürstendamm
- 1969: Two unsuspecting angels
- 1970: My friend Harvey
- 1970: The man who sold the Eiffel Tower
- 1971: lucky guys
- 1971: ... and it's called a show
- 1972: Raven, mushroom and thirteen chairs
- 1972: A woman remains a woman
theatre
- 1940: three blue eyes. Direction: Kurt Richards with Kurt Vespermann , Ursula Grabley , Franz Zimmermann , Hintz Fabricius , Edelgard Trautmann , Ellen Hille , Erwin Biegel .
- 1944: The strange yacht. Theater am Schiffbauerdamm Berlin.
- 1945: Our little town . Direction: Bruno Hübner with Max Eckard , Ruth Schilling , Robert Traube , Erna Sellmer , Bruno Hübner , Heinrich Troxbömker , Artur Malkowsky , Elsa Wagner , Peer Schmidt . German Theater Berlin.
- 1946: a family. Direction: Paul Bildt with Käthe Dorsch , Heinz Georg Sedat , Max Eckard , Ulrich Goetsch , Agathe Poschmann , Gerda Müller , Ruth Schilling , Alfred Cogho , Herwart Grosse , Ernst Sattler , Harry Hindemith , Kurt Weitkamp , Peer Schmidt , Friedrich Maurer , Elsa Wagner , Wolfgang Kühne , Angelika Hurwicz , Paula Denk , Wolf Trutz , Karl Hellmer , Klaus Herm , Horst Drinda . German Theater Berlin.
- 1946: Bunbury . Direction: Bruno Hübner with: Erik Ode , Hans Nielsen , Olga Limburg , Inge Harbort , Ekkehard Röhrer , Ruth von Riedel , Bruno Harprecht , Hermann Schindler , Knut Hartwig . Comedy on Kurfürstendamm Berlin.
- 1948: an inspector arrives. Direction: Fritz Wisten with Ernst Waldow , Ursula Meißner , Max Eckard , Kurt Waitzmann , Alfred Schieske , Hannelore Schüler . Berlin Ensemble.
- 1949: Jean. Direction: Erik Ode with Hilde Volk , Georg Gütlich , Erik Ode, Franz Schafheitlin , Gerti von Lipinski , Helmut Bautzmann , Werner Tachipke . Grandstand Berlin.
- 1952: I am a camera. Director: Franz Reichert with Grete Mosheim , Ursula Lingen , Erna Sellmer , Erich Schellow , Gerd Martienzen , Fritz Tillmann . Schloßpark Theater Berlin.
- 1953: the parasite. Direction: Willi Schmidt with Arthur Schröder , Siegmar Schneider , Johanna Wichmann , Aribert Wäscher , Paul Wagner , Hans Hessling . Schiller Theater Berlin.
- 1953: Tartuffe . Direction: Oscar Fritz Schuh with Ernst Schröder , Alfred Balthoff , Klaramaria Skala , Peter Lehmbrock , Wolfgang Spier , Lucie Höflich , Günter Pfitzmann , Ursula Lingen , Wolfgang Neuss , Hanne Hiob . Free Volksbühne Berlin.
- 1954: Mamselle Nitouche. Direction: Oscar Fritz Schuh with Inge Konradi , Harald Juhnke , Peer Schmidt , Walther Suessenguth , Maria Sebaldt , Walter Groß , Wolfgang Neuss , Wolfgang Müller , Georg Gütlich , Elsbeth von Lüdinghausen , Peter Schiff . Free Volksbühne Berlin.
- 1954: The house with seven floors. Direction: Oscar Fritz Schuh with Ernst Schröder , Eva Krutina , Ilse Laux , Klaramaria Skala , Hanne Hiob , Ursula Höflich , Alfred Balthoff , Wolfgang Neuss , Wolfgang Spier , Walther Suessenguth , Ilse Trautschold , Günter Pfitzmann . Free Volksbühne Berlin.
- 1954: The white carnation. Direction: Kurt Raeck with Theo Lingen , Walter Gross , Ursula Lingen , Sigurd Lohde , Kurt Weitkamp , Kurt Vespermann , Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur . Renaissance Theater Berlin.
- 1955: Relatives are people too. Directed by Walther Suessenguth with Edith Schollwer , Herbert Hübner , Willi Sämann , Aenne Bruck , Inge Landgut , Hugo Schrader , Wolfgang Preiss . Hebbel Theater Berlin.
- 1955: The matchmaker. Direction: Rudolf Steinboeck with Grete Mosheim , Paul Esser , Helmut Lohner , Jane Tilden , Frances Martin , Gisela Fritsch , Horst Gentzen , Fritz Lehmann , Wolfgang Zilzer . Free Volksbühne Berlin.
- 1955: See and be amazed. Direction: Peter Preses with Margot Leonard , Otto Stoeckel , Elisabeth Ried , Hans Krull , Rüdiger Renn , Horst Keitel , Rolf Moebius . Grandstand Berlin.
- 1956: The dear family. Director: Erik Ode . with Vilma Degischer , Inge Egger , Helmuth Rudolph , Brigitte Grothum , Horst Keitel , Wolfgang Spier , Marion Degler , Tilo von Berlepsch , Joachim Möck . Comedy on Kurfürstendamm Berlin.
- 1957: Here I am - here I stay! Direction: Rolf Kutschera with Hans Leibelt , John van Dreelen , Olga Plüss , Horst Niendorf , Brigitte Grothum , Käthe Braun , Günter Pfitzmann . Theater am Kurfürstendamm Berlin.
- 1958: an almost possible story. Direction: Wolfgang Spier with Elsa Wagner , Edeltraut Elsner , Wolfgang Lukschy , Gerd Vespermann . Hebbel Theater Berlin.
- 1958: women are better people. Direction: Richard Häußler with Edith Schneider , Christa Ewert , Claus Holm , Alexander Ponto , Bruno Fritz , Gerd Vespermann , Franz Arzdorf . Comedy on Kurfürstendamm Berlin.
- 1959: Good thieves. Direction: Victor de Kowa with Grit Boettcher , Gisela Fritsch , Eckart Dux , Bruno Fritz , Franz Otto Krüger , Gerd Prager . Renaissance Theater Berlin.
- 1959: Pygmalion . Direction: Harry Meyen with Günther Lüders , Chariklia Baxevanos , Hans Hessling , Lia Eibenschütz , Emmy Burg , Heinz Spitzner , Joe Furtner . Comedy on Kurfürstendamm Berlin.
- 1960: two on the right - two on the left. Direction: Erich Thormann with Veronika Bayer , Walter Süssenguth , Georg Thomas . Comedy on Kurfürstendamm Berlin.
- 1960: an ideal husband . Direction: Harry Meyen with Harry Meyen, Ingeborg Körner , Friedrich Schoenfelder , Edith Schneider , Walter Suessenguth , Gitty Duraga , Aenne Bruck , Lia Eibenschütz , Karl Ludwig Schreiber , Helmut Heyne . Comedy on Kurfürstendamm Berlin.
- 1961: Eight women. Direction: Erik Ode with Friedel Schuster , Veronika Bayer , Hilde Volk , Ann Savo , Eike Pulver , Edith Schollwer , Kitty Mattern . Theater am Kurfürstendamm Berlin.
- 1961: My Fair Lady . Direction: Sven Aage Larsen with Paul Hubschmid , Karin Hübner , Alfred Schieske , Bruno Fritz , Friedrich Schoenfelder , Rex Gildo , Karin Hardt , Erich Fiedler , Boris Greverus , Hans Hardt . Theater des Westens Berlin.
- 1967: Two unsuspecting angels. Direction: Wolfgang Spier with Käthe Haack , Hans Deppe , Harry Wüstenhagen , Hans W. Hamacher , Walo Lüönd , Ute Boy , Otto Graf , Harry Riebauer , Otto Czarski . Theater am Kurfürstendamm Berlin.
- 1967: Two unsuspecting angels. Direction: Wolfgang Spier with Rose Renée Roth , Hans Deppe , Wolfgang Draeger , Hans Zesch-Ballot , Bruno W. Pantel , Thomas Reiner , Elisabeth Volkmann , Harry Hardt , Gustl Datz . Little Comedy Munich.
- 1968: aunt with a shot. Direction: Christian Wölffer with Ilse Fürstenberg , Rose Renée Roth , Hans Deppe , Klaus Dahlen , Dagmar Biener , Rudolf Gerske , Günter Glaser . Berlin theater.
- 1971: Pygmalion. Director: Bertold Sackmann . with Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff , Monica Gruber . Comedy in the Marquardt Stuttgart.
- 1973: My Fair Lady. With Paul Hubschmid , Naëmi Priegel , Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann . Theater des Westens Berlin.
Synchronous rollers (selection)
actress | Film / series | role |
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Margaret Rutherford | 4:50 p.m. from Paddington | Miss Marple |
Billie Burke | The magical land | Glinda the good witch |
Lee Patrick | Bed whispers | Mrs. Walters |
Norma Varden | Blondes preferred | Lady Beekman |
Password kitten | Miss Pittford |
Radio plays (selection)
- 1946: Paul Osborn : Galgenfrist (The Grandmother, Miss Nellie Northrup) - Director: Hanns Korngiebel ( RIAS Berlin)
- 1949: Kurt Tucholsky : Gripsholm Castle (Mrs. Anderson) - Director: Friedrich Joloff (RIAS Berlin)
- 1953: KRG Browne: Sir Michaels Adventure - Director: Rolf Purucker (RIAS Berlin)
- 1959: Graham Greene : An Embarrassing Accident (The Aunt) - Director: Curt Goetz-Pflug
- 1960: Thierry : Pension Spreewitz ( Die Maus in der Pension , episode 68) - Director: Ivo Veit (RIAS Berlin)
- 1965: Ulrike Brückner: Berlin ranks. Back then it was - stories from old Berlin (mother of Gerd Range) (story No. 4 in 8 episodes) - director: Ivo Veit (RIAS Berlin)
- 1967: Alice Berend : The Bridegrooms of the Babette Bomberling. Back then it was - Stories from old Berlin (Tante Adele) (Story No. 7 in 10 episodes) - Director: Ivo Veit ( RIAS Berlin)
- 1967: Siegfried Lenz : Das Labyrinth (Marlies) - Director: Fritz Schröder-Jahn ( NDR / SDR )
- 1967: Eduard von Keyserling : Evening Houses (Baroness Egloff, grandmother) - Director: Fritz Schröder-Jahn (BR / ORF )
- 1973: Gunnar Hagen Hartvedt: Excuse me, may I make a phone call? (Molly Heyer) - Director: Ulrich Lauterbach ( HR )
Web links
- Literature by and about Agnes Windeck in the catalog of the German National Library
- Agnes Windeck in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Agnes Windeck in the German dubbing file
- Obituary in: Der Spiegel 41/1975 of October 6, 1975.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berlin's theater lady came from Hamburg. Actress Agnes Windeck has died . In: Hamburger Abendblatt . Tuesday, September 30, 1975. p. 12. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 . P. 497.
- ↑ Senate Department for Environment, Transport and Climate Protection: Honorary Graves of the State of Berlin (Status: November 2018) (PDF, 413 kB), p. 93. Accessed on November 18, 2019. For a time limit of twenty years, see: Implementing Regulations for Section 12 Para. 6 Cemetery Act (AV Ehrengrabstätten) (PDF, 24 kB) of August 15, 2007, paragraph 10. Accessed on November 18, 2019.
- ↑ German synchronous files. In: www.synchronkartei.de. Retrieved October 5, 2016 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Windeck, Agnes |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Windel, Agnes Sophie; Diaper, Annie |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1888 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
DATE OF DEATH | September 28, 1975 |
Place of death | Berlin |