Anna Führing
Anna Führing (born March 6, 1866 in Hamburg , † November 2, 1929 in Berlin ) was a German actress . She was best known for being a model for the Germania postage stamps of the German Empire .
Life
Anna Führing, daughter of the Hamburg theater owner and restaurateur Carl Führing , had received classical acting training in Berlin. She often performed Germania in stage plays , for example in 1891 on the occasion of a festival in Düsseldorf in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
In 1892 Anna Führing appeared in the role of Iphigenie at the opening of the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin , which is now home to the Berliner Ensemble .
In addition to her actual work as a stage actress, Anna Führing has also appeared in a number of films over the years .
Anna Führing was married to Ferdinand von Strantz († 1909), the 45 years older director of Berlin's court opera , who promoted her acting career.
Anna Führing died in Berlin in 1929 at the age of 63 and was buried in Cemetery I of the Jerusalem and New Churches in Berlin-Kreuzberg . The grave has not been preserved.
Filmography
- 1915: Housekeeper from the best family wanted (as Anna von Strantz-Führing)
- 1915: A hero of the submarine (as Anna von Strantz-Führing)
- 1916: night and morning
- 1924: The beautiful adventure
- 1927: Every man needs a little friend
- 1927: Ossi wears his pants (as Baroness Strantz-Führing)
literature
- Carl Thinius: Back then in St. Pauli - pleasure and joy in the suburbs . Verlag Hans Christians, 1975, ISBN 3-7672-0368-5
Web links
- Working group Germania-Marken eV
- Anna Führing in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Anna Führing at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 217.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Führing, Anna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Strantz-Führing, Anna; Strantz-Führing, Anna von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 1929 |
| Place of death | Berlin |