Betty Sedlmayr

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Betty Sedlmayr ; actually Barbara Sedlmayr (born December 4, 1904 in Munich ; † June 2004 ; occasionally listed as Betty Sedelmayr ) was a German actress and operetta singer.

Life

Betty Sedlmayr was born as the daughter of foreman Ferdinand Sedlmayr and his wife Katharina. After completing her vocal training , she played her first roles at the Theater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich. After a guest performance in Bamberg , she was engaged as a soubrette at the Volkstheater Munich . This was followed by stages in Berlin ( Rose Theater , Plaza and Comedy ).

Betty Sedlmayr also appeared in various film productions from 1934, mostly in supporting roles . These included feature films such as Der Student von Prag from 1935 directed by Arthur Robison with Adolf Wohlbrück , Theodor Loos and Dorothea Wieck , 1936 Der Jäger von Fall by Hans Deppe with Paul Richter , Franz Loskarn and Hans Adalbert Schlettow and 1940 The scapegoat also directed by Hans Deppe with Karl Hellmer , Hilde Körber and Ernst Waldow .

After the end of the Second World War , Betty Sedlmayr turned to radio as well as guest appearances at theaters . For the broadcasters RIAS Berlin , Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk (NWDR) and Bayerischer Rundfunk , she appeared in numerous programs. Also in 1949, together with Armin Münch, recordings ( Amiga production ) with songs by Walter Kollo were added.

In 1974 Betty Sedlmayr first appeared in a television production . In the television version of Franz Lehár - operetta The Land of Smiles by Arthur Maria Rabenalt she embodied the role of the general's wife . René Kollo , Birgit Sarata and Dagmar Koller played at her side .

Betty Sedlmayr was married to the actor and operetta singer Hermann Mayer-Falkow .

Filmography

  • 1934: Nischt goes beyond comfort (short film)
  • 1934: The police report reports
  • 1934: What am I without you
  • 1934: Her Excellency's daughters
  • 1934: The young Baron Neuhaus
  • 1935: Regine
  • 1935: The girl from the Moorhof
  • 1935: end of the line
  • 1935: The Nurse King
  • 1935: The student from Prague
  • 1936: The Hunter of Fall
  • 1937: patriots
  • 1937: The laughing doctor
  • 1940: the scapegoat
  • 1942: Violanta
  • 1974: The Land of Smiles (TV version)

literature

  • Johann Caspar Glenzdorf: Glenzdorf's international film lexicon. Biographical manual for the entire film industry. Volume 3: Peit – Zz. Prominent-Filmverlag, Bad Münder 1961, DNB 451560752 , pp. 1587–1588.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Entry in the discography ( memento of March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) by liedderzeit.de; accessed on July 31, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Sedlmayr, Betty
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sedlmayr, Barbara (real name); Sedelmayr, Betty (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actress and operetta singer
DATE OF BIRTH 4th December 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH June 2004