Elisabeth Augustin (actress)

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Elisabeth Augustin (* 1953 in Vienna ) is an Austrian actress . She is best known as a castle actress .

Life

After graduating from high school, she attended the Max Reinhardt Seminar and graduated with distinction. After a year at the Schauspielhaus Graz she brought Achim Benning to the Burgtheater, her inaugural roles were "Nathalie" in "Prinz von Homburg" and "Quendolen" in "Travesties" by Tom Stoppard. This was followed by “Helena” in “Midsummer Night's Dream” and many other leading roles in the castle and academy, later also at the Reichenau Festival. For two years she was a guest at the Münchner Kammerspiele with “Jelena” in “Onkel Vanja” by Anton Chekhov . She is married to chamber actor Rudolf Melichar and they have three children, Valerie, Rosalie and Philip. She has worked not only as an actress but also as a director. She is interested in contemporary authors as well as classical literature and music.

In Elfriede Jelinek's “Sportstück” , in the legendary production by Einar Schleef , Elfriede Jelinek describes the role of the “dead athlete Andy” as Elisabeth Augustin's star role. Elisabeth Augustin is also known through film and television, e.g. B. through her Maria Theresia , in the film adaptation by Axel Corti . She likes to write her own books when directing, including: "About the girl - Johann Nestroy dreams of his female roles" for Akademietheater and ORF, "Elegy of a postman - Pièce Noire with poetry by HC Artmann" in the Burghteaer Kasino on Schwarzenbergplatz, "Tierra mi Tierra - Rigoberta Menchu's life in musical pictures ”,“ Lady's acquaintances - edited one-act play by Lotte Ingrisch ”in the Burgtheater casino bar,“ Dear audience! - Liesl Karlstadt and the other women in the Valentin house ”and“ Undine goes ashore ”on the 40th anniversary of Ingeborg Bachmann's death in the KosmosTheater , as well as“ Über d'Häusa ”, a contemporary Viennese recital in the Burgtheater vestibule.

Theater (selection)

Burgtheater Vienna (drama):

Burgtheater Vienna (director):

Filmography

  • 1977: Love stories and marriage matters as daughter Fanny (TV)
  • 1981: Like the moon over fire and blood as Maria Theresia
  • 1981: Summer guests (TV)
  • 1981: Karl Kraus - hated, in love ... as Sidonie Nádhern
  • 1982: A boy caught a bird
  • 1985: Escape without end
  • 1987: Derrick, episode 149 (The Lady from Amsterdam) as Alina Bradley (TV)
  • 1993: The scandalous women
  • 1994: Sold soul as Anita Dilek
  • 1998: Krambambuli as Countess, director: Xaver Schwarzenberger
  • 1998: Fever
  • 2001: Game at Dawn as Frau Kessner (TV)
  • 2015: The concert as Miss Garden
  • 2016: The wedding as Marie

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personal data
SURNAME Augustin, Elisabeth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian actress
DATE OF BIRTH 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna