Elisabeth Augustin (actress)
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):
- 1976: Travesties by Tom Stoppard , role: Gwendolin Carr
- 1979: As You Like It by William Shakespeare , Role: Audrey
- 1979: A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare , role: Helena
- 1984: Olympia by Ferenc Molnár , role: Olympia
- 2001: Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind , director: Christina Paulhofer , role: Frau Gabor - Akademietheater
- 2003: Faith, Love, Hope by Ödön von Horváth , director: Martin Kušej , role: Ms. District Court Judge
- 2003: The Pillow Man by Martin McDonagh , director: Anselm Weber , role: Mutter - Akademietheater
- 2005: The orchestra & nuances by Jean Anouilh and Bernhard Studlar , director: Maria Happel , role: Pamela (2nd violin) - Casino
- 2005: The sunken cathedral by Gert Jonke , director: Christiane Pohle , role: Waltraud - Akademietheater
- 2007: CET - monologue for a woman by Roland Schimmelpfennig - vestibule
- 2008: Ladies acquaintances of Lotte Ingrisch , Director: Elisabeth Augustin, Role: Fini Schinagl - casino bar
- 2008: I believe in space by Sebastian Fust and Izy Kusche , director: Sebastian Fust, role: Ru - Vestibül
- 2009: my husband your husband. A homage to Thomas Mann and Rudolf Melichar
- 2010: The Wizard of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum , director: Annette Raffalt , role: Witch of the North - Burgtheater
- 2011: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy , director: Matthias Hartmann , role: Countess Rostowa - casino
- 2013: Schatten (Eurydike says) by Elfriede Jelinek , directed by Matthias Hartmann - Akademietheater
- 2014: About d'Häusa - a contemporary Viennese song evening, book and design: Elisabeth Augustin - Vestibül
- 2014: When it gets dark by Peter Turrini , director: Christian Stückl , role: housekeeper Elisabeth Ratschnig - Burgtheater
- 2015: The concert by Hermann Bahr , director: Felix Prader , role: Miss Garden - Akademietheater
- 2016: Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov , director: David Bösch , role: Anfissa, Njanja - Burgtheater
Burgtheater Vienna (director):
- 2008: Ladies acquaintances of Lotte Ingrisch (KasinoBar)
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
Web links
- Elisabeth Augustin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Elisabeth Augustin's website
- Profile on the website of the Burgtheater Vienna
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Augustin, Elisabeth |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1953 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |