Elisabeth Kallina
Elisabeth Kallina (born August 15, 1910 in Payerbach ; † September 2, 2004 in Vienna ; actually Elisabeth Hedwig Maria Ortner-Kallina ) was an Austrian actress .
Career
Kallina was the illegitimate daughter of the lawyer Dr. Egon Witrofsky (an uncle of Erich Wolfgang Korngold ) and the actress Anna Maria Josef Franziska Böhm , née Kallina. Her 'biological' father was J. von Petersdorf, who had an extramarital relationship with Anna Kallina at the beginning of the 20th century. Since she was 18, Elisabeth Kallina played - like her mother before - in the ensemble of the renowned Vienna Burgtheater , where she has played well over a hundred different roles over the years. The numerous great character roles that have been created by her include: a. Schiller's Maiden of Orléans , Ismene in Sophocles ' Antigone , Lady Milford in Cabal and Love and Sittah in Lessing's Nathan the Wise . After the Second World War , Kallina primarily embodied more mature figures and mothers, such as in Grillparzer's Des Meeres und der Liebe Wellen .
Elisabeth Kallina had been married to the Nazi-affiliated writer Hermann Heinz Ortner since 1930 , from whom she divorced in 1938. On May 31, 1944, she married her second acting colleague Oskar Werner , who was twelve years her junior and with whom she remained on friendly terms until his death, despite a later divorce. The marriage produced a daughter. Since early childhood she was closely connected to the Catholic faith and its teaching; She maintained a deep friendship with the Dominicans ( Dominican Bastion Vienna) and their order. With her strong social commitment, she helped many people throughout her life and made regular donations to Caritas and other charitable organizations. From 1938 to 1945 she helped persecuted Jews to leave Austria, as did later family members of Alois Brunner and Aribert Heim who wanted to avoid questioning by the Allied occupying powers.
After her time at the Burgtheater (1950s) she worked as a speech technician with singers and as a volunteer répétiteur at the Vienna Conservatory. Kallina played the piano, harpsichord and organ.
For her acting achievements she was awarded the title Chamber Actress.
Her grave is in the Vienna Central Cemetery (Group 16E, Row 10, No. 1).
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| SURNAME | Kallina, Elisabeth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ortner-Kallina, Elisabeth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian theater actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Payerbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 2, 2004 |
| Place of death | Vienna |