Ellen Frank
Ellen Frank (born March 9, 1904 in Aurich ; † September 17, 1999 in Klagenfurt ) was a German actress and dancer .
Life
The daughter of the Prussian government councilor Georg Frank and his wife Paula geb. Heckmann grew up in Cologne and from 1911 in Hanover . There she attended a secondary school for girls . She received training at the commercial school and at an engineering office. Then she worked as a secretary at a concert agency. In 1921 she lost her father, in 1922 her mother. In 1922 the guardian had her declare that she came of age. Ellen Frank took dance lessons and performed as a dance level at the Hannover City Theater . Her sister was Ilse Frank, who later bore the name Ise Gropius and was the wife of Walter Gropius .
In 1924 she danced at the Dreistädtebundtheater Hamborn / Gladbeck / Oberhausen, then in Duisburg. She received acting lessons at Erwin Piscator's drama school and made her debut as Amalia in Die Räuber at the Volksbühne Berlin . She played in various theaters in Berlin, including the cabaret Die Katakombe , in between in Würzburg and Dresden and was very active as a singer and cabaret artist.
From 1933 on, Ellen Frank was also able to make a name for herself in German film. In several productions, including repeatedly with Heinz Rühmann , she embodied self-confident young women. After their marriage in 1939, she withdrew from the public for a long time.
In the 1950s, Frank was seen again in a few films. In 1954 she was seen in two Schongerfilm fairy tale productions. In Little Red Riding Hood she embodied the grandmother, in Hansel and Gretel she was the mother. From 1956 to 1958 she had an engagement at the Munich Theater on Brienner Strasse, from 1959 to 1963 at the Staatstheater Berlin . In addition to several tours and guest appearances, she played at the Münchner Kammerspiele from 1985 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 1993 . Her work for television eventually became very important. She worked in several series and was part of the regular cast of Matt in 13 Trains and Two Munich in Hamburg .
Ellen Frank had been married to Georg Arm, who worked in the construction industry, since 1939. From this later divorced marriage comes their daughter Evelyne Frank, who became a costume designer and married the set designer Matthias Kralj .
Filmography
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Web links
- Ellen Frank in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Pictures by Ellen Frank In: Virtual History
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| SURNAME | Frank, Ellen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actress and dancer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 17, 1999 |
| Place of death | Klagenfurt |