Erika Nymgau-Odemar
Erika Nymgau-Odemar ; actually Viktoria Rafaela Alma Nickau (* 1889 in Leipzig , Saxony , † 1981 in Meran , Italy ; occasionally Erika Nymgau ) was a German actress and voice actress .
Life
Erika Nymgau-Odemar was born as the daughter of the brewery owner Richard Nickau and his wife Johanna.
After attending secondary school , she completed theater training with Hans Mühlhofer in Berlin . The first roles followed at theaters in Leipzig , Bochum and Bremen . In 1913 she appeared at the Altona City Theater in the boy role of Olaf in the play Die Stützen der Gesellschaft by Henrik Ibsen . From 1916 engagements followed at various stages in Berlin. Nymgau-Odemar has repeatedly worked as a stage actress throughout her career, even after the Second World War . In 1955 she had an engagement at the Comedy Berlin .
There is also evidence of a few film appearances by Erika Nymgau-Odemar. Most of the time she was committed to folk characters and matron roles. This type of role included the housekeeper in the love drama The Saints and Her Fool (1935, director: Hans Deppe ), the Italian landlady in the artist drama Künstlerliebe (1935) and, alongside Beniamino Gigli , the housekeeper of the opera tenor Tino Dossi in the Music film Ave Maria (1936, director: Johannes Riemann ). In the children's film Max and Moritz (1956) she played a bigger role than widow Bolte.
Erika Nymgau-Odemar also worked as a voice actress.
She was married to the actor Fritz Odemar . They have a son, the actor and director Erik Ode .
Filmography (selection)
- 1935: The saint and her fool
- 1935: Artist's love
- 1936: Ave Maria
- 1953: What a monkey theater
- 1956: Max and Moritz
literature
- Johann Caspar Glenzdorf: Glenzdorf's international film lexicon. Biographical manual for the entire film industry. Volume 2: Hed – Peis. Prominent-Filmverlag, Bad Münder 1961, DNB 451560744 , p. 1221.
- Herbert A. Frenzel , Hans Joachim Moser (ed.): Kürschner's biographical theater manual. Drama, opera, film, radio. Germany, Austria, Switzerland. De Gruyter, Berlin 1956, DNB 010075518 , p. 527.
Web links
- Erika Nymgau-Odemar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Erika Nymgau-Odemar at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ^ The pillars of the society cast list, Altonaer Stadttheater 1913
- ↑ Kürschner's Biographisches Theater-Handbuch , Berlin 1956, p. 527
- ^ Max and Moritz entry in the two thousand and one film lexicon
- ^ Fritz Odemar biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nymgau-Odemar, Erika |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nickau, Viktoria Rafaela Alma (real name); Nymgau, Erika |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actress and voice actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig , Saxony |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1981 |
| Place of death | Merano , Italy |