Ida Roland

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Ida Roland with Thomas Mann in 1930 at the Berlin Singakademie

Ida Roland (born February 18, 1881 in Vienna , † March 27, 1951 in Nyon , Switzerland ), whose real name is actually Ida Klausner , was an Austrian actress who appeared on Austrian and German stages.

Her acting career began at the Stadttheater in Innsbruck . On December 12, 1923, Ida Roland played the title role in the premiere of Hans Kaltneker's mystery “The Sister” the lesbian Ruth at the Renaissance stage in Vienna .

From 1924 to 1927 she was part of the ensemble at the Vienna Burgtheater . Between 1927 and 1929 she appeared on various occasions in the theater in der Josefstadt , but returned to the Burgtheater in 1935 and 1937.

In 1937 she retired from the stage. When Austria was annexed in 1938, she and her husband Richard Nikolaus Graf von Coudenhove-Kalergi fled to Hungary and lived in New York from 1940 to 1945 . She later lived in Switzerland .

In 1966 the Rolandgasse in Vienna- Donaustadt (22nd district) was named after her, and in 1970 in Vienna- Ottakring (16th district) the Rolandweg .

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