Ingeborg Grunewald

Ingeborg Grunewald (born October 16, 1919 in Dresden ; † 2000 ) was a German actress , voice actress and dubbing director. She was best known as the German voice of Greta Garbo .

life and career

Ingeborg Grunewald was born in Dresden as the daughter of an architect. She studied theater studies in Munich and Heidelberg and also attended an interpreting school in England . She also took acting classes. Born in Saxony, she made her theatrical debut during the Second World War in Munich, where she appeared at the old Residenz and Prinzregententheater . Then she went to her hometown Dresden and Reichenberg ( Sudetenland ). After the war she played in Hamburg , Braunschweig and Hanover .

In 1948 she took part in an audition: The MGM film company planned to have a number of old Garbo films re-dubbed, as the old German versions had largely been lost. The recently carried out synchronization of The Woman with Two Faces with Eva Vaitl had been found unsatisfactory. Therefore one was looking for a new voice for the "Divine". Grunewald was supposed to audition for the role of the Grand Duchess in Ninotschka , but then she was given the dubbing of the title role, as her dark voice was very reminiscent of Garbo. In the following years, Grunewald not only became the regular spokesperson for the Swedish actress, but also became a sought-after dubbing actress. In addition to the Garbo she borrowed several times Katharine Hepburn ( Adam's Rib , The Rainmaker ), Bette Davis ( What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? , The black circle ) and Edwige Feuillère ( The double-headed eagle , as long as I live ) their distinctive voice. She also spoke for Marlene Dietrich ( The Red Lola ), Ingrid Bergman ( Slave of the Heart ), Maureen O'Hara and Jo Van Fleet .

Ingeborg Grunewald later worked primarily as a dialogue writer and dubbing director, including for Bicycle Thieves , Leopards Don't Kiss , The Lost Weekend , the TV series Bonanza and the children's series Nils Holgersson . After all, there was hardly any time left to take on large synchronous roles. From 1965 to 1987 she was a producer for the magnetic film .

Synchronous rollers (selection)

Synchronous year	Movie title	role	actor	Year of shooting
1948	Ninochka	Ninochka	Greta Garbo	1939
1949	The double-headed eagle	queen	Edwige Feuillère	1948
1950	Maria Walewska	Maria Walewska	Greta Garbo	1938
1950	Slave of the heart	Lady Henrietta Flusky	Ingrid Bergman	1948
1950	The red Lola	Charlotte Inwood	Marlene Dietrich	1950
1951	The lady of the camellias	Marguerite	Greta Garbo	1936
1951	Queen Christine	Christine	Greta Garbo	1933
1951	Mata Hari	Mata Hari	Greta Garbo	1932
1952	Marital war	Amanda Bonner	Katharine Hepburn	1950
1952	The journey into the unknown	Monica Teasdale	Marlene Dietrich	1951
1953	Anna Karenina	Anna Karenina	Greta Garbo	1935
1954	People in the hotel	Grunsinskaya	Greta Garbo	1932
1955	The prairie is endless	Lutie Cameron	Katharine Hepburn	1947
1955	Dream of my life	Jeanne Star	Katharine Hepburn	1954
1957	The rainmaker	Lizzie Curry	Katharine Hepburn	1956
1963	What really happened to Baby Jane?	'Baby' Jane Hudson	Bette Davis	1962
1964	The black circle	Edith Phillips / Margaret	Bette Davis	1963
1966	Was It Really Murder?	Nanny	Bette Davis	1965

literature

Thomas Bräutigam: Lexicon of film and television synchronization . Berlin 2001, pages 436-437

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personal data
SURNAME	Grunewald, Ingeborg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German actress, voice actress and dubbing director
DATE OF BIRTH	October 16, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dresden
DATE OF DEATH	2000