Linda Geiser
Linda Geiser (born May 13, 1935 in Köniz near Bern ) is a Swiss actress . She is best known to the television audience for her role as Johanna Blanc in the Swiss TV series Lüthi und Blanc , and as the mother of the Kummerbuben in the series of the same name.
Life
Her acting talent was discovered at the age of 15. She completed an apprenticeship at the drama school of the Conservatory for Music in Bern. The teachers were both Margarethe Schell von Noë and Uta Hagen . She later took acting lessons in English with Herbert Berghof .
Linda Geiser has lived in New York since 1961, where she founded her own off-off Broadway theater called Counterpoint . Linda Geiser also played in numerous plays and was also able to appear in films in the USA. For example in “ The Pawnbroker ” by Sidney Lumet .
Linda Geiser comes back to Switzerland regularly to work as an actress here too. She is not only active as an actress, but also as a visual artist. Since 1978 she has organized her own exhibitions with jewelry, handicrafts and painting. Linda Geiser offers art and city tours for Swiss women in New York.
Filmography (selection)
- 1954: Uli the servant
- 1955: King Waltz
- 1955: Ingrid - The story of a photo model
- 1957: May 10th
- 1960: Anne Bäbi Jowäger - Part I: How Jakobli comes to a woman
- 1961: Too Young for Love?
- 1962: As great as it was back then
- 1964: The Pawnbroker (The Pawnbroker)
- 1968: The six cummerbubs
- 1976: The Great Horizon (TV)
- 1999: Lüthi and Blanc TV series
- 2004: Lilo & Fredi (TV)
- 2004: Oeschenen (TV)
- 2006: Handyman
literature
- Sandra Leis: Linda Geiser . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 1, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 692 f.
Web links
- Linda Geiser in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Detailed information and press reviews
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Geiser, Linda |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Köniz near Bern |