Martha Angerstein
Martha Angerstein , born Martha Maria Kempf (born March 26, 1885 in Warsaw , Russian Empire , today Poland ; † after 1950 ) was a German actress .
Life
Born to German parents in Warsaw, she began her stage career at the age of 16 in Plauen . In 1902 she went to Krefeld for a season , and in 1903 to Mainz . Martha Angerstein was engaged in Leipzig from 1904 to 1907 . In 1907 she went to the Carl-Schultze-Theater in Hamburg . In 1910 she settled in Berlin to play at Victor Barnowsky's Little Theater. The following year, Martha Angerstein met her future husband, the actor Adolf Edgar Licho , who brought her to the Neue Volkstheater.
In 1912 the artist received offers for film roles from Meßter-Film. In the same year she was in the dramas Revenge is mine and Too late partner Harry Liedtke . A year later, Angerstein's husband Licho was her first film partner in Schuldig . Shortly thereafter, her film roles became smaller and smaller.
Martha Angerstein remained primarily a stage actress even during her film-active phase. In 1915/16 she played in Tilsit , but returned to the Residenz-Theater in Berlin in the following season . From 1917 to 1919 she was a member of the Royal Drama Ensemble . During this time she was seen as Marie under the direction of Lichos in the tragedy Armut , as the Fräulein in Walter Hasenclever's drama The Son and as partner Alexander Moissis in the Don Juan drama Unterwegs .
After two supporting roles in two early cinema productions of Lichos in the early 20s ( Kinder der Zeit, Tiefland ), the actress, who had performed her last stage festival engagement in Berlin's grandstand in the 1920/21 season , withdrew into private life.
After the seizure of power , her husband, who was half-Jewish according to the racial doctrine of the Nazis, went into exile, but she stayed behind in Berlin. For a while she stayed in Austria and Czechoslovakia, where she had friends. After the war she lived in Unterwössen . The date of her death is unknown.
Filmography
- 1912: Vengeance is mine
- 1913: too late
- 1913: guilty
- 1914: German women
- 1914: The revenge of the blood
- 1915: fatherly love
- 1916: mother and child
- 1918: germinating life
- 1918: The living corpse
- 1918: Wrestling souls
- 1919: The rolling ball
- 1919: dead or seemingly dead
- 1920: Derailed
- 1921: Treason at Treuenfels Castle
- 1922: Children of Time
- 1922: lowlands
- 1932: What does Uncle Emil say about it? (Short film)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source: Documents Martha Lichowetzer Licho, Arolsen Archives, inventory no.79405823.
literature
- Kay Less : "In life, more is taken from you than given ...". Lexicon of filmmakers who emigrated from Germany and Austria between 1933 and 1945. A general overview. ACABUS Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8 , p. 74 f.
Web links
- Martha Angerstein in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Martha Angerstein at filmportal.de
- Biography with picture at cyranos.ch
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Angerstein, Martha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kempf, Martha Maria (maiden name); Angerstein-Licho, Martha; Lichowetzer-Licho, Martha |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw , Russian Empire , today Poland , |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |