Senta Wengraf

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Senta Michaela Irene Wengraf , married Wengraf-Herberstein (born May 10, 1924 in Vienna ; † December 6, 2020 there ), was an Austrian theater and film actress .

Life

The daughter of an insurance director attended high school . Then an apprenticeship at the fashion school Hetzendorf where she worked as a model . But broke off the training, and then completed a stage training with the actress Dorothea Neff , as well as an acting school. In 1946 she made her debut at the Vienna Volkstheater . Further stage stations were the Burgtheater , the Nationaltheater Mannheim , the Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt am Main , the Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf , the Theater in der Josefstadt , the Wiener Kammerspiele and theSalzburg State Theater . She became known to the Austrian television audience ( ORF ) in the 1960s, particularly through the role of the daughter-in-law "Ilse" in the Leitner family television series . Later she often played a " saloon lady " in TV plays or theater roles .

"My life currently consists of a constant commuting from theater to theater, because I am now rehearsing for the next premiere of the Renaissance stage 'Der Chef' by Georg Fraser and must see that I get to the Apollo , where 'Fate with Music 'is being worked on. Such a double occupation has its complaints, but also its charms for an actress. Because in this way, in one evening, I play two characters in two pieces that are completely contrary. Here I am a modern young girl who is totally absorbed in work and love. From ½ ten o'clock in the evening I'll be in the Apollo as a reckless and superficial creature who cheats on his husband to my heart's content. […] The modern young girl with a heart, seriousness and the ability to sacrifice suits me better, but that doesn't make the other role less interesting. In any case, both roles offer me the opportunity to continue working on myself, and the interaction with my immediate partners, Attila Hörbiger in the Apollo and Siegfried Breuer in the Renaissance theater, gives me and hopefully you great pleasure too. "

- Interview, printed in the Wiener Kurier on November 22, 1946

In 1946 she played Faith in Me in the first Austrian feature film after the Second World War . In the popular Sissi - movies she played Sissi's maid Countess Bellegarde. It also worked extensively for radio , starting with the station Rot-Weiß-Rot .

Private life

Senate Wengraf was married to Christoph Herberstein at a young age .

The opera leader Marcel Prawy, who died in 2003, bequeathed his partner Senta Wengraf his extensive collection of music documents, manuscripts and original sheet music from Richard Strauss to Leonard Bernstein. She left this in turn to the City of Vienna.

Senta Wengraf had a long-term relationship with (former) Federal Chancellor Bruno Kreisky during his marriage to his wife Vera, who died in 1988, which lasted from 1972 until his death in 1990.

In 2008 she received the Golden Decoration for Services to the State of Vienna .

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • Hermann J. Huber : Langen Müller's Actor Lexicon of the Present. Germany. Austria. Switzerland . Albert Langen • Georg Müller Verlag GmbH, Munich • Vienna 1986, ISBN 3-7844-2058-3 , p. 1089

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Year of birth 1924 according to Filmportal.de [1] and Langen Müller's Actor Lexicon of the Present, 1986. IMDb and aeiou name 1927 as the year of birth.
  2. ^ Obituary for Senta Wengraf
  3. ↑ Love and deceit in one evening. In:  Wiener Kurier. Published by the American armed forces for the population of Vienna , November 22, 1946, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wku
  4. ^ Kurier Zeitgeschichte, Sunday, July 4, 2010, page 22
  5. ↑ Herbert Lackner: "... and yet to dream". Profile January 17, 2011, pp. 32–34, 37.
  6. ^ "Salondame" Senta Wengraf turns 90. Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, May 10, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Wengraf, Senta
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wengraf, Senta Michaela Irene (maiden name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION Austrian film actress
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH before December 6, 2020
Place of death Vienna