Vilma Illing
Vilma Illing (born June 26, 1871 in Villach ; † January 21, 1903 in Berlin ) was an Austrian theater actress .
Life
Illing, the daughter of a pharmacist, came to Vienna at the age of twelve. During her school days, after which she attended a business school, she received piano lessons. In 1888, however, she had to break it off for family reasons. As she was enthusiastic about the stage, she began her theater career in Baden near Vienna in 1891. Without any preliminary studies, without a role model and without any further help, she struggled through the comedian wandering life for a while. She played in Abazzia, Marburg, Bielitz, Reichenberg and Mainz. From 1896 to 1902 she then worked in Breslau. In 1902 she went to Berlin to play at the Lessing Theater, but was then forced to retire from the stage due to an illness. She died when she was only 31 years old.
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the 19th century . List, Leipzig 1903, p. 464
- Vilma Illing. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1965, p. 28 f. (Direct links on p. 28 , p. 29 ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Illing, Vilma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian theater actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villach |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1903 |
| Place of death | Berlin |