Waltraud Runze
Waltraud Marie Runze (born December 17, 1927 in Caputh ; occasionally also Waltraut Runze or Waltraut Runze-Waitzmann ) is a German actress and voice actress .
Life
Waltraud Runze was born as the daughter of the lawyer Friedrich Wilhelm Runze and his wife Hildegard. Her older brother was the actor and director Ottokar Runze . After graduating from high school , she received training at the drama school of the German Theater in Berlin . This was followed by engagements at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm , the Hebbel Theater and the Renaissance Theater .
From 1954 she also worked in some film productions . These included 1,956 Sunday's child of Kurt Meisel with Heinz Rühmann , Werner Peters and Guenther Lueders , 1957 Viktor und Viktoria by Karl Anton with Joan of Koczian , Georg Thomalla and Johannes Heesters and 1962 Tunnel 28 by Robert Siodmak with Don Murray , Christine Kaufmann , Ingrid van Bergen and Werner Klemperer .
She also worked as a voice actress. Waltraud Runze could be heard in William Wyler's monumental film Ben Hur from 1959 as the German voice of Cathy O'Donnell in the role of Tirzah . Furthermore, participation in an undated radio play production by Radio Bremen Help - My wife wants my best - A conjugal sigh under the direction of Werner Oehlschläger can be proven.
Waltraud Runze was married to the actor Kurt Waitzmann from 1950 until his death .
Filmography (selection)
- 1954: The witch
- 1956: The Sunday Child
- 1956: Liane, the girl from the jungle
- 1956: Spy for Germany
- 1957: Viktor and Viktoria
- 1957: It works
- 1957: Spring in Berlin
- 1957: Dolores' legs
- 1958: Two hearts in May
- 1958: That only happened once
- 1960: Freddy and the melody of the night
- 1962: Tunnel 28
literature
- Johann Caspar Glenzdorf: Glenzdorf's international film lexicon. Biographical manual for the entire film industry. Volume 3: Peit – Zz. Prominent-Filmverlag, Bad Münder 1961, DNB 451560752 , p. 1452.
- Wilhelm Kosch (Ed.): German Theater Lexicon . Volume III Pallenberg - Singer. De Gruyter, Berlin [ua] 1971. Page 1938. ISBN 978-3-907820-29-2 (accessed via De Gruyter Online).
- Wilhelm Kosch (Ed.): German Theater Lexicon . Volume V, Uber - Weisbach. De Gruyter, Berlin [et al.] 2000, page 2929. ISBN 978-3-907820-40-7 (accessed via De Gruyter Online).
Web links
- Waltraud Runze in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Waltraud Runze at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on Ben Hur (1959) on synchronkartei.de; Retrieved December 9, 2016
- ↑ Entry on radio play on ARD radio play database online; accessed on December 21, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Runze, Waltraud |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Runze, Waltraud Marie (full name); Runze, Waltraut; Runze-Waitzmann, Waltraut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actress and voice actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caputh |