Wanda Rotha
Wanda Rotha (born Wanda Rotter, formerly Štěpánek , married Wiley, born March 12, 1901 in Vienna , Austria-Hungary ; † August 5, 1982 in London , Great Britain ) was an Austrian actress .
Life
Wanda Rotter was trained at Vienna's Academy for Music and Performing Arts . Since 1926 she has appeared at the Vienna Volkstheater and at several German venues (in Magdeburg and Hamburg ). Her last engagement during the Weimar Republic brought her to the comedians' cabaret in the 1932/33 season . In early 1931, Wanda Rotter made her debut as a film actress in the crime thriller Wanted Offenders .
In 1933 the Jewish artist had to flee Germany as a result of the seizure of power and first went to Czechoslovakia . There she found work in the same year at the German Theater in Mährisch-Ostrau . In 1937 Rotter emigrated to England . Here she changed her name to Wanda Rotha. Shortly afterwards she had her breakthrough as a theater actress there. Wanda Rotter celebrated particular successes in Queen Christina (1937) and Elisabeth of Austria (1938). With the last-named piece, the Viennese finally made it to the London stages in the spring of 1939. During her exile, Wanda Rotter appeared sporadically in cinema and television films. Detours also took her to German and US productions, where she appeared alongside stars such as Hans Albers , Maximilian Schell (in his legendary Hamlet interpretation from 1960) and John Wayne .
Wanda Rotter / Rotha was temporarily married to Karel Štěpánek , a colleague of Czech origin . Her last marriage was called Wanda Wiley.
Filmography
- 1931: perpetrators wanted
- 1931: How do I live well and cheaply (short film)
- 1947: Mrs. Fitzherbert
- 1953: Saadia
- 1955: Secret File, USA (an episode of the TV series)
- 1957: Destination Downing Street (three episodes of the TV series)
- 1957: The great Bomberg
- 1960: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (TV)
- 1964: Circus World ( Circus World )
- 1964: Legend of a Love (TV)
- 1967: Delirium for two for an unlimited period (TV film)
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. 604.
- Rotha, Wanda , in: Frithjof Trapp , Bärbel Schrader, Dieter Wenk, Ingrid Maaß: Handbook of the German-speaking Exile Theater 1933 - 1945. Volume 2. Biographical Lexicon of Theater Artists . Munich: Saur, 1999, ISBN 3-598-11375-7 , p. 805
Web links
- Wanda Rotha in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Page about the painter Ilse Voigt with a portrait by Wanda Rotter at the German Dance Archive Cologne.
Individual proof
- ↑ The year of birth 1905, which is often to be read, is not applicable.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rotha, Wanda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rotter, Wanda (maiden name); Wiley, Wanda |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th August 1982 |
| Place of death | London , UK |