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Hedwig Bleibtreu

Austrian actress (1868-1958) · Austria · On the map · Actors · Died at 89

Hedwig Bleibtreu was an Austrian film actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1919 to 1952. Bleibtreu is perhaps best known to international audiences as Alida Valli's furious landlady in Carol Reed's 1949 film The Third Man. From 1893 to 1956, she played at the Burgtheater in Vienna.

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1958Died24 January 19581952Behind Monastery WallsFilm1950GroßstadtnachtFilm, Annis Tante1949Alles LügeFilm, Frau Plamershof1943Goethe Medal for Art and ScienceAwardA Man for My WifeFilm, 1943Großmutter Stollberg1942SommerliebeFilm, Frau von Schramm1941Aufruhr im DamenstiftFilm, Äbtissin1940Alles SchwindelFilm, Mathilde193813 ChairsFilm, Oberschwester im Weisenhaus1937Such Great FoolishnessFilm, Gräfin Hoyer1936The Girl IreneFilm, Großmutter1935Love WhispersFilm, Peter's Mutter1931Girls For Sale!Film, Inge's Mother1930The Song Is OverFilm, Frau von Treuberg / The Lady1919The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow ManFilm1868Born23 December 1868

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Also in Deutsch

Filmography 36

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Goethe Medal for Art and Science1943
Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna
Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
Berufstitel Professor

About this person

She was married to the actor and theatre director Peter Petersen. Hedwig Bleibtreu is the great-aunt of actress Monica Bleibtreu, and the great-great-aunt of Monica's son actor Moritz Bleibtreu.

Country
Austria
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1868 to 1958 · aged 89

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