Maria Wimmer
- Acting
- January 27, 1911 · Dresden, Germany
- January 4, 1996
Biography
Maria Wimmer (1911–1996) was a German stage, film, and television actress, trained in the great German-speaking theatrical tradition. A prominent figure of the Austrian and German postwar stage, she was long associated with the Burgtheater in Vienna, where she performed a wide repertoire ranging from classical works to contemporary authors. On screen, she appeared in several European productions, including the historical miniseries Richelieu, the Velvet Cardinal (1977), in which she portrays Marie de’ Medici across four episodes. Her performance, both restrained and authoritative, suits this complex political figure perfectly.
Known for
Filmography
- Kolportage · Erbgräfin Stjernenhö
- The Devils · Generalin Warwara Petrowna Stawrogina
- Richelieu · Marie de Médicis
- Zinngeschrei · Frau Rubio
- Derrick · Elisabeth Wichmann
- Der Kirschgarten · Gutsbesitzerin Ranjewskaja
- Der vierte Platz · Jadwiga
- The Commissioner · Frau Bassmann
- Die Zimmerwirtin · Madame Cirqué
- Elektra · Klytaimnestra
- Trauer muß Elektra tragen · Christine
- Im Schlaraffenland · Adelheid Türckheim
- Der Engel mit dem Flammenschwert · Gitta Binder
- The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch · Frau Sauerbruch
- A Life for Do · Vera
- Der große Zapfenstreich · Madeleine, Baronin Hügener
- Decision Before Dawn · Woman in the Street (uncredited)
- The Fallen Star · Elisabeth Hollreiser (erwachsen)