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Herta Staal
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Herta Staal (born Herta Staly, March 29, 1930, in Vienna, Austria – died October 2, 2021, in Munich, Germany) was an Austrian stage and film actress.
She received formal training in dance at the Vienna State Opera and later studied acting at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts and the Vienna Conservatory. In 1948, she made her stage debut at the Vienna City Theatre in the operetta Frühling im Prater by Robert Stolz. Early engagements followed at the Bürgertheater, the Graz State Theatre, and later at the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg.
Staal achieved major success in the 1950s as a film actress, appearing frequently in Heimat films, musical comedies, and light entertainment, often in leadi…
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Herta Staal (born Herta Staly, March 29, 1930, in Vienna, Austria – died October 2, 2021, in Munich, Germany) was an Austrian stage and film actress. She received formal training in dance at the Vienna State Opera and later studied acting at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts and the Vienna Conservatory. In 1948, she made her stage debut at the Vienna City Theatre in the operetta Frühling im Prater by Robert Stolz. Early engagements followed at the Bürgertheater, the Graz State Theatre, and later at the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg. Staal achieved major success in the 1950s as a film actress, appearing frequently in Heimat films, musical comedies, and light entertainment, often in leading or prominent supporting roles. One of her best-known performances was the title role in Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald (1956). Alongside her film career, she appeared extensively in television productions. From the 1960s onward, her work shifted increasingly toward television. She retired from acting in 1993 and lived a private life in Munich, where she passed away at the age of 91.
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Depressionen
as Frau Müller
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No, No Nanette
as Lilian
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Ein Walzertraum
as Dirigentin Franzi Steingruber
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Umsonst
as Emma
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Casinoabend mit Damen
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Italienische Nacht
as Leni
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Die beiden Klingsberg
as Gräfin Woellwarth
Meine Tochter und ich
as Frau Brenner
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Schau heimwärts, Engel
as Mrs. Pert
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Das nasse Leben : Erinnerungen einer Brustschwimmerin
as Mutter
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Perichole
as Straßensängerin Perichole
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Die Ratten
as Alice Rüttersbusch
Schön ist die Welt
as Gusti Seidl
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Die schöne Lügnerin
as Jenny
Die Winzerin von Langenlois
as Elisabeth Teky
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Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit
as Peggy Riva alias Liesel Schmidt
Jede Nacht in einem anderen Bett
as Elli Hasch
Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald
as Rosel
Das Bad auf der Tenne
as Saskia
Die Försterbuben
as Bianca
Zwei Herzen und ein Thron
as Liesl
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Heimkehr des Helden
as Lily Green, ihre Tochter
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La Brige und das Gesetz
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Schützenliesel
as Gretl
My Sister and I
as Irma
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Mädchen mit Zukunft
as Inge Wendler
Die tolle Lola
as Lola Cornero
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The Charming Young Lady
as Annette
Das tanzende Herz
as Ännchen
Adventure in the Castle
as Hansi
Back in the Country
as Lina