Elsa Grube-Deister
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 11, 1926 in Hamburg, Germany
- Died
- December 7, 2001
- Active Years
- 1957–2000 (44 Years)
- Total Credits
- 48 credits in database
Biography
Elsa Grube-Deister was a German actress born on January 11, 1926, in Hamburg, Germany. She died on December 7, 2001, in Bollersdorf. Over a career spanning nearly 40 years, she was recognized for her work in theater, DEFA films, and GDR television productions. She served as an ensemble member of the Deutsches Theater Berlin from 1960 to 1999. Her filmography includes credits such as Everyone Dies Alone, Pension Boulanka, Lots Weib, Apache, Love Your Female Neighbor!, Bankett für Achilles, After the Truth, The Naked Man on the Sports Field, From the French Period, Nachtspiele, Carbide and Sorrel, and Christine. She is particularly remembered by television audiences for her performance as Anna Quangel in the three-part series Jeder stirbt für sich allein.
Career overview
Elsa Grube-Deister was a German actress born on January 11, 1926, in Hamburg. Her career spanned nearly 40 years on stage, including a long tenure as an ensemble member of the Deutsches Theater Berlin from 1960 to 1999. She was active in film and television from the 1960s through the early 2000s, gaining recognition for her performances in East German theater, DEFA films, and GDR television productions. She died on December 7, 2001, in Bollersdorf.
Her filmography includes roles in titles such as Everyone Dies Alone, Pension Boulanka, Lots Weib, Apache, Love Your Female Neighbor!, Bankett für Achilles, After the Truth, The Naked Man on the Sports Field, From the French Period, and Carbide and Sorrel. She is particularly remembered by television audiences for her portrayal of Anna Quangel in the three-part series Jeder stirbt für sich allein. Her screen acting career began in 1963 with appearances in the films Christine and Carbide and Sorrel. With 47 known credits, she is recognized for her contributions to German cinema and television as both an actress and a director.
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
48 titles- Liebesengel (2000) as Urgroßmutter
- After the Truth (1999) as Perl Goldstein
- Love Your Female Neighbor! (1998) as Generalin
- Ich klage an (1994) as Mutter Inge
- Ein Mann am Zug (1993) as Schwester Mathilda
- Rising to the Bait (1992) as Ada Fenske
- Das große Fest (1992) as Elisabeth
- Haus Herzenstod (1992) as Guiness
- Agentur Herz (1991) as Frau Schrothgesang
- Der Sturmgeselle Sokrates (1991)
- Marie Grubbe (1990) as Walborg
- Schlaraffenland (1990)
- Claire Berolina (1987)
- Der unbekannte Großvater (1987) as Renate Stojahn
- Liebling Kreuzberg (1986)
- Drost (1986)
- Familie Rechlin (1982)
- Familie Rechlin (1982)
- Family Gang (1982)
- From the French Period (1981) as Mamsell Westfalen
- Meschkas Enkel (1981)
- Levin's Mill (1980) as Tante Huse
- Plantagenstraße 19 (1979)
- Nachtspiele (1979)
- Professor Tarantoga und sein seltsamer Gast (1979) as Frau Novak
- Ich zwing dich zu leben (1978)
- Bankett für Achilles (1975) as Marga
- The Naked Man on the Sports Field (1974) as LPG-Vorsitzende
- Alwin auf der Landstraße (1974) as Emma
- Apache (1973) as Theresa
- The Winter's Tale (1973) as Narrator
- Die klugen Dinge (1973)
- Polizeiruf 110 (1971) as Renata Wollenschlager
- Polizeiruf 110 (1971) as Jennifer's Grandmother
- Standesamt - Eintritt frei (1971) as Frau Lenz
- Junge Frau von 1914 (1970) as Frau Pahl
- Junge Frau von 1914 (1970) as Frau Pahl
- Everyone Dies Alone (1970) as Anna Quangel
- Maiden, You Please Me (1969)
- Ways across the Country (1968) as Fräulein Wirsing
- Die Heirat (1968) as Fjokla Iwanowna
- Lot's Wife (1965)
- Eiche und Angora (1965) as Anna
- Pension Boulanka (1964)
- Carbide and Sorrel (1963)
- Das verhexte Fischerdorf (1962) as Frau Patzig
- Steinzeitballade (1961) as Breuer
- Sheriff Teddy (1957)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Elsa Grube-Deister best known for?
Elsa Grube-Deister is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Keeper (2004), Liebling Kreuzberg (1986), Apache (1973), Polizeiruf 110 (1971).
When and where was Elsa Grube-Deister born?
Elsa Grube-Deister was born on January 11, 1926 in Hamburg, Germany. They passed away on December 7, 2001.
How many credits does Elsa Grube-Deister have?
Elsa Grube-Deister has accumulated over 48 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1957 to 2000.
What is Elsa Grube-Deister's background in cinema and television?
Elsa Grube-Deister was a German actress born on January 11, 1926, in Hamburg, Germany. She died on December 7, 2001, in Bollersdorf. Over a career spanning nearly 40 years, she was recognized for her work in theater, DEFA films, and GDR television productions. She served as an ensemble member of the Deutsches Theater B...
Elsa Grube-Deister by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Sheriff Teddy (1957) — aged about 31
- Polizeiruf 110 (1971) as Renata Wollenschlager — aged about 45
- Polizeiruf 110 (1971) as Jennifer's Grandmother — aged about 45
- Liebling Kreuzberg (1986) — aged about 60
- Apache (1973) as Theresa — aged about 47
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