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Therese Giehse

Acting Born Mar 6, 1898 München, Germany 24 credits

Biography

Therese Giehse (6 March 1898 – 3 March 1975), born Therese Gift, was a distinguished German actress. Born in Munich to German-Jewish parents, she first appeared on the stage in 1920. She became a major star on stage, in films, and in political cabaret. In the late 1920s through 1933, she was a leading actress at the famous Munich Kammerspiele.

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Known for

Film

Black Moon

as Old Lady

Münchner Geschichten

as Oma Anna Häusler

Full filmography

  • German Film Award (1951) as Self
  • Was bin ich? (1955) as Self
  • Black Moon (1975) as Old Lady
  • Anna Karenina (1948) as Marietta
  • Der Fremdenlegionär (1928) as Mutter
  • Münchner Geschichten (1974) as Oma Anna Häusler
  • Die Mutter (1971) as Pelagea Wlassow
  • Girls in Uniform (1958) as Headmistress
  • Lacombe, Lucien (1974) as La Grand-mère
  • Die Physiker (1964) as Frl. Dr. Mathilde von Zahnd - Ärztin
  • Holidays in Tyrol (1956) as Mutter Lindner
  • The Last Chance (1945) as Frau Wittels
  • The Night of Temptation (1932) as Frau Schmitgen, Vermieterin
  • Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1932) as Cleaner
  • The Mark of Cain (1947) as Sister Seraphine
  • Money Governs the World (1933) as Melanies Mutter
  • Magdalena (1966) as Mariann Mayr
  • Muss man sich gleich scheiden lassen? (1953) as Frau Holzer
  • The Two from South Express (1932) as Frau Brennecke
  • Der Sündenbock (1965) as Martha
  • Der 10. Mai (1957) as Ida Herz
  • No Greater Love (1952) as Zugreisende im Abteil
  • Die Rückseite des Mondes (1959)
  • Children, Mother, and the General (1955) as Elfriede Bergmann