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Therese Giehse

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.

Known For

Girls in Uniform
Girls in Uniform
Black Moon
Black Moon
Lacombe, Lucien
Lacombe, Lucien
Die Physiker
Die Physiker
Das Gespensterhaus
Das Gespensterhaus
Children, Mother, and the General
Children, Mother, and the General
No Greater Love
No Greater Love
Peter Voss, Thief of Millions
Peter Voss, Thief of Millions

Filmography

1975 Black Moon
as Old Lady (as Thérèse Giehse)
1975 Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar
as Frau Perez
1974 Münchner Geschichten
as Oma Anna Häusler
1974 Lacombe, Lucien
as La Grand-mère
1971 Die Mutter
as Pelagea Wlassow
1969 Eden ist fern
as
1969 Sturm im Wasserglas
as Frau Vogl
1967 Frank V. - Die Oper einer Privatbank
as Ottilie
1966 Magdalena
as Mariann Mayr
1965 Der Sündenbock
as Martha
1964 Die Physiker
as Frl. Dr. Mathilde von Zahnd - Ärztin
1964 Eine Dummheit macht auch der Gescheiteste
as Glafira
1964 Haben
as Frau Képes
1963 Wassa Schelesnowa
as Wassa Schelesnowa
1962 Die Physiker
as Dr. Mathilde von Zahnd
1960 Tempest in a Water Glass
as Frau Vogel
1959 Die Rückseite des Mondes
as
1958 Petersburg Nights
as Antonida
1958 Girls in Uniform
as Headmistress
1957 Der 10. Mai
as Ida Herz