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Käthe Gold

Käthe Gold (11 February 1907 – 11 October 1997) was an Austrian actress. • Illustration — Käthe Gold as a cleaning lady in an episode of Der Kommissar (1974) Born in Vienna, she trained in that city as an actress and then went to Bern, Breslau (now Wrocław) and Munich. In 1932 she went to Berlin, where she remained until 1944. It was during those years that she had her greatest successes on the stage in plays such as Goethe's Faust (Gretchen), Shakespeare's Hamlet (Ophelia), and Ibsen's A Doll's House (Nora).

Käthe Gold

Michael Heltau und Käthe Gold in „Glasmenagerie“ 1969

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Born
Käthe Gold was born on 11 February 1907. · Vienna.
Died
Käthe Gold died on 11 October 1997. · Vienna.
Nationality
Austria
Occupation
actress
Honours
Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna · Austrian Decoration for Science and Art · Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria · Kainz Medal · German Film Honorary Award · Swiss Grand Prix for performing arts / Hans Reinhart Ring
Languages
French

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