Alma Seidler Explained

Alma Seidler (1 June 1899 – 8 December 1977^[1]) was an Austrian actress. She was member of the Burgtheater for over 50 years.

Biography

Alma Seidler was born in Leoben, the daughter of Ernst Seidler von Feuchtenegg.^[2] The later Burgtheater director Albert Heine was her teacher and sponsor. From 1918 to 1977, she was actress at the Burgtheater^{[3] [4]} and made her debut in Ibsen's Wildente in 1919. Since 1960, she was honorary member of the Burgtheater. She also performed at the Salzburg Festival.

Seidler was married to the Burgtheater actor and director, with whom she had a son.^{[5] [6]}

She died in Vienna on 8 December 1977 and is buried in a grave of honor at the Vienna Central Cemetery.

Awards

Source:

• Kammerschauspielerin (February 1928);
• Decoration of Honour in Gold of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1955);
• (1959);
• for Mrs. Dowey in Die Medaillen der alten Dame (Barry/Koval) (1959);
• Honorary member Burgtheater (1960);
• Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, 1st class (1968);
• Großes Silbernes Ehrenzeichen des Landes Wien (1976);
• Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria (1977);

Legacy

In 1978, the Alma-Seidler-Ring was donated for the . An Alma-Seidler-Weg in Liesing and a street in Leoben^[7] was named after her.

Roles

Source:

• Angélique in: Der eingebildete Kranke by Molière, 1922;
• Franziska in: Minna von Barnhelm by G. E. Lessing, 1926;
• Title role in: Käthchen von Heilbronn by H. v. Kleist, 1927;
• Susie Sachs in: Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus by L. Fodor, 1928;
• Viktoria in: Mädchenjahre einer Königin by Sil-Vara (Geza Silberer), 1932;
• Susi Peschta in: Das Kamel geht durch das Nadelöhr by F. Langer, 1934;
• Anna Meinhold-Aigner, in: Das weite Land by A. Schnitzler, 1959;
• Die Mutter, in: Sechs Personen suchen einen Autor by L. Pirandello, 1959;
• Title role, in: Die Irre von Chaillot by J. Giraudoux, 1961;
• Mathilde von Zahnd, in: Die Physiker by F. Dürrenmatt, 1963;
• Gunhild, in: John Gabriel Borkman by H. Ibsen, 1964;
• Martha, in: Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen by J. Kesselring, 1965;
• Aase, in: Peer Gynt by H. Ibsen, 1965;
• Claire Zachanassian, in: Der Besuch der alten Dame by F. Dürrenmatt, 1970;
• Die alte Margret, in: Der Vater by A. Strindberg, 1973;
• Signora Frola, in: So ist es – ist es so? by L. Pirandello, 1974;
• Daja, in: Nathan der Weise by G. E. Lessing, 1974;

Selected filmography

Source:

• Arlberg Express (1948)
• The Angel with the Trumpet (1948)
• White Gold (1949)
• Vagabonds (1949)
• Cordula (1950)
• The Fourth Commandment (1950)
• Voices of Spring (1952)
• To Be Without Worries (1953)
• Mozart (1955)
• Three Men in the Snow (1955)
• Scandal in Bad Ischl (1957)^[8]
• The Saint and Her Fool (1957)^[9]
• The Unexcused Hour (1957)
• Jedermann (1961)^[10]
• The Adventures of Count Bobby (1961)^[11]
• (1978, TV film)^[12]

Further reading

• Book: Macek, Bernhard . Alma Seidler . myMorawa . Wien . 2018 . 978-3-99084-115-0 . 1057319452.

External links

• • Web site: Alma Seidler . Wien Geschichte Wiki . 20 September 1959 . de . . 21 December 2021.
• Web site: Seidler, Alma . Austria-Forum . de . . 21 December 2021.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alma Seidler starb vor 25 Jahren . . de . 21 December 2021.
2. Web site: Patocka . Ralph-Günther. Seidler, Alma . Deutsche Biographie . de . 21 December 2021.
3. Web site: Seidler, Alma eigentlich A. Seidler-Eidlitz . AEIOU . 31 July 2001 . de . 21 December 2021.
4. Web site: Die Königin des Burgtheaters: Neue Biografie über Schauspielerin Alma Seidler . MeinBezirk.at . 14 January 2019 . de . 21 December 2021.
5. Web site: Ausstellung über "Alma Seidler (1899–1977)" . Online Merker . de . 21 December 2021.
6. Web site: Renate . Wagner . Bernhard A. Macek: Alma Seidler . Online Merker . de . 21 December 2021.
7. Book: Joham, Alfred . Leoben : Strassennamen mit Geschichte . Selbstverlag Stadt Leoben . Leoben . 2015 . 978-3-9504139-0-8 . 958394936 . de .
8. Web site: Skandal in Ischl . filmportal.de . de . 21 December 2021.
9. Web site: Die Heilige und ihr Narr . filmportal.de . 21 December 2021.
10. Web site: CINEMA online . Jedermann . cinema.de . 21 December 1961 . 21 December 2021.
11. Web site: Hung . Steffen . Die Abenteuer des Grafen Bobby . filmcharts.ch . de . 21 December 2021.
12. Web site: Der Spinnenmörder – Regie: Gerhard Klingenberg . Deutsches Filmhaus . de . 21 December 2021.