Dandler, Anna

ACTOR (GERMANY)
BORN 14 Mar 1862, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg - DIED 17 Sep 1930, Wiesbaden, Hessen
GRAVE LOCATION München, Bayern: Alter Südfriedhof, Thalkirchnerstrasse 17 (31-09-04)

Anna Dandler was the daughter of the singer Carl Dandler and his wife Anna Dandler-Rueff. Her father was choral conductor at the Hoftheater in Stuttgart.

When she was fifteen years opld she attracted the attention of Clara Ziegler and she recommended her to Ernst von Possart. In 1880 Anna was engaged at the Hoftheater in München, where she debuted in Schiller's "Wallenstein". In Munich she played many important parts over the years.

Apart from her career in the theatre she also appeared in the movies "Das Fräulein von Scuderi" (1919) and "Dämon Weib" (1920).

Images

The grave of Anna Dandler at the Alte Südfriedhof, München.
Picture by Androom (22 Aug 2008)

 


Daniell, Thomas

Published: 19 Dec 2010
Last update: 25 Jan 2024