Gisela May
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Born | Wetzlar, Rhine Province, Germany | 31 May 1924
Died | 2 December 2016 Berlin, Germany | (aged 92)
Alma mater | Academy of Arts, Berlin |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1951–2007 |
Awards | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2004) |
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Gisela May (31 May 1924 – 2 December 2016) was a German actress and singer.[1]
Early life
May was born in Wetzlar, Germany. Both her mother, Kate May, and her father, Ferdinand May, were writers. She studied at the drama school in Leipzig from 1942 to 1944.[1] She was employed for nine years at various theatres, including the State Theatre of Schwerin and the State Theatre in Halle. Starting in 1951, she performed at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, where she played a variety of roles.[1]
Career
In 1962, May moved to Bertolt Brecht's theatre group, the Berliner Ensemble, and stayed for 30 years. While there she played a variety of roles, including Madame Cabet in The Days of the Commune, Mrs Peachum in The Threepenny Opera, Mrs Kopecka in Schweik in the Second World War, and Mother Courage in Mother Courage and Her Children.[1]
May was known as a diverse performer. In the 1970s she performed the lead role in the musical Hello, Dolly! in Berlin, and later she starred in the television series Addelheid and her Murderers.[2] She also performed solo concerto concerts internationally, including at New York's Carnegie Hall and the Milan Scala.[3]
From 1992, she freelanced, often working at Berlin's Renaissance Theatre.[citation needed]
Awards
- 1962 Clara-Zetkin-Medaille[4]
- 1991 Deutscher Filmpreis (German Film Award) Film Award in Gold for outstanding individual achievement: Category actress for: Die Hallo-Sisters (1990)[5]
- 2004 Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Berliner Ensemble: Gisela May ist tot". Die Zeit. 2 December 2016. ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ tagesschau.de. "Schauspielerin Gisela May gestorben". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg (2 December 2016). ""Königin des Brecht-Theaters": Gisela May ist gestorben". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Akademie der Künste: Gisela May – Auszeichnungen und Preise
- ^ Awards, IMDb. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ^ "Muddi Courage". Retrieved 3 December 2016.
External links
- May's personal webpage copy from the internet archive
- Gisela May at IMDb
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- 1924 births
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- People from Wetzlar
- Musicians from the Rhine Province
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- German stage actresses
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- Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit
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