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Brigitte Mira(1910-2005)

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Brigitte Mira in Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Both the parents of a young teen who walks with crutches, goes on each their secret meeting with lovers, both surprising each other at the family's county home. The daughter arrives and initiates a guessing game of "Chinese roulette".
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Brigitte Mira was born on 20 April 1910 in Hamburg, Germany. She was an actress, known for Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974), Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975) and Chinese Roulette (1976). She was married to Frank Guerente, Paul Cornelius, Peter Schütte, Horst Fabian and Reinhold Tabatt. She died on 8 March 2005 in Berlin, Germany.
BornApril 20, 1910
DiedMarch 8, 2005(94)
BornApril 20, 1910
DiedMarch 8, 2005(94)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

El Hedi ben Salem and Brigitte Mira in Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
8.0
  • Emmi
  • 1974
Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975)
Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven
7.5
  • Emma Küsters
  • 1975
Chinese Roulette (1976)
Chinese Roulette
7.2
  • Kast
  • 1976
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Berlin Alexanderplatz
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Frau Bast
  • Wirtin Bast

Credits

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Actress

  • In aller Freundschaft (1998)
    In aller Freundschaft
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Maria Herrmann
    • 2004
  • Angst isst Seele auf (2002)
    Angst isst Seele auf
    6.6
    Short
    • Emmi
    • 2002
  • Aszendent Liebe (2001)
    Aszendent Liebe
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • Olga von Reichenbach
    • 2001
  • Streit um Drei (1998)
    Streit um Drei
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Beate Wolff
    • Frau Wolff
    • 2001
  • Rainer Hunold in Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen (1997)
    Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Ria Lamberti
    • 1999–2000
  • Harald Juhnke, Brigitte Mira, and Günter Pfitzmann in Ein lasterhaftes Pärchen (2000)
    Ein lasterhaftes Pärchen
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • Käthe Mühlmann
    • 2000
  • Der Clown (1998)
    Der Clown
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Hildegard
    • 1999
  • Großstadtrevier (1986)
    Großstadtrevier
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Madame Chantal
    • 1999
  • Das Süße der Fremden
    TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Willi und die Windzors (1996)
    Willi und die Windzors
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Queen Mum
    • 1996
  • Kanzlei Bürger
    TV Series
    • Emma Tamm
    • 1995
  • Für alle Fälle Stefanie (1995)
    Für alle Fälle Stefanie
    2.4
    TV Series
    • Hiltrud Steinmetz
    • 1995
  • Glück auf Raten
    TV Movie
    • Marie
    • 1995
  • Cafe Scandal
    TV Movie
    • 1994
  • Briefgeheimnis
    TV Series
    • 1994

Additional Crew

  • O.W. Fischer in Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein (1961)
    Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
    5.9
    • german voice dubbing (uncredited)
    • 1961

Soundtrack

  • Hendrik Martz, Stephan Orlac, Edith Schollwer, Jochen Schroeder, and Maria Sebaldt in Die Wicherts von nebenan (1986)
    Die Wicherts von nebenan
    6.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "Die Lore-Ley"
    • performer: "Junge, komm bald wieder"
    • performer: "Als ich einst Prinz war in Arkadien (Orpheus in der Unterwelt)"
    • 1989
  • Pension Schöller (1980)
    Pension Schöller
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Das Dirnenlied", "Der Fremdenlegionär" (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Bei Pfeiffers ist Ball
    9.4
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Oh Theophil, oh Theophil", "Wer wird denn weinen, wenn man auseinander geht", "Die Männer sind alle Verbrecher', "Ist die Welt auch noch so schön"
    • 1966
  • Frau Luna
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • performer: "O Theophil", "Im Expressballon", "Wir sind vier arme Reisende", "Auf uns'rer Reise nächtlicherweise", "Ist die Welt auch noch so schön", "Das macht die Berliner Luft Luft Luft", "Im Expressballon (reprise)", "Schenk mir doch ein kleines bißchen Liebe" (uncredited)
    • 1964

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Personal details

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  • Born
    • April 20, 1910
    • Hamburg, Germany
  • Died
    • March 8, 2005
    • Berlin, Germany(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Frank GuerenteApril 11, 1974 - 1983 (his death)
  • Other works
    Provided the voice of Nanny in the 1980 German version of One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961).
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial

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    German actress and singer, an embodiment of "Berliner Schnauze". On stage in Cologne from 1929. Her early career encompassed ballet and cabaret, as well as film operettas and lightweight comedies. She only made her mark in the early 70's as a dramatic actress in nine films directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Towards the end of her career was regarded as a national treasure.
  • Nickname
    • Biggi

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