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Helene Weigel (German: [heˈleː.nə ˈvaɪ̯gl̩] ⓘ; 12 May 1900 – 6 May 1971) was a German actress and artistic director. She was the second wife of Bertolt Brecht and was married to him from 1930 until his death in 1956.
Helene Weigel (eigentl. Weigl, * 12. Mai 1900 in Wien, Österreich-Ungarn; † 6. Mai 1971 in Ost-Berlin) war eine österreichisch - deutsche Schauspielerin und Intendantin des Berliner Ensembles.
May 9, 2024 · Helene Weigel was an Austrian actress and stage director who, with her husband, Bertolt Brecht, in 1949 established the Berliner Ensemble theatre group in what was then East Berlin. Weigel was born into an assimilated Jewish family during the last decades of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Helene Weigel was a respected matriarch of nineteenth-entury theater, known for her maternal roles in Bertolt Brecht plays and as the director of the Berliner Ensemble theater in East Germany. Born in Vienna in 1900, Weigel moved to Berlin to perform in 1922, where she met and married Brecht.
Legendary Austrian-born stage actress and theater director who was married to the dramatist Bertolt Brecht. Pronunciation: WHY-gl (g as in go). Name variations: Helen Weigel-Brecht.
Helene Weigel was born on May 12, 1900 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Mother Courage and Her Children (1961) , Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (1955) and Señora Carrar's Rifles (1953) .
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Helene Weigel was born on 12 May 1900 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Mother Courage and Her Children (1961), Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (1955) and Señora Carrar's Rifles (1953).
