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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.
May 9, 2024 · Helene Weigel (born May 12, 1900, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now in Austria]—died May 6, 1971, East Berlin, East Germany [now Berlin, Germany]) 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.
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.
Helene Weigel was a Viennese-born actress and director who married Bertolt Brecht and starred in his plays. She fled Nazi Germany with her family and became a communist leader in East Germany.
May 23, 1971 · Helene Weigel 1900–1971. She didn't only act Mother Courage and Gorki's Mother, the Widow Begbick, Senora Carrar, she was Courage, pipe and all — and all the others. She breathed her own life...
WEIGEL, HELENE (1900–1971), actress and intendant of the Berliner Ensemble. Born in Vienna, she went to Frankfurt after her training and later to Berlin, where she was taught by Max Reinhardt and appeared at the Volksbühne and at the Deutsches Theater. In the early 1920s she met Bertolt Brecht.
Helene Weigel. (1900—1971) Quick Reference. (b. Vienna, 12 May 1900; d. Berlin, 6 May 1971) Actress. She began her career in Frankfurt in 1919. In 1924 she met Brecht, whom she married in 1929. She ... From: Weigel, Helene in The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre » Subjects: Performing arts — Theatre. Reference entries.
