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{{short description|German actress}}
{{short description|German actress}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Mady Rahl
| name = Mady Rahl
| image = M Rahl.JPG
| image = M Rahl.JPG
| caption = Mady Rahl in the 1957 comedy, ''Ober zahlen''
| caption = Mady Rahl in the 1957 comedy, ''Ober zahlen''
| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|1|3}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|1|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Neukölln]], [[Berlin]],<br> [[Germany]]
| birth_place = [[Neukölln]], [[Berlin]],<br> [[Germany]]
| death_date= {{death date and age|2009|8|29|1915|1|3}}
| death_date= {{death date and age|2009|8|29|1915|1|3|df=y}}
| death_place= [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]
| death_place= [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]
}}
}}
'''Mady Rahl''' (January 3, 1915 – August 29, 2009) was a [[Germany|German]] stage and film actress.
'''Mady Rahl''' (3 January 1915 – 29 August 2009) was a German stage and film actress.
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Born '''Edith Gertrud Meta Raschke''' in [[Neukölln]] (now part of [[Berlin]]), Rahl trained as an actress and dancer. In 1935, she made her stage debut in [[Leipzig]] under the direction of [[Douglas Sirk]] and started her film career in [[1936 in film|1936]] with the movie ''[[The Mysterious Mister X]]''. With her role in the [[circus]] drama ''[[Truxa]]'' ([[1937 in film|1937]]), Rahl became known to a wider audience. After the war, she sang with her friend [[Elfriede Datzig|Elfreide Datzig]] for the USO. She ultimately appeared in approximately 90 movies, several of them for [[Universum Film AG|UFA]]. In later years, she appeared frequently on television, while also pursuing her career in the theatre. She was occasionally active in German [[dubbing]], lending her voice to [[Lucille Ball]], Ma Gorg on the puppet series ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'', and others.


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Rahl's first marriage was to financier [[Theodor Reimers]], her second was to producer [[Wilhem Sperber]], and her third was to architect [[Werner Bürkle]]. All three marriages ended in divorce, and she had no children.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/6146921/Mady-Rahl.html|title=Mady Rahl|journal=Daily Telegraph|date=2009-09-06|access-date=2017-11-12|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Late in life she painted in the [[Impressionist]] style.
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Born '''Edith Gertrud Meta Raschke''' in [[Neukölln]], now part of [[Berlin]], Rahl trained as an actress and dancer. In 1935 she made her stage debut in [[Leipzig]] under the direction of [[Douglas Sirk]] and started her film career in [[1936 in film|1936]] with the movie ''[[The Mysterious Mister X]]''. With her role in the [[circus]] drama ''[[Truxa]]'' ([[1937 in film|1937]]) Rahl became known to a wider audience. She appeared in approximately 90 movies, several of them for [[Universum Film AG|UFA]]. In later years, she appeared frequently on television, while also pursuing her career in the theatre. She was also the [[Voice acting|German voice]] of many cartoon characters and of [[Lucille Ball]].


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In her last years, Rahl was almost [[blindness|blind]] and suffering from [[dementia]]. She lived in a retirement home in [[Munich]], where her minder was Thomas Speyerer, and died of cancer in 2009.<ref>[https://www.welt.de/kultur/article4424578/Ufa-Star-Mady-Rahl-stirbt-mit-94-an-Krebs.html "Ufa-Star Mady Rahl stirbt mit 94 an Krebs"], ''[[Die Welt]]'' 29 August 2009 {{in lang|de}}</ref>
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Rahl's first marriage was to financier [[Theodor Reimers]], her second was to producer [[Wilhem Sperber]], and her third was to architect [[Werner Bürkle]]. All three marriages ended in divorce, and she had no children.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/6146921/Mady-Rahl.html|title=Mady Rahl|date=2009-09-06|access-date=2017-11-12|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Late in life she painted in the [[Impressionist]] style.

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Whilst she died of cancer, Rahl was also almost [[blindness|blind]] and suffering from [[dementia]]. She lived in a retirement home in [[Munich]], where her caretaker was Thomas Speyerer.<ref>[https://www.welt.de/kultur/article4424578/Ufa-Star-Mady-Rahl-stirbt-mit-94-an-Krebs.html "Ufa-Star Mady Rahl stirbt mit 94 an Krebs"], ''[[Die Welt]]'' 29 August 2009 {{in lang|de}}</ref>


Her grave is in the [[Nordfriedhof (Munich)|Nordfriedhof]] Cemetery in Munich (plot 178-U-66), where her sister Ellen had been buried in 1995.
Her grave is in the [[Nordfriedhof (Munich)|Nordfriedhof]] Cemetery in Munich (plot 178-U-66), where her sister Ellen had been buried in 1995.
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* ''[[Somewhere in Berlin]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Somewhere in Berlin]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Tell the Truth (film)|Tell the Truth]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Tell the Truth (film)|Tell the Truth]]'' (1946)
* ''[[ Night of the Twelve]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Night of the Twelve]]'' (1949)
* ''[[The Blue Straw Hat]]'' (1949)
* ''[[The Blue Straw Hat]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Everything for the Company (1950 film)|Everything for the Company]]'' (1950)
* ''[[One Night's Intoxication]]'' (1951)
* ''[[One Night's Intoxication]]'' (1951)
* ''[[ Border Post 58]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Border Post 58]]'' (1951)
* ''[[ Scandal at the Embassy]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Scandal at the Embassy]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Eyes of Love]]'' (1951) ([[Käthe Gold]], [[René Deltgen]])
* ''[[Eyes of Love (1951 film)|Eyes of Love]]'' (1951) ([[Käthe Gold]], [[René Deltgen]])
* ''[[The Lady in Black (1951 film)|The Lady in Black]]'' ([[1951 in film|1951]]) ([[Paul Hartmann (actor)|Paul Hartmann]], [[Rudolf Prack]])
* ''[[The Lady in Black (1951 film)|The Lady in Black]]'' ([[1951 in film|1951]]) ([[Paul Hartmann (actor)|Paul Hartmann]], [[Rudolf Prack]])
* ''[[The Blue and White Lion]]'' (1952)
* ''[[The Blue and White Lion]]'' (1952)
* ''[[The Landlady of Maria Wörth]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Prisoners of Love (1954 film)|Prisoners of Love]]'' ([[1954 in film|1954]]) ([[Curd Jürgens]], [[Bernhard Wicki]])
* ''[[Prisoners of Love (1954 film)|Prisoners of Love]]'' ([[1954 in film|1954]]) ([[Curd Jürgens]], [[Bernhard Wicki]])
* ''[[Three from Variety]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Three from Variety]]'' (1954)
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* ''[[War of the Maidens (film)|War of the Maidens]]'' ([[1957 in film|1957]]) ([[Gerlinde Locker]], Oskar Sima, [[Kurt Heintel]])
* ''[[War of the Maidens (film)|War of the Maidens]]'' ([[1957 in film|1957]]) ([[Gerlinde Locker]], Oskar Sima, [[Kurt Heintel]])
* ''[[The Heart of St. Pauli]]'' ([[1957 in film|1957]]) ([[Hans Albers]], [[Gert Fröbe]])
* ''[[The Heart of St. Pauli]]'' ([[1957 in film|1957]]) ([[Hans Albers]], [[Gert Fröbe]])
* ''Ober zahlen'' ([[1957 in film|1957]]) ([[Hans Moser (actor)|Hans Moser]], [[Paul Hörbiger]])
* ''{{Ill|Ober, zahlen!|de}}'' ([[1957 in film|1957]]) ([[Hans Moser (actor)|Hans Moser]], [[Paul Hörbiger]])
* ''[[The Copper]]'' (1958)
* ''[[The Copper (1958 film)|The Copper]]'' (1958)
* ''{{Ill|Mit Eva fing die Sünde an (film)|de|3=Mit Eva fing die Sünde an|lt=Mit Eva fing die Sünde an}}'' ([[1958 in film|1958]]) ([[Willy Fritsch]], [[Karin Dor]])
* ''{{Ill|Mit Eva fing die Sünde an (film)|de|3=Mit Eva fing die Sünde an|lt=Mit Eva fing die Sünde an}}'' ([[1958 in film|1958]]) ([[Willy Fritsch]], [[Karin Dor]])
* ''[[Stefanie (film)|Stefanie]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Stefanie (film)|Stefanie]]'' (1958)
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* ''[[Karl May (film)|Karl May]]'' ([[1974 in film|1974]]) ([[biopic]] directed by [[Hans-Jürgen Syberberg]])
* ''[[Karl May (film)|Karl May]]'' ([[1974 in film|1974]]) ([[biopic]] directed by [[Hans-Jürgen Syberberg]])
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Das Gesetz des Clans|de}}'' ([[1977 in film|1977]]) (video title ''Ibiza - Der Tod kommt nur bei blauem Himmel'')
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Das Gesetz des Clans|de}}'' ([[1977 in film|1977]]) (video title ''Ibiza - Der Tod kommt nur bei blauem Himmel'')
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Der Sturz|de|3=Der Sturz (Film)|lt=Der Sturz}}'' ([[1979 in film|1979]]) ([[Wolfgang Kieling]], [[Hannelore Elsner]]; based on a novel by [[Martin Walser]])
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|The Fall (1979 film)|de|3=Der Sturz (Film)|lt=The Fall}}'' ([[1979 in film|1979]]) ([[Wolfgang Kieling]], [[Hannelore Elsner]]; based on a novel by [[Martin Walser]])
* ''[[Die Wicherts von nebenan]]'' (TV series) (1986)
* ''[[Die Wicherts von nebenan]]'' (TV series) (1986)
* ''[[Die glückliche Familie]]'' (TV series) (1987)
* ''[[Die glückliche Familie]]'' (TV series) (1987)
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[[Category:German television actresses]]
[[Category:German television actresses]]
[[Category:Burials at the Nordfriedhof (Munich)]]
[[Category:Burials at the Nordfriedhof (Munich)]]
[[Category:Actresses from Berlin]]

Latest revision as of 22:15, 12 August 2024

Mady Rahl
Mady Rahl in the 1957 comedy, Ober zahlen
Born(1915-01-03)3 January 1915
Neukölln, Berlin,
Germany
Died29 August 2009(2009-08-29) (aged 94)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Mady Rahl (3 January 1915 – 29 August 2009) was a German stage and film actress. Born Edith Gertrud Meta Raschke in Neukölln (now part of Berlin), Rahl trained as an actress and dancer. In 1935, she made her stage debut in Leipzig under the direction of Douglas Sirk and started her film career in 1936 with the movie The Mysterious Mister X. With her role in the circus drama Truxa (1937), Rahl became known to a wider audience. After the war, she sang with her friend Elfreide Datzig for the USO. She ultimately appeared in approximately 90 movies, several of them for UFA. In later years, she appeared frequently on television, while also pursuing her career in the theatre. She was occasionally active in German dubbing, lending her voice to Lucille Ball, Ma Gorg on the puppet series Fraggle Rock, and others.

Rahl's first marriage was to financier Theodor Reimers, her second was to producer Wilhem Sperber, and her third was to architect Werner Bürkle. All three marriages ended in divorce, and she had no children.[1] Late in life she painted in the Impressionist style.

In her last years, Rahl was almost blind and suffering from dementia. She lived in a retirement home in Munich, where her minder was Thomas Speyerer, and died of cancer in 2009.[2]

Her grave is in the Nordfriedhof Cemetery in Munich (plot 178-U-66), where her sister Ellen had been buried in 1995.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Mady Rahl". Daily Telegraph. 2009-09-06. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  2. ^ "Ufa-Star Mady Rahl stirbt mit 94 an Krebs", Die Welt 29 August 2009 (in German)
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