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Johanna von Koczian
Publicity shot of young woman with stage makeup and late 1950s hairstyle.
Johanna von Koczian, c. 1960
Born(1933-10-30)30 October 1933
Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany
Died13 February 2024(2024-02-13) (aged 90)
Berlin, Germany
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1955–2017
Spouse
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(div. 1961)​
Wolf Kabitzky
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(m. 1966; died 2004)​

Johanna von Koczian (pronounced [ˌjoˈha.na fɔn ˈkɔ.t͡ʃi.aːn] ⓘ, née von Kóczián-Miskolczy, 30 October 1933 – 13 February 2024) was a German actress. She grew up in Salzburg where Gustaf Gründgens offered her a role at the Salzburg Festival. She starred in the 1957 Victor and Victoria. She appeared in 60 films and television, starring in the film The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi, which was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.

Life and career

Johanna von Koczian was the daughter of a German soldier,[1] Gustav von Koczian-Miskolczy (1877 – 1958), and his wife Lydia Alexandra. She grew up in Salzburg, where she was trained at the Mozarteum[2] as a soprano singer[3] Gustaf Gründgens offered her a role at the Salzburg Festival.[3] She played on stage at the Residenztheater in Munich and the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna;[2] her stage roles included characters by Shakespeare, Lessing and Kleist.[3] She later portrayed Anne Frank at the Schillertheater in Berlin.

She starred in the 1957 remake of Victor and Victoria.[2] Her breakthrough in film was in 1958 her role in Kurt Hoffmann's Wir Wunderkinder alongside Hansjörg Felmy, which earned her a German Film Award.[2] She appeared in 60 films and television shows from 1955 onwards. She starred in the film The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi, which was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.

She became popular again for a satirical schlager, "Das bißchen Haushalt ... sagt mein Mann" (The little bit of housework ... says my husband),[2][1] after singing it in Dieter Thomas Heck's Hitparade show.[3] She was a television presenter, for example for the series Erkennen Sie die Melodie? [de], and wrote books. In 2010, at age 77, she portrayed Florence Foster Jenkins, "the worst operas singer of the world", in the comedy Glorious! at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm [de] in Berlin to great success.[3][4]

Personal life

After a brief marriage with film director Dietrich Haugk which ended in divorce in 1961,[1] Johanna von Koczian was married to music producer Wolf Kabitzky, who died in July 2004.[2] She was the mother of German actress Alexandra von Koczian.[1]

She lived in a Berlin nursing home in the Grunewald district from 2017, withdrawing from public life.[2]

Von Koczian died on 13 February 2024, at the age of 90.[1][3]

Films

References

  1. ^ a b c d e ""Das bisschen Haushalt" machte sie berühmt: Trauer um Johanna von Koczian". [web.de (in German). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Johanna von Koczian ist tot". Der Spiegel (in German). dpa. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Die deutsche Audrey Hepburn". FAZ (in German). dpa. 15 February 2024. ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  4. ^ Pauly, Katrin (8 November 2010). "Johanna von Koczian singt schrecklich schön falsch". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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