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Helene Thimig is a Actor Autrichienne born on 5 june 1889 at Vienna (Austria)

Helene Thimig

Helene Thimig
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Nationality Austria
Birth 5 june 1889 at Vienna (Austria)
Death 7 november 1974 (at 85 years) at Vienna (Austria)

Helene Thimig (1889–1974) was an Austrian stage and film actress. She was the daughter of the actor Hugo Thimig and the sister of Hermann Thimig and Hans Thimig.

She was married to the stage impresario Max Reinhardt from 1935 until his death in 1943. Thimig went into exile in the United States during the Nazi era, but returned to Europe after World War II. She died in her native Vienna in 1974.

Biography

Elle est la fille de Hugo Thimig, le directeur du Burgtheater, et de son épouse Franziska Hummel. Ses deux frères, Hermann et Hans Thimig seront aussi des acteurs.

Après sa scolarité, elle prend des cours de théâtre auprès de Hedwig Bleibtreu. Le 12 novembre 1907, elle fait sa première apparition dans le théâtre de la ville de Baden dans le rôle de Marthe dans La souris d'Édouard Pailleron.

En 1908, elle joue Mélissa dans Sappho de Franz Grillparzer au festival Gœthe de Düsseldorf, puis au théâtre de Meiningen. Elle est de 1911 à 1917 au Schauspielhaus de Berlin puis engagée au Deutsches Theater de Berlin le 10 octobre 1917 pour être Elsalil de la Winterballade de Gerhart Hauptmann. Elle devient la maîtresse du directeur Max Reinhardt alors qu'il est marié et a deux enfants avec l'actrice Else Heims . Thimig avait été l'épouse de 1916 à 1918 de l'acteur Paul Kalbeck .

Lorsque Max Reinhardt est ostracisé par les nazis qui sont arrivés au pouvoir en 1933, elle décide de le suivre à Vienne et rentre au Theater in der Josefstadt. Elle fait des apparitions à Prague et au festival de Salzbourg. Elle suit encore son mari dans ses travaux en Europe. Ils se marient en mai 1935 après une prestation aux États-Unis. Fin octobre 1937, elle le rejoint définitivement dans ce pays. Elle doit apprendre la langue anglaise et n'a d'abord que des petits rôles dans le théâtre américain et le cinéma. Entre 1942 et 1947, elle joue souvent une femme allemande dans 18 films hollywoodiens. Max Reinhardt meurt le 31 octobre 1943.

Après la guerre, elle revient en Autriche et au Burgtheater. Elle met au scène Jedermann de Hugo von Hofmannsthal au festival de Salzbourg de 1947 à 1951 et de 1948 à 1954 au Max Reinhardt Seminar . Elle enseigne aussi à l'Académie de musique et d'arts du spectacle de Vienne.

Elle se consacre peu au cinéma. Après son départ en 1954 du Burgtheater, elle revient au Theater in der Josefstadt. De 1963 à 1968, elle redonne Jedermann au festival de Salzbourg. Elle fait un troisième mariage avec l'acteur Anton Edthofer. Elle se produit la dernière fois au Theater in der Josefstadt en mars 1974. Elle meurt d'une embolie pulmonaire en novembre 1974.

Usually with

Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
(5 films)
Jack Warner
Jack Warner
(4 films)
Henry Blanke
Henry Blanke
(4 films)
Peter Godfrey
Peter Godfrey
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Helene Thimig (17 films)

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Actress

Winter in the Woods, 1h37
Directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Origin German
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Claus Holm, Sabine Bethmann, Rudolf Forster, Helene Thimig, Susanne Cramer, Gert Fröbe
Roles Baronin Henny
Rating48% 2.4059152.4059152.4059152.4059152.405915
Le baron Malte avait fui la Silésie en 1945 au cours des derniers jours de la guerre dans la forêt bavaroise, où il possédait une résidence secondaire. Grâce à lui, une grande partie de la vieille communauté villageoise travaille dans sa verrerie. Mais les temps sont durs : la verrerie doit s'arrêter, car on ne peut pas investir dans un nouveau générateur pour remplacer l'ancien qui tombe en panne. Au lieu de cela, il y a une offre d'un hôtelier qui veut transformer la propriété semblable à un château en un hôtel et payer au baron 80 000 marks supplémentaires.
Decision Before Dawn, 1h59
Directed by Anatole Litvak, Gerd Oswald
Origin USA
Genres War, Thriller, Action, Spy, Historical
Themes Spy films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Richard Basehart, Gary Merrill, Oskar Werner, Hildegard Knef, Dominique Blanchar, Hans Christian Blech
Roles Paula Schneider
Rating71% 3.5937953.5937953.5937953.5937953.593795
By late 1944, it is obvious that the Germans will lose the war. American Colonel Devlin (Gary Merrill) leads a military intelligence unit that recruits German prisoners of war to spy on their former comrades. "Tiger" (Hans Christian Blech), a cynical older thief and ex-circus worker, is willing to work for whichever side is winning. On the other hand, "Happy" (Oskar Werner) is a young idealist who volunteers to spy after his friend has been killed by fanatical fellow prisoners for voicing doubts about the war's outcome. Monique (Dominique Blanchar) trains Happy and the others in espionage techniques; she takes a liking to the young man, despite her hatred for Germans.
The Angel with the Trumpet, 2h12
Directed by Karl Hartl
Origin Austria
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Paula Wessely, Helene Thimig, Hedwig Bleibtreu, Maria Schell, Alma Seidler, Attila Hörbiger
Roles Gretel Paskiewicz, geb. Alt
Rating74% 3.745173.745173.745173.745173.74517
En 1764, Christoph Alt, un facteur de pianos viennois, fonde une fabrique de pianos et construit une maison où se trouve, au-dessus de la porte, un ange avec une trompette.
Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf (1947)
, 1h23
Directed by Peter Godfrey, Peter Godfrey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Errol Flynn, Barbara Stanwyck, Geraldine Brooks, Richard Basehart, Jerome Cowan, John Ridgely
Roles Marta
Rating65% 3.294183.294183.294183.294183.29418
Sandra Marshall (Barbara Stanwyck), the widow of the owner of a remote mansion, arrives to take charge and claim the inheritance of her late husband. She receives a cold reception, especially from research scientist Mark Caldwell (Errol Flynn), who seems to be keeping her sister-in-law Julie (Geraldine Brooks) a virtual prisoner in the house.
Escape Me Never, 1h44
Directed by Peter Godfrey, Peter Godfrey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker, Gig Young, Reginald Denny, Albert Bassermann
Roles The Landlady
Rating59% 2.9974952.9974952.9974952.9974952.997495
The story takes place in Venice at the turn of the 20th century. A young composer by the name of Caryl Dubrok (Gig Young) has a love affair with wealthy English heiress, Fenella MacLean (Eleanor Parker), until her parents by mistake start believing that Caryl is living with young widow Gemma Smith (Ida Lupino) and her infant baby.
The Locket
The Locket (1946)
, 1h25
Directed by John Brahm
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Laraine Day, Brian Aherne, Robert Mitchum, Gene Raymond, Sharyn Moffett, Ricardo Cortez
Roles Mrs. Monks
Rating70% 3.543593.543593.543593.543593.54359
A story told in a number of flashbacks from different points of view, this psychological drama tells the story of a bride-to-be (Day) who, as a child, was falsely accused of theft. She grows up to become a kleptomaniac, inveterate liar, and eventually a murderess.
Cloak and Dagger, 1h46
Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Gary Cooper, Lilli Palmer, Robert Alda, Vladimir Nikolayevich Sokoloff, J. Edward Bromberg, Marc Lawrence
Roles Katerin Lodor
Rating65% 3.2963953.2963953.2963953.2963953.296395
L'action se déroule pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Un chercheur italien qui a découvert la formule de la bombe atomique est aux mains des Allemands. Un espion américain fait tout pour le délivrer.
Hotel Berlin, 1h38
Directed by Peter Godfrey, Peter Godfrey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Faye Emerson, Helmut Dantine, Raymond Massey, Andrea King, Peter Lorre, Alan Hale
Roles Frau Sarah Baruch
Rating67% 3.391183.391183.391183.391183.39118
The lives of various desperate people intersect at the Hotel Berlin, a hotbed of Nazis, officers, spies and ordinary Germans trying to weather the inevitable defeat. Martin Richter, a leader of the German underground who has escaped from Dachau concentration camp, is hiding there, aided by some of the staff. He is hunted by Joachim Helm, who has his headquarters in the same building. Another hotel guest is Nobel laureate Johannes Koenig, Richter's friend from before the war and in Dachau.
Roughly Speaking, 1h57
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Alan Hale, Robert Hutton, Andrea King, Johnny Sheffield
Roles Olga
Rating69% 3.4930253.4930253.4930253.4930253.493025
Louise Randall Pierson (Rosalind Russell) does not have an easy life. When she is a teenager, her beloved father dies, leaving her, her mother, and her sister in financial difficulty. However, heeding her father's advice to shoot for the stars, she remains undaunted. She goes to college and learns typing and shorthand; on her first (temporary) job, she overcomes the prejudice of her new boss, Lew Morton (Alan Hale, Sr.), against women workers.
Isle of the Dead, 1h11
Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about viral outbreaks
Actors Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Helene Thimig, Alan Napier, Anna Lee, Ernst Deutsch
Roles Madame Kyra
Rating64% 3.2455853.2455853.2455853.2455853.245585
An onscreen text warns of the superstitious belief in a vorvolaka, a malevolent force in human form. The film proper begins during the Balkan Wars of 1912. While his troops are burying their dead, General Pherides (Karloff) and American reporter Oliver Davis (Marc Cramer) visit the Isle of the Dead to pay their respects to the General's long-dead wife. They discover the crypt despoiled; hearing a woman singing on the supposedly uninhabited island, they set out to find her. They also find retired Swiss archeologist Dr. Aubrecht (Jason Robards, Sr.), his Greek housekeeper Madame Kyra (Helen Thimig), British diplomat Mr. St. Aubyn (Alan Napier) and his pale and sickly wife (Katherine Emery), her youthful Greek companion Thea (Ellen Drew), and an English tinsmith.
The Seventh Cross, 1h50
Directed by Fred Zinnemann, Andrew Marton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller
Themes Political films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Spencer Tracy, Signe Hasso, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Agnes Moorehead, Herbert Rudley
Roles Frau Anders
Rating73% 3.692893.692893.692893.692893.69289
The year is 1936. The film is narrated by Wallau (Ray Collins). Seven prisoners escape from the fictitious Westhofen concentration camp near Worms, Germany near the Rhine. They represent a cross-section of German society: a writer, a circus performer, a schoolmaster, a farmer, a Jewish grocery clerk, and two prisoners who are apparently political activists. One is George Heisler (Tracy) and the other his mentor Wallau (Collins), the leader of the group.
The Hitler Gang, 1h41
Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Documentary, Historical
Themes Politique, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Hitler, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Roman Bohnen, Martin Kosleck, Victor Varconi, Luis van Rooten, Walter Abel, Ivan Triesault
Roles Angela Raubal
Rating66% 3.320423.320423.320423.320423.32042
In 1918 a young soldier called Adolf Hitler recovers from being gassed during World War I. At the behest of the German army, he joins German nationalistic parties, espousing theories that Germany lost the war because they were stabbed in the back. He rises to become dictator of Germany.
Strangers in the Night, 56minutes
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Virginia Grey, Helene Thimig, Edith Barrett, Charles Sullivan, Linda Stirling
Roles Mrs. Hilda Blake
Rating62% 3.145983.145983.145983.145983.14598
Sgt. Johnny Meadows is seriously wounded in battle in the South Pacific during Word War Two. While recuperating, he takes comfort reading a book donated to the Red Cross by Rosemary Blake, who has written her name and address in the book. He corresponds with her, and as pen pals they fall in love. Eventually, on leave and back in the States, he heads for Rosemary’s home. While taking the train to get there, he meets a pretty woman reading the same book, and for a moment thinks he has met Rosemary. But the lovely woman is Dr. Leslie Ross, coincidentally heading for the same town where Rosemary lives, to take over a practice being left by another doctor. They start a friendly conversation, but then there is a derailment of several cars ahead of them, and the doctor treats those who are wounded, while Johnny assists where he can. More help arrives and, both exhausted, they share a cab-ride into the town they were both headed for.