Hedwig Wangel
Hedwig WANGEL, actually Amalie Pauline Hedwig Simon ( born September 23, 1875 in Berlin, † March 12, 1961 in Lohe- Föhrden, Rendsburg ), was a German actress.
Life
The daughter of a music publisher took acting lessons with Max pit and delivered its debut in 1893 at the stage troupe " Urania ". 1894/95 they played in Detmold, 1896-1898 in Riga, 1898/99 at the Berlin Lessing Theater, 1899/1900 at the court theater in Kassel, in 1900/ 01 they toured England, 1901/ 02 she appeared at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg, 1902/ 03 they undertook a tour of the Netherlands.
1903 was a long engagement at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. During this time, Hedwig WANGEL was there as one of the most prominent actresses who portrayed convincingly strong female personalities with her deep voice and powerful appearance.
In 1909 she retired from the stage and looked after in the welfare convicted women and girls. In 1924, she played again theater to the benefit of their WANGEL Hedwig 's Aid Society to fund a college for criminal dismissed girl. This association produced two films, namely 1926/1927 the short documentary A lifeline for Failed and 1930, the feature film second- grade in which she directed with Julius Meery.
From 1935 to 1944 she was part of the ensemble of the Munich Studio Theater. In numerous films Hedwig WANGEL took over most important supporting roles such as the Queen Victoria in the propaganda film Ohm Krüger. After the war, she performed at theaters in Munich and Berlin.