Ruth Stephan
Ruth Johanna Margaret Stephan ( born October 27, 1925 in Altona, † August 8, 1975 in Berlin) was a German actress and comedienne.
Life
The daughter of the businessman Kurt Stephan and his wife Kriemhild initially worked as a bank clerk. After studying acting at Heinz Hohenstein Ruth Stephan played at various theaters and cabarets of Berlin. She stepped beside Brigitte Mira, Gisela Trowe and Walter Gross on in the cabaret revues Greiffi 1951 and was next to Wolfgang Neuss and Ursula Herking the founding of the cabaret ensemble The oat stem. In addition, she received theatrical engagements in Hamburg ( under Boy Gobert ) and the State theaters of Berlin. She made it a name as an interpreter of songs.
1951 Stephan gave her feature film debut in the production of Women Mr. S. From now on, got her career a different direction and it was Filmkomödiantin. She played alongside Heinz Riihmann ( No fear of large animals, Charley's Aunt, Max, the pickpocket ), Grethe Weiser ( The Empress of China) and often on the side of Heinz Erhardt (Of course, motorists What's going on just with Willi? , That can not shake our men and Willi Willi Our is the best). Popular it was also in their role as school teacher Miss Dr. Pollhagen, and after her marriage to Dr. Knörz: Study Councillor Dr. Knörz who in the movie series The lout from the first bank played ( with the child star Hansi Kraus ). Beginning of the seventies, Ruth Stephan turned back more to the theater.
Married Ruth Stephan was with the actor Baldwin Baas. In 1974, she had to undergo breast surgery and died in 1975 from lung cancer. Her grave is in the forest cemetery Zehlendorf in Berlin. Because of her artistic career at the Berlin stage ( district hazel Horst ) was a street named in her honor in Ruth -Stephan -Straße on 19 February 1997 in Berlin- Spandau.