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Brigitte Mira

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Brigitte Mira (20 April 1910 – 8 March 2005) was a German actress. She worked in both theater and film, often with Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Brigitte Mira's mother was German and her father was Jewish Russian. During the Nazi dictatorship, Mira took part in the propaganda series Liese und Miese. She played Miese (germ. bad one)--the bad role model according to Nazi ideology that listened to enemy radio stations and stockpiled rationed food. But her acting skills turned the "bad" character she portrayed into a likeable one. The series was soon cancelled for being counter productive. The propaganda directors did not know that Mira was half-Jewish. Even though she insisted on her naivete as a young woman and the fact she had to hide her identity, she was criticized later by some for taking part in these ads at all. Even if Mira was born in Hamburg she early on moved to Berlin and through her TV work came to embody the typical Berlin sense of humor. Notable performances include Emmi Kurowski in Fear Eats the Soul (1974), a role for which she won a German Film Award. In the 1980s Mira achieved another big success with the television series Drei Damen vom Grill. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brigitte Mira, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Apr 20, 1910 In Hamburg, Germany
Movie/TV Credits:
111
First Appeared:
In the movie The Berliner 1948-12-31
Latest Project:
Movie When Fear Eats the Soul 2007-02-01
Known For
Poster of Unser Pauker
Poster of So toll wie anno dazumal
Poster of The Tragedy of Silence
Filmography
Movie When Fear Eats the Soul Emmi Kurowski (archive footage) 2007-02-01
Movie War’n Sie schon mal in mich verliebt? herself 2006-06-12
Movie Angst isst Seele auf Emmi 2002-10-24
Movie Aszendent Liebe Olga von Reichenbach 2001-06-15
Movie Ein lasterhaftes Pärchen Käthe Mühlmann 2000-04-28
Movie Fassbinder’s Women Herself 2000-11-10
Movie Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz Self 1997-10-01
Series Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen Ria 1997-10-16
Movie Willi and the Windsors Queen Mum 1996-11-27
Series Kanzlei Bürger Emma Tamm 1995-09-04
Series Die Harald Schmidt Show Unknown 1995-12-05
Series Alles Glück dieser Erde Clemma 1994-04-07
Series Briefgeheimnis 1994-09-28
Movie Die Spur führt ins Verderben Frau im 'House of Usher' 1993-01-01
Movie Klippen des Todes Doris 1993-01-01
Movie Der Showmaster Frau 1 1993-01-01
Movie Geheimakte Lenz 1992-03-23
Movie Gesucht wird Ricki Forster Old Lou 1991-01-01
Movie Mörderische Entscheidung Mrs. Blondell 1991-12-15
Movie Rosamunde Oma Kaminski 1990-02-01
Movie Killer kennen keine Furcht 1989-10-08
Series Alles Nichts Oder?! Unknown 1988-04-08
Movie Trouble im Penthouse Mrs. Kluge 1988-12-30
Movie Vicky und Nicky Vicky Fendrich 1987-03-16
Movie Was zu beweisen war Mrs. Pecari 1986-10-09
Movie Schwarzer Lohn und weiße Weste Gemüsefrau 1985-01-01
Movie Girl in a Boot Toilettenfrau 1985-01-18
Movie Die Spur der anderen Barfrau Erna 1985-03-12
Movie Sigi, der Straßenfeger Mrs. Niendorf 1984-10-18
Movie Der Tod kommt durch die Tür Frau Friedrichs 1983-01-01
Movie Kein Reihenhaus für Robin Hood Frau Meyerdierks 1983-06-27
Movie Die wilden Fünfziger Frau Willmsen 1983-09-23
Movie Zwei Tote im Sender und Don Carlos im PoGl Frau Mürbes 1982-01-01
Movie Leben im Winter Martha 1982-01-01
Movie Bühnenbild mit Dame Garderobiere 1982-01-02
Movie Drei gegen Hollywood Helen Hobart 1982-02-20
Movie Kamikaze 1989 Personnel Director 1982-07-16
Movie Ab in den Süden Gerti 1982-02-13
Series Krimistunde Tante Louise 1982-04-08
Movie Lili Marleen Nachbarin 1981-01-14
Series Kintopp-Kintopp 1981-01-01
Series Wetten, dass..? Unknown 1981-02-14
Series Das Traumschiff Frau Mayer 1981-11-22
Series A Case For Two Haushälterin Anni 1981-09-11
Movie After Midnight Denunziantin 1981-09-23
Movie Pension Schöller Wanda Staudinger 1980-01-06
Movie Primel macht ihr Haus verrückt Frau Kulicke 1980-02-25
Movie Fabian Frau Hohfeld 1980-04-25
Movie Berlin Alexanderplatz Frau Bast 1980-08-28
Series Die Protokolle des Herrn M Schlesier-Grete 1979-01-08
Movie Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen 1979-10-06
Series Wenn die Liebe hinfällt Ellie Grutsch 1978-01-03
Movie Die beiden Freundinnen Mutter Link 1978-04-09
Movie Die Geburtstagsfeier Meg 1978-01-01
Movie Wann heiraten Sie meine Frau? Minni - Tante Germinats 1978-07-01
Movie The Woman Across the Way Simons Mutter 1978-11-24
Series Drei Damen vom Grill Margarete Färber 1977-01-01
Movie Love Living, Live Loving Hauswartfrau 1977-01-01
Movie Chinese Roulette Kast 1977-02-23
Movie Adolf and Marlene 1977-03-15
Movie Everyone Dies Alone Frau Häberle 1976-01-21
Series Die Unternehmungen des Herrn Hans 1976-01-01
Movie Anita Drögemöller und die Ruhe an der Ruhr Oma Wuttke 1976-09-08
Movie Satan’s Brew Walters Mutter 1976-10-07
Movie Fox and His Friends Shopkeeper #2 1975-06-06
Movie The Secret Carrier Betty Hopfen 1975-06-29
Series Musik ist Trumpf Unknown 1975-01-02
Movie Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven Emma Küsters 1975-07-01
Movie Fear of Fear Mutter 1975-07-08
Movie 1 Berlin-Harlem 1974-01-01
Movie Käpt'n Senkstakes Abenteuer - Ehrenhäuptling der Watubas 1974-05-31
Movie The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser Haushälterin Käthe 1974-11-01
Series Derrick Frau Hässler 1974-10-20
Movie Loriots Telecabinet Gloria Miranda 1974-11-13
Movie Tenderness of the Wolves Louise Engel 1973-07-12
Movie Kleiner Mann, was nun? 1973-12-29
Movie Eight Hours Don't Make a Day 1972-10-29
Movie Frau Jenny Treibel Frau Schmolke 1972-01-01
Movie Der Fall Opa Frau Löffler 1972-09-13
Movie Dreißig Silberlinge Mrs. Scholler 1971-01-27
Movie Wir hau’n den Hauswirt in die Pfanne Hauswirtin Bauer 1971-04-25
Movie Zwanzig Mädchen und die Pauker: Heute steht die Penne kopf Wirtin 1971-02-25
Movie Der Vetter aus Dingsda Tante Wilhelmine 1970-03-14
Series Drüben bei Lehmanns Else Lehmann 1970-12-30
Movie Das Stundenhotel von St. Pauli Rose Schuh 1970-04-09
Series Alle Hunde lieben Theobald Fahrgast mit Bernhardiner 1969-01-19
Movie Der Partyphotograph Mrs. Bütow 1968-11-29
Movie Im Ballhaus ist Musike Molly Zwitscherini 1967-11-18
Movie Wie lernt man Reisen? 1966-07-03
Movie Bei Pfeiffers ist Ball Molly Zwitscherini 1966-03-05
Movie Schwarzer Peter - Märchenoper für kleine und große Leute Erste Amme 1966-12-25
Series Unser Pauker Anna Eulalia Clothilde Puhlke 1965-09-21
Movie Mrs. Cheney's Ende Sängerin 1965-10-13
Movie Frau Luna Frau Pusebach 1964-12-25
Movie Berlin-Melodie 1963-03-31
Movie Feuerwerk Köchin 1963-06-29
Movie Jack and Jenny Thea 1963-12-25
Movie The Tragedy of Silence Frau Ohl 1962-01-12
Movie So toll wie anno dazumal Frau Sommer 1962-08-09
Movie Bubusch Mama 1962-03-06
Movie Der Prozeß Mary Dugan Marie Ducrot 1960-03-08
Movie Im Namen einer Mutter Mutter Reitner, Strafgefangene 1960-09-01
Movie Du bist wunderbar Madame Dupont 1959-10-15
Movie Drei Orangen Sophia 1959-01-03
Movie Die Liebe des Jahres Lady Schocker, Journalistin 1959-12-31
Movie ...und abends in die Scala Frau Mertens 1958-02-22
Movie Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen Frau Knax 1958-10-01
Movie Der Stern von Santa Clara Tante Theresa 1958-10-02
Movie So ein Millionär hat's schwer Madame Pillar 1958-12-18
Movie Was nicht im Baedecker steht: Bitte, einsteigen zu Käses Rundfahrt! 1953-04-17
Movie The Berliner Dirne 1948-12-31
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