Biografía

29 de septiembre de 1915 · Rokitnitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Rokytnice v Orlických horách, Czech Republic]

17 de julio de 2006 · Múnich, Baviera, Alemania (causa no comunicada)

Elfriede Kuzmany-Wachsmann

Mother of Jutta and Michael Wachsmann.

Until 1979, she was an ensemble member of Munich's Residenztheater.

Often played nervous, fragile or long-suffering characters.

Named Bavarian 'Staatsschauspielerin' (State Actress) in 1959.

Distinguished stage actress, at home in classical plays. Kuzmany initially studied painting and graphic design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, before moving on to acting training at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She made her stage debut in 1938 and was until 1944 a member of the ensemble of Vienna's Theater in der Josefstadt. She also played character roles in films and television. Latterly, she returned to her old muse and became a successful painter of sketches and water colours.