Helga Feddersen (German: [ˈhÉ›l.É¡a ˈfÉ›.dÉ .snÌ©] (listen); 14
March 1930 â€" 24 November 1990) was a German actress, comedian,
singer, author, and theater director.Feddersen was born and died in
Hamburg. She took up acting early in her life, first being cast for
minor parts such as maids, cooks and cleaning ladies. After her first
successes she moved up major rôles such as naive heroines, young
mothers and young ladies of noble heritage.After a cancer operation in
1955, which resulted in a slight disfiguration of her face, directors
shied back from casting her as romantic heroine. Shrewdly recognizing
the hint given to her by the fates, she decided to change genres, now
appearing most successfully in comedies. Being of Northern German
origin with a strong but likeable Northern German accent, Feddersen
was mostly cast for productions set in Northern Germany. She often
played women of slightly naive but gentle and likeable
characters.Despite her success in comedies, Feddersen still remained
popular as a serious actress. Among her most notable appearances on
the silver screen was the part of Klothilde in the 1959 cinema
adaptation of Thomas Mann's classic novel Buddenbrooks.
March 1930 â€" 24 November 1990) was a German actress, comedian,
singer, author, and theater director.Feddersen was born and died in
Hamburg. She took up acting early in her life, first being cast for
minor parts such as maids, cooks and cleaning ladies. After her first
successes she moved up major rôles such as naive heroines, young
mothers and young ladies of noble heritage.After a cancer operation in
1955, which resulted in a slight disfiguration of her face, directors
shied back from casting her as romantic heroine. Shrewdly recognizing
the hint given to her by the fates, she decided to change genres, now
appearing most successfully in comedies. Being of Northern German
origin with a strong but likeable Northern German accent, Feddersen
was mostly cast for productions set in Northern Germany. She often
played women of slightly naive but gentle and likeable
characters.Despite her success in comedies, Feddersen still remained
popular as a serious actress. Among her most notable appearances on
the silver screen was the part of Klothilde in the 1959 cinema
adaptation of Thomas Mann's classic novel Buddenbrooks.
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