Ursula Karusseit (2 August 1939 â€" 1 February 2019) was a German
actress.Karusseit was born in Elbing, Germany (now ElblÄ…g, Poland).
After the expulsion from her hometown, she grew up Parchim and Gera.
She studied at the State drama school in East Berlin until 1962 and
gave her TV debut in "Was ihr wollt" (an adaption of Shakespeare's
Twelfth Night) in 1963. Karrusseit appeared for a long time at the
Volksbühne and became one of the most prominent stage actresses in
East Germany. From 1986 on she worked for appeared for three years as
"Mother Courage" in Cologne.In addition to her stage career, she also
appeared in over 50 films and numerous television productions. Her
role as Gertrud Habersaat in the TV-mini series Ways across the
Country in 1968 also made her a well-known name in West Germany. In
1971 she portrayed German resistance fighter Hilda Coppi in Horst E.
Brandt's KLK Calling PTZ â€" The Red Orchestra.After the German
reunification, she appeared for twenty years until her death in the
German hospital series In aller Freundschaft, playing the operator of
the hospital's cafeteria.
actress.Karusseit was born in Elbing, Germany (now ElblÄ…g, Poland).
After the expulsion from her hometown, she grew up Parchim and Gera.
She studied at the State drama school in East Berlin until 1962 and
gave her TV debut in "Was ihr wollt" (an adaption of Shakespeare's
Twelfth Night) in 1963. Karrusseit appeared for a long time at the
Volksbühne and became one of the most prominent stage actresses in
East Germany. From 1986 on she worked for appeared for three years as
"Mother Courage" in Cologne.In addition to her stage career, she also
appeared in over 50 films and numerous television productions. Her
role as Gertrud Habersaat in the TV-mini series Ways across the
Country in 1968 also made her a well-known name in West Germany. In
1971 she portrayed German resistance fighter Hilda Coppi in Horst E.
Brandt's KLK Calling PTZ â€" The Red Orchestra.After the German
reunification, she appeared for twenty years until her death in the
German hospital series In aller Freundschaft, playing the operator of
the hospital's cafeteria.
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