Mady Rahl (January 3, 1915 â€" August 29, 2009) was a German stage and
film actress.Born Edith Gertrud Meta Raschke in Neukölln, now part of
Berlin, Rahl trained as an actress and dancer. In 1935 she made her
stage debut in Leipzig under the direction of Douglas Sirk and started
her film career in 1936 with the movie The Mysterious Mister X. With
her role in the circus drama Truxa (1937) Rahl became known to a wider
audience. She appeared in approximately 90 movies, several of them for
UFA. In later years, she appeared frequently on television, while also
pursuing her career in the theatre. She was also the German voice of
many cartoon characters and of Lucille Ball.Rahl's first marriage was
to financier Theodor Reimers, her second was to producer Wilhem
Sperber, and her third was to architect Werner Bürkle. All three
marriages ended in divorce, and she had no children. Late in life she
painted in the Impressionist style.Whilst she died of cancer, Rahl was
also almost blind and suffering from dementia. She lived in a
retirement home in Munich, where her caretaker was Thomas Speyerer.
film actress.Born Edith Gertrud Meta Raschke in Neukölln, now part of
Berlin, Rahl trained as an actress and dancer. In 1935 she made her
stage debut in Leipzig under the direction of Douglas Sirk and started
her film career in 1936 with the movie The Mysterious Mister X. With
her role in the circus drama Truxa (1937) Rahl became known to a wider
audience. She appeared in approximately 90 movies, several of them for
UFA. In later years, she appeared frequently on television, while also
pursuing her career in the theatre. She was also the German voice of
many cartoon characters and of Lucille Ball.Rahl's first marriage was
to financier Theodor Reimers, her second was to producer Wilhem
Sperber, and her third was to architect Werner Bürkle. All three
marriages ended in divorce, and she had no children. Late in life she
painted in the Impressionist style.Whilst she died of cancer, Rahl was
also almost blind and suffering from dementia. She lived in a
retirement home in Munich, where her caretaker was Thomas Speyerer.
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