Betty Roose, (born Elisabeth Eckardt, October 20, 1778 in Hamburg -
October 24, 1808 in Vienna) was a German actress.Betty Roose was the
oldest daughter of the actor and theater director Siegfried Gotthelf
Koch (actually Eckardt, 1754â€"1831), who trained her in drama and
acting. She started off her career at the age of 11, by participation
in a stage show directed by her father, which was organized in Riga.On
21 November 1793 she debuted at the Nationaltheater Mannheim and then
played in Hannover, Hamburg and Bremen. In 1798, the actress from the
Burgtheater director August von Kotzebue was appointed to Vienna. She
gave her debut at the Burgtheater on September 28, 1798, in the role
of Margarete in August Wilhelm Iffland's Die Hagestolz. Among her most
famous roles was the title role from Iphigenie on Tauris.
Subsequently, she played in other cities like Prague, Breslau,
Regensburg and Pest.In 1799 she married the actor and director
Friedrich Roose (1767 - †29 May 1818). Together they adopted a
child.
October 24, 1808 in Vienna) was a German actress.Betty Roose was the
oldest daughter of the actor and theater director Siegfried Gotthelf
Koch (actually Eckardt, 1754â€"1831), who trained her in drama and
acting. She started off her career at the age of 11, by participation
in a stage show directed by her father, which was organized in Riga.On
21 November 1793 she debuted at the Nationaltheater Mannheim and then
played in Hannover, Hamburg and Bremen. In 1798, the actress from the
Burgtheater director August von Kotzebue was appointed to Vienna. She
gave her debut at the Burgtheater on September 28, 1798, in the role
of Margarete in August Wilhelm Iffland's Die Hagestolz. Among her most
famous roles was the title role from Iphigenie on Tauris.
Subsequently, she played in other cities like Prague, Breslau,
Regensburg and Pest.In 1799 she married the actor and director
Friedrich Roose (1767 - †29 May 1818). Together they adopted a
child.
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