Ellen Schwiers (11 June 1930 â€" 26 April 2019) was a German actress
of stage, film, and television. She was featured in world premieres of
plays by Dürrenmatt and Frisch at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, and
appeared as Buhlschaft in Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival. In a
career from 1949 to 2015, she also appeared in more than 200 films and
television shows, including popular series such as Tatort. She also
directed plays, founded a touring theatre company in 1982, and was
Intendant of a festival from 1984.Schwiers was born in Stettin on 11
June 1930, the daughter of Lutz Schwiers [de], a travelling actor who
trained her. Her earliest theatre engagement was at the Theater
Koblenz from 1949, and she was then engaged by Heinz Hilpert at the
Theater Göttingen in 1953. Her first major role was the title role in
Lessing's Minna von Barnhelm. She played in the world premieres of
Dürrenmatt's Der Meteor [de] and Frisch's Biografie: Ein Spiel [de]
at the Schauspielhaus Zürich. She was internationally recognised for
playing Buhlschaft in Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival in 1961 and
1962, a role that she also played in a 1961 film, alongside Walther
Reyer in the title role.Schwiers appeared in more than 200 television
productions, including popular series such as Tatort, Der rote Schal
and Doktor Martin.
of stage, film, and television. She was featured in world premieres of
plays by Dürrenmatt and Frisch at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, and
appeared as Buhlschaft in Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival. In a
career from 1949 to 2015, she also appeared in more than 200 films and
television shows, including popular series such as Tatort. She also
directed plays, founded a touring theatre company in 1982, and was
Intendant of a festival from 1984.Schwiers was born in Stettin on 11
June 1930, the daughter of Lutz Schwiers [de], a travelling actor who
trained her. Her earliest theatre engagement was at the Theater
Koblenz from 1949, and she was then engaged by Heinz Hilpert at the
Theater Göttingen in 1953. Her first major role was the title role in
Lessing's Minna von Barnhelm. She played in the world premieres of
Dürrenmatt's Der Meteor [de] and Frisch's Biografie: Ein Spiel [de]
at the Schauspielhaus Zürich. She was internationally recognised for
playing Buhlschaft in Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival in 1961 and
1962, a role that she also played in a 1961 film, alongside Walther
Reyer in the title role.Schwiers appeared in more than 200 television
productions, including popular series such as Tatort, Der rote Schal
and Doktor Martin.
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