Luitgard Im
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Luitgard Im was an German theater and film actress. She was active in many movies and TV-production for almost 50 years.
, Germany
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Luitgard Im debuted on film in the German
movie Alle kann ich nicht heiraten in 1952. The following years she had the lead role in many TV-movies like Die Stunde der Antigone, Phädra, and Fräulein Julie. She won particular fame as Electra
and as Judith
in the eponymous plays by Jean Giraudoux
and as Cleopatra in George Bernard Shaw
's Caesar and Cleopatra
. She received considerable success in the movie Wenn süß das Mondlicht auf den Hügeln schläft ("When the sweet Moonlight on the hills is sleeping") in 1969. In 1965, she received the Golden Camera award. Im had several roles in popular TV-series like Der Kommissar, Der Alte and Derrick
, where she appeared in two episodes (in 1975 and 1981). Her final role was in the German TV-series Air Albatros in 1994.
Im died aged 67 in her birthtown Wemding
in 1997.
A book under the title Arm, aber reich... was published posthumously with experienced and told anecdotes of Luitgard Im.
Biography
Luitgard Im was born in WemdingWemding
Wemding is a municipality in the Donau-Ries district of Bavaria, Germany. Botanist Leonhart Fuchs was born here in 1501.Wemding is home to the Time pyramid, a public art work begun in 1993 and scheduled to be completed in the year 3183....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Luitgard Im debuted on film in the German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
movie Alle kann ich nicht heiraten in 1952. The following years she had the lead role in many TV-movies like Die Stunde der Antigone, Phädra, and Fräulein Julie. She won particular fame as Electra
Electra (Giraudoux)
Electra is a two act play written in 1937 by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux. It was the first Giraudoux play to employ the staging of Louis Jouvet. Based on the classic myth of antiquity, Jean Giraudoux wrote perhaps his best play...
and as Judith
Judith (play)
Judith is a play written in 1931 by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux.-Original productions:Judith was translated into English by John K. Savacool, in The Modern Theatre, ed. Eric Bentley, vol. 3 , and by Christopher Fry, in The Drama of Jean Giraudoux, vol...
in the eponymous plays by Jean Giraudoux
Jean Giraudoux
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II. His work is noted for its stylistic elegance and poetic fantasy...
and as Cleopatra in George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
's Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra (play)
Caesar and Cleopatra, a play written in 1898 by George Bernard Shaw, was first staged in 1901 and first published with Captain Brassbound's Conversion and The Devil's Disciple in his 1901 collection, Three Plays for Puritans. It was first performed at Newcastle-on-Tyne on March 15, 1899...
. She received considerable success in the movie Wenn süß das Mondlicht auf den Hügeln schläft ("When the sweet Moonlight on the hills is sleeping") in 1969. In 1965, she received the Golden Camera award. Im had several roles in popular TV-series like Der Kommissar, Der Alte and Derrick
Derrick (TV series)
Derrick is a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein , who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings Derrick is a...
, where she appeared in two episodes (in 1975 and 1981). Her final role was in the German TV-series Air Albatros in 1994.
Im died aged 67 in her birthtown Wemding
Wemding
Wemding is a municipality in the Donau-Ries district of Bavaria, Germany. Botanist Leonhart Fuchs was born here in 1501.Wemding is home to the Time pyramid, a public art work begun in 1993 and scheduled to be completed in the year 3183....
in 1997.
A book under the title Arm, aber reich... was published posthumously with experienced and told anecdotes of Luitgard Im.
Movies (selection)
- 1952 Alle kann ich nicht heiraten (Emmi)
- 1955 Urlaub auf Ehrenwort (Dagmar Köhler)
- 1969 Wenn süß das Mondlicht auf den Hügeln schläft (May)
TV (selection)
- 1954 Die Generalprobe (TV movie) (Julie)
- 1960 Die Stunde der Antigone (TV movie) (Antigone)
- 1963 Beatrice und Juan (TV movie) (Julia)
- 1964 Elektra (TV movie) (Elektra)
- 1975 Derrick - "Kamillas Junger Freund" (Kamilla) (TV-series)
- 1981 Derrick - "Die Stunde Der Mörder" (Frau Dederich) (TV-series)
- 1994 Air Albatros (TV-series)
External links
- http://www.filmportal.de/df/1d/Credits,,,,,,,,A8594B177A88475EB9BE501F74A176B3credits,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.html Luitgard Im on Filmportal.de
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/Luitgard+Im Luitgard Im on Discogs.com