Gisela May

Person · Open Library

Works

2

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Film & TV

Wetzlar, Germany

Known for

• Mein Kriegsende — Self2005
• Menschen bei Maischberger — Self2003
• Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts — Self (archive Footage)2001
• Alpha Forum — Self1998
• Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen — Lina Blum1997
• Adelheid und ihre Mörder — Rosa Müller-Graf-Kleditsch1993
• Mit List und Krücke — Diana Zenk1992
• Boulevard Bio — Self1991
• Die Hallo-Sisters — Maika1990
• Mit Axel auf Achse1985

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

Germany

Active from

1924

Active to

2016

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

1,274

Total plays

18,345

Gisela May (31 May 1924 – 2 December 2016) was a German actress and singer. May was born in Wetzlar, Germany. Her mother Kate May was a writer, and her father Ferdinand May was a writer. She studied at the drama school in Leipzig from 1942 to 1944. She was employed for nine years at various theatres, including the State Theatre of Schwerin and the State Theatre in Halle. Starting in 1951, she performed at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, where she played a variety of roles. <a href="https://www

via Last.fm · Gisela May

Music

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Gisela

Family name

May

Gender

female

Citizenship

Germany

Place of birth

Wetzlar

Place of death

Berlin

Occupation

actor

Educated at

Academy of Arts, Berlin

Employer

Berliner Ensemble

Political party

Socialist Unity Party of Germany

Languages spoken

German

Award

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Student of

Max Reinhardt

Field of work

music

Instrument

voice

Official website

www.giselamay.de

Image

Gisela May (1979).jpg

via Wikidata · CC0