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Gisela May

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Gisela May

German actress and singer (1924-2016)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1924-05-31
Died: 2016-12-02
Works: 2

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Mit meinen Augen

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Film & TV

Acting · 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 — Maika

Gallery (2)

Connections

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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1924 births 2016 deaths Actors from the Rhine Province Actresses from Hesse Best Actress German Film Award winners German stage actresses German women singers Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin Musicians from the Rhine Province Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany People from Wetzlar Recipients of the National Prize of East Germany

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1990

Mit Axel auf Achse1985

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: DE
Active from: 1924-05-31
Active to: 2016-12-02

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Listeners: 1,274
Total plays: 18,345

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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

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Key dates

Born: 31 May 1924
Died: 2 December 2016

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Gisela
Family name: May
Gender: female
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Wetzlar
Place of death: Berlin
Occupation: musician
Educated at: Academy of Arts, Berlin
Employer: Berliner Ensemble
Political party: Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Languages spoken: German
Award: Patriotic Order of Merit
Student of: Max Reinhardt
Field of work: music
Instrument: voice
Official website: www.giselamay.de
Image: Gisela May (1979).jpg

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Schweik in the Second World War

Academy of Arts of the GDR

Recipients of the Order of Merit of Berlin

Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit

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