Andrea Eckert (born 17 September 1958) is an Austrian stage and film actress, singer and documentary filmmaker. Born in

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, Eckert first studied literature in

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, France, then decided on a stage career and trained with Dorothea Neff. Her roles have included the eponymous heroines in Hebbel's ''

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'',

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's '' Maria Stuart'', Jelinek's '' Clara S.'',

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's ''

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'', Kleist's ''

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'', and

Maria Callas Maria Callas (born Maria Anna Cecilia Sophia Kalogeropoulos; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised ...

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's ''Meisterklasse'' (''

Master Class ''Master Class'' is a 1995 play by American playwright Terrence McNally, presented as a fictional master class by opera singer Maria Callas near the end of her life, in the 1970s. The play features incidental vocal music by Giuseppe Verdi, Giac ...

''). Eckert has frequently appeared on television (for example in guest roles on ''

Kommissar Rex ''Inspector Rex'' (German: ''Kommissar Rex''; Italian: ''Il commissario Rex'') is an Austrian-Italian police procedural television series created by Peter Hajek and Peter Moser. Originally an Austrian series aired from 1994 to 2004 on ORF 1, in ...

'') and in the cinema. She also made

documentaries A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". The American author and media analyst Bill ...

about Lucia Westerguard,

Turhan Bey Turhan Bey (born Turhan Gilbert Selahattin Şahultavi, 30 March 192230 September 2012). was an Austrian-born actor of Turkish and Czech-Jewish origins. Active in Hollywood from 1941 to 1953, he was dubbed "The Turkish Delight" by his fans.. Aft ...

, and Leopold and Josefine Hawelka. She lives in Vienna.

Filmography (excerpt)

* ''

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'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1995) * ''

Zur Sache, Macho! ''Zur Sache, Macho!'' (English title: ''The Woman in Me'') is an Austrian- German film directed by . It was released in 2013. Cast * as Georg Sommer/Waltraud Winter * Mirjam Weichselbraun as Lisa Rammser * Matthias Buss as Micha Sommer *Tino ...

'' (2013)

External links

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Andrea Eckert's web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eckert, Andrea 1958 births Living people Austrian stage actresses Austrian film actresses Actresses from Vienna