Susi Nicoletti (3 September 1918 – 5 June 2005) was a

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n-born actress best remembered today for over 100 supporting roles mostly in

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s. She was born as Susanne Emilie Luise Adele Habersack in

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, but spent most of her childhood with her parents in

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. Back in Munich, she made her stage debut at age 13. Two years later she became a

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. In the early 1930s she turned to

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. In 1939, she was offered her first film role. In 1940 she moved to

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, where she became a member of the

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. After her retirement in 1992 she continued her stage career at the

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. For decades, Nicoletti taught acting and dance at the prestigious

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in Vienna. Her husband, Ernst Haeussermann, was a theatre director.

Death

Nicoletti died in Vienna of complications after

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, aged 86. Her son, daughter and grandchildren live in the

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Selected filmography

* '' A Mother's Love'' (1939) - Franzi Pirlinger - 1922 * ''Das jüngste Gericht'' (1940) - Marianne Strubel * ''Oh, diese Männer'' (1941) - Lilly * ''Sommerliebe'' (1942) - Irma * ''Der zweite Schuß'' (1943) - Irene Neuhaus * '' The Singing House'' (1947) - Fritzi, Sekretärin * ''Umwege zu dir'' (1947) * ''Gottes Engel sind überall'' (1948) - Liesl Fischer * ' (1949) - Berthe Paradis * ' (1949) - Pucki Hildebrand * '' Nothing But Coincidence'' (1949) - Liane Reitmayer * ''Kleiner Schwindel am Wolfgangsee'' (1949) - Anny Bird * ''Mein Freund, der nicht nein sagen konnte'' (1949) - Elfi * ' (1950) - Hedy Jaconis * '' No Sin on the Alpine Pastures'' (1950) - Annerl Pfundhammer * ''Der alte Sünder'' (1951) - Yvonne Farini * ''Eine Frau mit Herz'' (1951) - Hilde Straßmeier * ''Eva erbt das Paradies'' (1951) - Daisy Jordan * ''Hallo Dienstmann'' (1952) - Susi * ''

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'' (1952) - Rosi * ''

Ideal Woman Sought ''Ideal Woman Sought'' (German: ''Ideale Frau gesucht'') is a 1952 Austrian comedy film directed by Franz Antel and starring Inge Egger, Jeanette Schultze and Waltraut Haas.Dassanowsky p.151 It was made at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna. The fi ...

'' (1952) - Chérie * '' The Day Before the Wedding'' (1952) - Frl. Kluge * ' (1953) - Yvonne * '' Irene in Trouble'' (1953) - Vera Cirmann * '' Grandstand for General Staff'' (1953) - Frau Rittmeister v. Mirkowitsch * ''Hochzeit auf Reisen'' (1953) - Ly Ballacz * ''

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'' (1954) - Janine Rocca * ''Kaisermanöver'' (1954) - Gräfin Trangini * ''Schützenliesel'' (1954) - Cornelia * ''

The Blue Danube "The Blue Danube" is the common English title of "An der schönen blauen Donau", Op. 314 (German for "By the Beautiful Blue Danube"), a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866. Originally performed on 15 Februar ...

'' (1955) - Gräfin Eichenfels * '' Marriage Sanitarium'' (1955) - Amanda Dietze * ''Eine Frau genügt nicht?'' (1955) - Madame Colette * ''Die Deutschmeister'' (1955) - Comtess Nanette * '' Yes, Yes, Love in Tyrol'' (1955) - Barbara Tusma * ''Sonnenschein und Wolkenbruch'' (1955) * ''Symphonie in Gold'' (1956) - Mathilde Seidlitz * ''...und wer küßt mich?'' (1956) - Kitty Lindner * ''Liebe, die den Kopf verliert'' (1956) - Baronin Jasmin von Arnau * ''Lügen haben hübsche Beine'' (1956) * ''Ein tolles Hotel'' (1956) - Anna Bender * ''Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald'' (1956) - Vera * ''Ein Mann muß nicht immer schön sein'' (1956) - Marla Carlotti * ''Uns gefällt die Welt'' (1956) - Reseda * ''

The Beautiful Master ''The Beautiful Master'' (German: ''Die schöne Meisterin'') is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Herta Staal, Paul Bösiger and Walter Gross.Höfig p.338 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1956) - Lisa * ''Die liebe Familie'' (1957) - Maria Jurancy * ''August der Halbstarke'' (1957) - Mimi Rums * ''Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit'' (1957) - Frau von Gregory * '' The Winemaker of Langenlois'' (1957) - Stefanie Köster, Weinhändlerin * '' Confessions of Felix Krull'' (1957) - Madame Houpflé * ''Wie schön, daß es dich gibt'' (1957) - Jeanette Valeur * ' (1957) - Baronin * ''Egon, der Frauenheld'' (1957) * ''

The Count of Luxemburg ''The Count of Luxembourg'' is an operetta in two acts with English lyrics and libretto by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross, music by Franz Lehár, based on Lehár's three-act German operetta ''Der Graf von Luxemburg'' which had premiered in Vienna in 1 ...

'' (1957) - Caroline, Erbgräfin von Luxemburg * ''Ein Amerikaner in Salzburg'' (1958) - Frau Coopers Hausdame * ''Man ist nur zweimal jung'' (1958) - Marie-Therese * ' (1958) - Isabella * ' (1958) - Jenny Dill * ' (1958) - Leonie von Heymendorf * ' (1959) - Milli * '' Hula-Hopp, Conny'' (1959) - Diana Haller * ''Immer die Mädchen'' (1959) - Sportlehrerin Florence Henderson * ''Dream Revue'' (1959) - Frau Schmitt * '' I'm Marrying the Director'' (1960) - Frau von Wittekind * '' Crime Tango'' (1960) - Frau Schleinitz * ''

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'' (1961) - Mrs. Evelyn Piper * ' (1961) - Gräfin von Kokowsky * ''

Mariandl ''Mariandl'' is a 1961 Austrian drama film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Cornelia Froboess, Rudolf Prack and Waltraut Haas. It was followed by a sequel '' Mariandl's Homecoming'' in 1962. A girl living in a hotel aspires to a musical ...

'' (1961) - Franzi * ''Ein Stern fällt vom Himmel'' (1961) - Katie Held * ''

Die Fledermaus ' (, ''The Flittermouse'' or ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original li ...

'' (1962) - Baroness Martens * ''

The Turkish Cucumbers ''The Turkish Cucumbers'' (German: ''Die türkischen Gurken'') is a 1962 West German comedy film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Gunther Philipp, Oskar Sima and Susi Nicoletti.Ingraham p.149 The film's sets were designed by the art directors ...

'' (1962) - Susanne, seine Gattin * ''Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen'' (1962) - Tante Agathe * '' Mariandls Heimkehr'' (1962) - Franzi * '' Schweik's Awkward Years'' (1964) - Amanda Hruschkowitz * '' I Learned It from Father'' (1964) - Dora Bauer * ' (1972) - Therese * '' The Mimosa Wants to Blossom Too'' (1976) - Emily Hopkins * ''Feuerwerk'' (1976) - Mutter * ''Tödliche Liebe'' (1995) * ''Das zehnte Jahr'' (1995) - Guest * '' Comedian Harmonists'' (1997) - Frau Grunbaum * ''On the Other Side of the Bridge'' (2002) - Old Fanny

Decorations and awards

* 1977 -

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian ...

* 1978 - Gold Medal of Honour of the capital Vienna * 1997 - Nestroy Ring * 2000 - Platinum Romy for lifetime achievement * 2004 - Undine Award - for your life's work as a young supporter * 2005 - Gold Medal of the City of Vienna

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Photographs and literature
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