Anneli Granget (11 August 1935 – 25 April 1971) was a German stage and television actress. She began her career in the late 1950s and gained public recognition with her role in the TV movie Am grünen Strand der Spree and went on to play leading roles in productions such as Jeder stirbt für sich allein and Hafenkrankenhaus. Granget was married to actor Hannes Riesenberger and had one son. Struggling with depression, she took her life in 1971.

Career

Anneli Granget was born in

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, East Prussia. She began her film and stage career at the end of the 1950s. For eight years, she was a member of the Nuremberg Ensemble; after 1970, she appeared there as a guest. She performed as a guest at the Nuremberg Playhouse at the Staatstheater Nürnberg, the

Ruhrfestspiele Ruhrfestspiele (Ruhr Festival) in Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is one of the oldest theatre festivals in Europe. Founded after World War II, the festival is a major annual cultural event for the Ruhr area. It always starts on 1 ...

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and others. Her first role on television was ''Svanhild Magnussen'' in the five-part television movie ''

Am grünen Strand der Spree ''Am grünen Strand der Spree (On the Verdant Shores of the River Spree)'' was a five-part German television movie which first aired in 1960. It was based on a novel by Hans Scholz and has been called a ''Straßenfeger''Hans Fallada Hans Fallada (; born Rudolf Wilhelm Friedrich Ditzen; 21 July 18935 February 1947) was a German writer of the first half of the 20th century. Some of his better known novels include '' Little Man, What Now?'' (1932) and ''Every Man Dies Alone'' ...

's '' Jeder stirbt für sich allein'' in 1962, directed by Falk Harnack and starring

Edith Schultze-Westrum Edith Käthe Elisabeth Schultze-Westrum (30 December 1904 – 20 March 1981) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1932 and 1979. These included the role of Mrs. Hudson in the 1962 film ''Sherlock Holmes and ...

and

Alfred Schieske Alfred Schieske (6 September 1908 – 14 July 1970) was a German actor. Career Schieske was born in Stuttgart, the son of a German father and a French mother. He studied acting with Willy Reichert made his stage debut at the Staatstheater Stut ...

. In 1968, she played "Nurse Inge" (German: ''Schwester Inge'') in the 13-part television miniseries, ''Hafenkrankenhaus''. Her last television role was in 1970 in Gerhart Hauptmann's drama, ''Vor Sonnenuntergang'', with

Werner Hinz Werner Hinz (18 January 1903 – 10 February 1985) was a German film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1935 and 1984. Selected filmography * ''The Old and the Young King'' (1935) - Kronprinz Friedrich ('Fritz') * ''White Slaves'' (19 ...

and Cordula Trantow.

Personal life

Granget was married to actor Hannes Riesenberger, with whom she shared the stage several times. They had one son. Suffering from depression, she took her life"50 Jahre Schauspiel aus Kantinensicht"
''Nürnberger Zeitung'' (November 2, 2009). Retrieved March 11, 2012 on 25 April 1971.

Filmography

* ''

Am grünen Strand der Spree ''Am grünen Strand der Spree (On the Verdant Shores of the River Spree)'' was a five-part German television movie which first aired in 1960. It was based on a novel by Hans Scholz and has been called a ''Straßenfeger''Brigitte Horney Brigitte Horney (, 29 March 1911 – 27 July 1988) was a German theatre and film actress. Best remembered was her role as Empress Katherine the Great in the 1943 version of the UFA film version of '' Baron Münchhausen'', directed by Josef von ...

) as Florence * ''Unseliger Sommer'' (1961, TV Movie) (with Ullrich Haupt) as Peggy * ''Anfrage'' (1962, TV Movie, directed by

Egon Monk Egon Monk (18 May 1927 – 28 February 2007) was a German actor, director and author. Biography Monk was born in Berlin, Germany and grew up in Berlin-Wedding. He served in the German Air Force in World War II (1943–1945). After the war he became ...

) as Sekretärin * ''Nachruf auf Jürgen Trahnke'' (1962, TV Movie, directed by Rolf Hädrich) (with Ernst Jacobi) as Bärbel * '' Jeder stirbt für sich allein'' (1962, TV Movie, directed by Falk Harnack) as Trudel Baumann * ''Der Schatten'' (1963, TV Movie) as Annunziata * ''Die Gerechten'' (1964, TV Movie) (with

Christoph Bantzer Christoph Bantzer (born 4 January 1936 in Marburg) is a German television actor. His younger brother Claus Bantzer is a composer and musician. Life and work Christoph Bantzer born on 4 January 1936 in Marburg in a family of artists (both father ...

) as Dora Dulkebow * ''Briefe der Liebe'' (1964, TV Series) * ''Zeitvertreib'' (1964, TV Movie) as Karin * ''Ankunft bei Nacht (Verwehte Spuren)'' (1965, TV Movie) as Igna Vargas * ''Im Jahre Neun'' (1966, TV Movie) (with Gerd Baltus and

Hans Söhnker Hans Söhnker (11 October 1903 – 20 April 1981) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1933 and 1980. He was born in Kiel, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * '' The Tsarevich'' (1933) – ...

) as Asta-Vertreterin / Nelda * ''Liebesgeschichten'' (1967, TV Series) as Louise Dowd / Anne Thornton * ''Hafenkrankenhaus'' (1968) (with

Rolf Schimpf Rolf Schimpf (born 14 November 1924) is a German television actor. Filmography *''Smuglere'' (1968) *'' Mensch Bachmann'' (1984, TV series) *''The Old Fox ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already m ...

) as Schwester Inge * ''Der Punkt »M«'' (1969, TV Movie) as Elsa Reinfahl * ''

Vor Sonnenuntergang ''Before Sundown'' (german: Vor Sonnenuntergang) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Hans Albers, Annemarie Düringer and Martin Held. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Golden Bea ...

'' (1970, TV Movie) (with

, Cordula Trantow, Doris Schade) as Ottilie Klamroth (final film role)

Audio plays

* ''Das Opfer von Treblinka - Die Geschichte des Kostek Wittkowsky'' (1958), with Erik Schumann and P. Walter Jacob * ''Die ungleichen Brüder'' (1958), with

Lina Carstens Lina Carstens (6 December 1892 in Wiesbaden – 22 September 1978 in Munich) was a German film and theater actress. On stage she appeared in plays by Gerhart Hauptmann, Arthur Schnitzler, and August Strindberg, and in her old age she starred in the ...

* ''Geh nicht nach El Kuwehd'' (1960), by Günter Eich (Schirin), with Horst Sachtleben * ''Um Mitternacht'' (1960), with Arnold Marquis * ''Gottes liebe Kinder'' (1961) * ''Die beiden Tabakspfeifen (Die Motte)'' (1961), with

Walter Richter Walter Richter (May 13, 1905 – July 26, 1985) was a German actor. From 1970 until 1982 he starred in the Norddeutscher Rundfunk version of the popular television crime series ''Tatort''. Selected filmography * '' The Citadel of Warsaw' ...

and Angelika Hurwicz * ''Die ganze Wahrheit und nichts als die Wahrheit'' (1966), with Erik Schumann * ''Anna und Wassilij'' (1968)

References

External links

* 1935 births 1971 deaths 1971 suicides Actors from Königsberg Actors from East Prussia German television actresses 20th-century German actresses German stage actresses Suicides in Germany {{Germany-stage-actor-stub