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 ''

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'' 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

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, the

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

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'' and brought her name to the public's attention. Afterward, she primarily played leading roles, such as the role of "Trudel Baumann" in

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's '' Jeder stirbt für sich allein'' in 1962, directed by

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and starring

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and

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

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's drama, ''Vor Sonnenuntergang'', with

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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

* ''

'' (1960, TV Mini-Series) as Svanhild Magnussen * ''Eine etwas sonderbare Dame'' (1960, TV Movie) (with Brigitte Horney) as Florence * ''Unseliger Sommer'' (1961, TV Movie) (with Ullrich Haupt) as Peggy * ''Anfrage'' (1962, TV Movie, directed by

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) as Sekretärin * ''Nachruf auf Jürgen Trahnke'' (1962, TV Movie, directed by Rolf Hädrich) (with

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) as Bärbel * '' Jeder stirbt für sich allein'' (1962, TV Movie, directed by

) as Trudel Baumann * ''Der Schatten'' (1963, TV Movie) as Annunziata * ''Die Gerechten'' (1964, TV Movie) (with Christoph Bantzer) 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

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) as Asta-Vertreterin / Nelda * ''Liebesgeschichten'' (1967, TV Series) as Louise Dowd / Anne Thornton * ''Hafenkrankenhaus'' (1968) (with Rolf Schimpf) as Schwester Inge * ''Der Punkt »M«'' (1969, TV Movie) as Elsa Reinfahl * ''Vor Sonnenuntergang]'' (1970, TV Movie) (with

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) as Ottilie Klamroth (final film role)

Audio plays

* ''Das Opfer von Treblinka - Die Geschichte des Kostek Wittkowsky'' (1958), with

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and P. Walter Jacob * ''Die ungleichen Brüder'' (1958), with

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* ''Geh nicht nach El Kuwehd'' (1960), by

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(Schirin), with Horst Sachtleben * ''Um Mitternacht'' (1960), with Arnold Marquis * ''Gottes liebe Kinder'' (1961) * ''Die beiden Tabakspfeifen (Die Motte)'' (1961), with Walter Richter and

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* ''Die ganze Wahrheit und nichts als die Wahrheit'' (1966), with

* ''Anna und Wassilij'' (1968)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Granget, Anneli 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