Friedl Czepa (1898–1973) was an

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and

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. Czepa made her film debut in 1935, and went on to appear in roughly thirty cinema and television films during her career. Along with

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, Fred Hennings and

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she was identified as being an active supporter of the

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.Dassanowsky p.108 She was the director of the Vienna Stadttheater from 1940 to 1945. Because of her Nazi links, she received a professional ban following the

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but slowly rebuilt her career. She was married three her times; her husbands included

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and

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Selected filmographys

* ''

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'' (1935) * '' Everything for the Company'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

Flowers from Nice ''Flowers from Nice'' () is a 1936 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Erna Sack, Friedl Czepa and Karl Schönböck. It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna and on location around Nice on the French Riv ...

'' (1936) * '' Thank You, Madame'' (1936) * ' (1937) * '' Millionäre'' (1937) * '' Immortal Waltz'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' Vienna Waltzes'' (1951) * '' Knall and Fall as Imposters'' (1952) * '' Irene in Trouble'' (1953) * '' Her Corporal'' (1956) * ''

The Priest and the Girl ''The Priest and the Girl'' () is a 1966 Brazilian drama film directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, based on Carlos Drummond de Andrade's poem of the same name. The directorial debut of Andrade, it was shot on São Gonçalo dos Rios das Pedras ...

'' (1958) * '' Die unvollkommene Ehe'' (1959) * ''

Kein Mann zum Heiraten ''Kein Mann zum Heiraten'' ("No Man to Marry") is a 1959 Austrian film directed by Hans Deppe. Plot summary Cast * Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff as Wolf Kruse *Marianne Hold as Brigitte Voss * as Renate Hammerschmidt * Friedl Czepa as Therese ...

'' (1959) * ''

Guitars Sound Softly Through the Night ''Guitars Sound Softly Through the Night'' (German: ''Gitarren klingen leise durch die Nacht'') is a 1960 Austrian romantic musical film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Fred Bertelmann, Margit Nünke and Vivi Bach.Bliersbach p.49 It was sho ...

'' (1960)

References

Bibliography

* Dassanowsky, Robert. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

* 1898 births 1973 deaths Austrian film actresses Austrian stage actresses Austrian television actresses 20th-century Austrian actresses People from Amstetten, Lower Austria Actresses from Lower Austria {{Austria-actor-stub