Roswithka Bertasha Smid Honczar (born January 19, 1952) is a former German

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and

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who became a well-known celebrity in Spain during the 1970s, under the

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Nadiuska.

Biography

Born in 1952 in Schierling to a Polish mother and a Russian father, both Jewish, she moved to

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in 1971 and her career rapidly took off. She appeared in a number of

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over the next decade, and appeared nude in ''

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'' magazine. She played Conan's mother in the 1982

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film ''

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''. She co-starred with Spanish horror star

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in his science fiction film ''The People Who Own The Dark''. Years later she was committed to a psychiatric ward with schizophrenia.Vegas, Valeria (January 19, 2016). "From Being a Movie Star to Sleeping in One: The Rise and Fall of Nadiuska". Vanity Fair – via Google Translate.

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* 1952 births Living people Actresses from Bavaria German emigrants to Spain German people of Polish-Jewish descent German people of Russian-Jewish descent German television actresses People from Regensburg (district) People with schizophrenia Spanish film actresses Spanish people of German descent Spanish people of Polish descent Spanish people of Russian descent Spanish television actresses {{Spain-film-actor-stub