Ruth Drexel (; 14 July 1930 – 26 February 2009) was a German actress, director, and theatre director/manager. Her best-known role was as "Resi Berghammer" in the

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television series, ''

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'', in which she played the mother of the eponymous cop. As of January 2006, she played the role in 58 episodes.

Life and career

Born in

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, near Passau, Drexel trained as an actress in

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, where she was also given her first engagement. She subsequently worked in

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(as a member of the

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during 1955–56),

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and

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. She also appeared, to great critical acclaim, in new plays by Franz Xaver Kroetz and Felix Mitterer. In 1980, she co-founded the ''Tiroler Volksschauspiele'' in

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. Drexel's early television work included

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's '' Der Marquis von Keith'' (1962), a German adaptation of

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's '' Candida'' (1963),

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's '' Biedermann und die Brandstifter'' (1967), and Kroetz's ' (''Jail Bait''), directed by

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(1973). She also put in guest appearances on '' Der Kommissar'' and ''

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''. Drexel was a member of the cast of the cult television series ' (1974) and ''

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'' (1987). In 2005, she started a new television series, '' Agathe kann's nicht lassen'', playing Agathe Heiland, an elderly sleuth modelled on

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Family

Ruth Drexel was married once, to Michael Adami. They had a daughter, Katharina Adami (b. 1956). Drexel had a second child, Cilli Drexel (b. 1975) by her long-time companion, actor Hans Brenner.

Death

Drexel's long-time companion, actor Hans Brenner, died in 1998. Until her own death from cancer in 2009, aged 78, Ruth Drexel lived in Feldkirchen, near Munich.

Filmography

References

External links

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