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Danny Nucci was born on 15 September 1968 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. He is an actor and director, known for Titanic (1997), Crimson Tide (1995) and Alive (1993). He has been married to Paula Marshall since 12 October 2003. They have one child. He was previously married to Terre Bridgham.- Actor
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James Aubrey was born on 28 August 1947 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria [now Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria]. He was an actor and casting director, known for Lord of the Flies (1963), Spy Game (2001) and The Hunger (1983). He was married to Agnes Kristin Hallander. He died on 6 April 2010 in Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England, UK.- Actor
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Robert Stadlober was born on 3 August 1982 in Friesach, Carinthia, Austria. He is an actor and producer, known for Summer Storm (2004), Enemy at the Gates (2001) and Engel & Joe (2001).- Stephanie Lexer was born in 1989 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. She is an actress, known for Clash of Futures (2018), Ich will (k)ein Kind von Dir (2016) and Biest (2014).
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Wolfgang Puck was born on 8 July 1949 in St. Veit an der Glan, Carinthia, Austria. He is an actor and writer, known for Showgirls (1995), The Weather Man (2005) and Tales from the Crypt (1989). He has been married to Gelila Assefa since 7 July 2007. They have two children. He was previously married to Barbara Lazaroff and Marie France Trouillot.- Actress
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Charming, dainty Heidelinde Weis shot to instant stardom after her dual role in the three-part miniseries Die Frau in Weiß (1971), based on the 19th century novel by mystery writer Wilkie Collins. In Germany, this production ended up being classified as a 'Straßenfeger' (which translates to 'street sweeper'), since it was viewed by so many people that the streets were literally empty when the show went to air. Weis, as the titular mystery 'woman in white' and the gentle, soulful Laura Fairlie, excelled in a cast which included Christoph Bantzer, Pinkas Braun, Eric Pohlmann and Helmut Käutner.
Austrian-born Weis attended a trade school and then studied acting at the prestigious Max-Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna from 1957 to 1958. The following year, she became an ensemble member of the Theater in der Josefstadt. Since then, she has performed in classical plays on many stages throughout Germany and Austria. The screen saw her first in Wolfgang Liebeneiner's romantic comedy Ich heirate Herrn Direktor (1960), already cast as the female lead opposite Gerhard Riedmann and Hans Söhnker. She played the titular heroine in several popular motion pictures, including Dead Woman from Beverly Hills (1964) and the historical biopic Liselotte von der Pfalz (1966) (this won her a German Film Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role). Likewise, on the small screen, she headlined as Mary Rose (1961) and Eurydike (1964), and co-starred with Claus Biederstaedt in the 20-part series Meine Frau Susanne (1963).
Through the succeeding decades, Weis made guest appearances in a number of popular crime series (Der Kommissar (1969), Derrick (1974), etc.), enjoyed a recurring role in the dynastic TV drama Das Erbe der Guldenburgs (1987) and had starring turns in tele-movies like Quadrille (1986), Die selige Edwina Black (1987) and the revenge drama Gabriellas Rache (1994). She co-starred with Christiane Hörbiger in the comedy series Neue Freunde, neues Glück (2005) and Das Glück ist ein Kaktus (2011); and with Peter Weck in Glück auf vier Rädern (2006) and Ein Ferienhaus auf Ibiza (2008). In the turbulent 'odd couple' comedy Liebe für Fortgeschrittene (2008), she played a tough businesswoman involved with an eccentric gardener (Günther Maria Halmer).
In addition to her acting career, Heidelinde Weis also enjoyed success as a singer and writer of chansons, releasing a trio of albums between 1975 and 1979.
The actress had her fair share of personal setbacks, including the loss of her husband of 38 years, Hellmuth Duna, in 1998. She survived both breast cancer (2010) and bladder cancer (2016). In 2022, she published a delightfully optimistic autobiography, entitled 'Das Beste kommt noch' (The Best is yet to come). Sadly, she passed away on November 24 2023 in her hometown of Villach, Kärnten, at the age of 83.- Carl Schell was born on 14 November 1927 in Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria. He was an actor, known for The Blue Max (1966), Escape from East Berlin (1962) and No Man's Land (1962). He was married to Stella Mooney and Candida Robert. He died on 6 June 2019 in Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland.
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Sabrina Reiter was born on 5 August 1983 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. She is an actress and director, known for In 3 Tagen bist du tot (2006), Unsere Zeit wird kommen (2017) and In 3 Tagen bist du tot 2 (2008).- Writer
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Handke spent part of his childhood in Carinthia and Berlin. He stayed in Tanzenberg as a boarding school student. In 1961, Handke completed his high school diploma in Klagenfurt. After school he began studying law in Graz. There he got to know the Graz group "Forum Stadtpark". This was followed by publications of prose texts and work on radio. His first novel "The Hornets" was published in 1966. Handke dropped out of his studies. Since then he has lived as a professional writer. Handke changed his residence between Germany, Austria and France. He has lived in Chaville near Paris since 1991. Handke played a key role in the discussion about the war in Kosovo and the dissolution of Yugoslavia. His political opinion on this sparked a public, controversial discussion. Peter Handke's early work is dedicated to language-critical considerations, including Berthold Brecht and contemporary playwrights.
He also commented on this at a meeting of "Group 47" in 1966. His most important thematic work is "Kaspar" (1968). The title already refers to the foundling Kaspar Hauser. In this work, Handke draws attention to the determinability and influence of language. In other works, Handke also turned critically to the conventionalized ways of perceiving and experiencing through language. He demanded that literature dissolve conventionalized meanings. He denied this ability to descriptive literature with its claim to realism. From 1969 to 1970 Handke lived in Paris. He then returned to Germany. In his story "The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty Kick" (1970), Handke himself used traditional narrative methods and broke away from the abstract nature of his reflective work on language and storytelling. Nevertheless, the piece is about perception influenced by language.
In his subsequent story "The Short Letter to the Long Farewell" (1972) begins a thematic series about the relationship between the self and the world and the individual self-discovery process. These thematic works include titles such as "Wishless Misfortune" (1972), "The Hour of True Sensation" (1975) or "The Left-Handed Woman" (1976), some of which are interspersed with autobiographical parts. Some of these works have a high level of writing style or mythicization, which gives them a special quality - for example the works "Long Homecoming" (1979), "The Teaching of Sainte-Victoire" (1980), "Children's Story" (1981) and "About the villages. Dramatic poem" (1981) of the tetralogy "Long Homecoming". Peter Handke reflects on writing in his short story "The Repetition" (1986) and in other works. His most extensive work is entitled "My Year in Nobody's Bay. A Fairy Tale from the New Times" (1994). In it, the writer describes the creation of the work "My Year in Nobody's Bay. A fairy tale from the new time". But themes and scenes from Handke's earlier work are also repeatedly included.
The title "On a dark night I left my quiet house" (1997) also contains a review of Handke's activities. His other works include "Audience Insults and Other Speech Pieces" (1966), "The Peddler" (1967), "The Inner World of the Outer World of the Inner World" (1969), "Chronicle of Current Events" (1971), "The Edge of Words, Stories, Poems, Pieces" (1975), and "The Weight of the World. A Journal" from 1977. Works such as "The Story of the Pencil" (1982), "Afternoon of a Writer" followed in the 1980s. (1987), "The hour when we knew nothing about each other" (1992), "A winter journey to the rivers Danube, Sava Morawa and Drina or Justice for Serbia" (1996), "Lucie in the forest with the Thingsda" (1999) or "Questioning through tears. Subsequent notes from two wartime crossings of Yugoslavia, March and April 1999" (2000). Literary critics discuss the author Peter Handke and his works controversially. The spectrum of judgment extends from admiration to polemic. On the one hand, his literary individualism and the precision of his linguistic expression are praised, but on the other hand, there are accusations of being unrealistic and of false pathos.
In 2004, Handke visited Slobodan Milosevic in prison in The Hague, which once again sparked critical discussions in the media. He also appeared as a speaker at Milosevic's funeral on March 18, 2006. In May 2006, the renowned Comédie Française in Paris removed Handke's play "Game of Questions" from its program. Meanwhile, there were numerous arguments because Handke was nominated for the Heinrich Heine Prize. On June 8, 2006, he announced his renunciation of the literature prize, which was endowed with 50,000 euros. At the time of its founding, Handke declared that he did not want to see his person or his work continue to be exposed to the "harassment" of local politicians. Handke's award, which was decided by the jury and questioned again by the Düsseldorf city council, was heavily criticized internationally because of his advocacy for Serbian politics and his participation in the funeral of the former ruler Slobodan Milosevic.
In 2018, Handke received the Nestroy Theater Prize for his life's work and in 2019 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.- Michael Glantschnig was born in 1991 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. He is an actor, known for Spectre (2015), Wishlist (2016) and Pregau (2016).
- Brigitte Karner was born on 12 December 1957 in Völkermarkt, Carinthia, Austria. She is an actress, known for Laurin (1989), Game, Set, and Match (1988) and HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin (1998). She has been married to Peter Simonischek since 26 August 1989. They have two children.
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Michael Pink was born on 18 February 1977 in Friesach, Carinthia, Austria. He is an actor and writer, known for Fucking Drama (2017), Æon Flux (2005) and Skyfall (2012).- Heidemarie Hatheyer was an Austrian actress, singer and cabaret artist. She was born in Villach, Carinthia, Austria. After finishing high school she started to be a journalist but went instead to Vienna to play at the cabaret "Atelier am Naschmarkt". In 1936 she had her first stage engagement at the Theater an der Wien with Zarah Leander in "Axel an der Himmelstür" with music by Ralph Benatzky and lyrics by Paul Morgan and Hans Weigel.
In 1937 she worked at the Kammerspiele, Munich. And in 1942 an der Staatstheater Berlin. Luis Trenker discovered her for his film Der Berg ruft! (1938) , in which she became the leading lady. After that she signed a contract with Tobis Films. She played in Die Geierwally (1940) and I accuse (1941). After the war, because of her acting in this last Nazi-propaganda film, she was forbidden to play in cinema. Nevertheless, she played on stage in Germany, Switzerland and Vienna. From 1949 she was allowed to play again in cinema and on TV. In 1952 she married the author Curt Riess.
In the 60s she got many awards. In 1984 she got the German Filmband in Gold for her work in the German cinema and in 1989 the Filmband in Gold for acting in 1989 "Martha Jellneck". - Actor
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Max Müller was born on 12 March 1965 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. He is an actor, known for Die Rosenheim-Cops (2002), Der Clown (1998) and Meatgrinder (1990).- Herbert Trattnigg was born on 13 December 1955 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. He is an actor, known for Alphateam - Die Lebensretter im OP (1997), Für alle Fälle Stefanie (1995) and Alisa: Follow Your Heart (2009).
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Udo Jürgens was born on 30 September 1934 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. He was an actor and composer, known for I've Never Been to New York (2019), Der Mann mit dem Fagott (2011) and Montana Trap (1976). He was married to Corinna Reinhold and Erika Meier. He died on 21 December 2014 in Münsterlingen, Thurgau, Switzerland.- Writer
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- Cinematographer
Heinrich Harrer was born on 6 July 1912 in Hüttenberg, Carinthia, Austria. He was a writer and actor, known for Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Abenteurer und Entdecker (1977) and Heinrich Harrer berichtet (1963). He was married to Katharina Haarhaus, Margaretha Truxa and Lotte Wegener. He died on 7 January 2006 in Friesach, Carinthia, Austria.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Christian Pichler, a native of Austria, turned to filmmaking in his early teenage years. When he relocated to Los Angeles he started getting involved as Assistant Director and eventually worked as Director/Producer on international productions, from commercials to TV shows, music videos and motion pictures. In 2004 his production company started executive producing films.- Actor
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Otto Retzer was born on 13 September 1945 in Lölling [now in Hüttenberg], Carinthia, Austria. He is an actor and director, known for Ein Schloß am Wörthersee (1990) and Bring the Little Pigs (1984).- Producer
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Born 1985 in Austria, Elsa Kremser studied Film at the University of Vienna and the Filmakademie Ludwigsburg. As an author and producer, she realized several documentaries that were shown worldwide. Her diploma film as a producer NEBEL premiered at the Berlinale. In 2016 she founded the Vienna-based production company RAUMZEITFILM together with Levin Peter. As a directing duo, they are currently working on their first fiction feature, THE GREEN PARROT, which received the Berlinale Kompagnon Script Award. Their recent documentary SPACE DOGS premiered at Locarno IFF where it received two special jury mentions. It was presented at 70 festivals worldwide, nominated for the Austrian & German Film Awards and awarded with the Vienna Film Award as "Best Austrian Film".- Barbara Weinzierl was born on 1 April 1959 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. She is an actress, known for Meine Frau erfährt kein Wort (1982), Watzmann ermittelt (2019) and Bolero (1983).
- Jutta Fastian was born on 18 March 1969 in Paternion, Carinthia, Austria. She is an actress, known for Rote Rosen (2006), Verbotene Liebe (1995) and Come Sweet Death (2000).
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Armin Dahlen was born on 14 October 1919 in Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for Alarm in den Bergen (1965), Die Tintenfische (1966) and La kermesse des brigands (1968). He was married to Angela Salloker. He died on 26 July 2013 in Hart bei Graz, Austria.- Gerhard Mörtl was born on 15 May 1926 in Gailitz, Carinthia, Austria. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Der alte Richter (1969) and Stationschef Fallmerayer (1976).
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Martin Kusej was born on 14 May 1961 in Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria. He is a director and art director, known for Macbeth (2014), La clemenza di Tito (2003) and Mozart 22 (2006).