Dora Altmann
Dora Altmann (born Dora Tremmel, 6 February 1885 – 14 December 1971) was a German actress, who acted in film and television during in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Dora Altmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dora Tremmel 6 February 1885 |
| Died | 14 December 1971 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1960–1971 |
| Height | 5'1" (1.54 m) |
Biography
Dora Altmann was born on 6 February, 1885 as the daughter of the magistrate Theodor Tremmel in Munich. She graduated from the Riemerschmid commercial school and initially pursued a civil profession. In 1908, without the knowledge of her parents, she joined the Paul Kister folk singer society, which played in the Gärtnerbräu on Reichenbachstrasse. Since 1915 she went on tour with her husband Richard Altmann and his music quartet Buntes Münchner Brettl.
In 1947 she was brought to the Platzl by Michl Lang, where she gave the nasty old woman for 24 years until her death. Here she also helped Bally Prell in October 1953 before her premiere as the "Beauty-Queen of Schneizlreuth" with a ribbon from her bodice to fasten the crown on the debutante's head.
She made her television debut at the age of 75 in 1961 as Veronika in "Die drei Eisbären". In 1971 she played Grandma Georgina in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" without being named in the credits. Her last television role was as Ms. Windegger in the episode "Wenn Steine sprechen" speak of the crime scene series, which sendet in 1972.
In February 1970, she celebrated her 85th birthday with friends from Platzl,
She died in December 1971 aged 86 and was buried on December 23 in cemetery Munich East. Bally Prell sang at the memorial service
Selected Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Der Komödienstadel - Die drei Eisbären | Die Alte, Veronika | German TV |
| 1961 | Funkstreife Isar 12 | Oma | German TV |
| 1963 | Als ich noch der Waldbauernbub war | German TV | |
| 1964 | Die fünfte Kolonne | German TV | |
| 1965 | Der Ruepp | German TV | |
| 1965 | Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger | German TV | |
| 1966 | Der Komödienstadel | Die alte Sterzerin | German TV |
| 1966 | Endkampf | Oma | German TV |
| 1967 | Tee-Rosen | German TV | |
| 1968 | Der Holledauer Schimmel | Die alte Walperin | German TV |
| 1969 | Der Komödienstadel - Das Wunder des heiligen Florian | Die alte Lechnerin | German TV |
| 1971 | Mathias Kneissl | ||
| 1971 | Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht - Der Wilderer und das Gespenst | German TV | |
| 1971 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Grandma Georgina | |
| 1972 | Tatort - Wenn Steine sprechen | German TV | |
| 1972 | Alpha Alpha | German TV |
