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Christa Ludwig(1928-2021)

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Christa Ludwig was born on 16 March 1928 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Fatal Attraction (1987), La haine (1995) and Fidelio (1963). She was married to Paul-Emile Deiber and Walter Berry. She died on 24 April 2021 in Klosterneuburg, Austria.
BornMarch 16, 1928
DiedApril 24, 2021(93)
BornMarch 16, 1928
DiedApril 24, 2021(93)
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    • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

Known for

Michael Douglas and Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction (1987)
Fatal Attraction
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Selections from Puccini's Madama Butterfly")
  • 1987
Vincent Cassel in La haine (1995)
La haine
8.1
  • Soundtrack("Ellens, Gesang III (Ave Maria)")
  • 1995
Fidelio
TV Movie
  • Leonore
  • 1963
Alle meine Söhne
TV Movie
  • Susie Bayliss
  • 1955

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Actress

  • Candide (1991)
    Candide
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • The Old Lady
    • 1991
  • Götterdämmerung (1990)
    Götterdämmerung
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Waltraute
    • 1990
  • Die Walküre (1990)
    Die Walküre
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Fricka
    • 1990
  • Das Rheingold (1990)
    Das Rheingold
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Fricka
    • 1990
  • Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff (1982)
    Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Quickly
    • 1982
  • Le couronnement de Poppée
    TV Movie
    • Ottavia
    • 1978
  • Mirella Freni in Madama Butterfly (1975)
    Madama Butterfly
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Suzuki, Cho-Cho-San's servant
    • 1975
  • Così fan tutte (1970)
    Così fan tutte
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Dorabella
    • 1970
  • G'schichten aus dem Theater an der Wien
    TV Mini Series
    • Leonore
    • 1969
  • Fidelio
    TV Movie
    • Leonore
    • 1963
  • Cosi fan tutte
    TV Movie
    • Dorabella
    • 1961
  • Die Hochzeit des Figaro
    TV Movie
    • Cherubino (singing voice)
    • 1956
  • Alle meine Söhne
    TV Movie
    • Susie Bayliss
    • 1955

Soundtrack

  • Tom Burke and Honor Swinton Byrne in The Souvenir (2019)
    The Souvenir
    6.4
    • performer: "Duke Bluebeard's Castle"
    • 2019
  • Hier ist ein Mensch: Peter Alexander (2016)
    Hier ist ein Mensch: Peter Alexander
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Katzenduett"
    • 2016
  • Snow White (2009)
    Snow White
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Sehr langsam: O Mensch! Gib acht! - Partie II"
    • 2009
  • Ralph Fiennes and Liv Tyler in Onegin (1999)
    Onegin
    6.8
    • performer: "Mir ist so Wunderbar" from the opera "Fidelio"
    • 1999
  • Miranda Otto and Pamela Rabe in The Well (1997)
    The Well
    6.1
    • performer: "Symphony No 2. In C Minor (4th Movement) - Urlicht"
    • 1997
  • Vincent Cassel in La haine (1995)
    La haine
    8.1
    • performer: "Ellens, Gesang III (Ave Maria)"
    • 1995
  • Michael Douglas and Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction (1987)
    Fatal Attraction
    6.9
    • performer: "Selections from Puccini's Madama Butterfly"
    • 1987
  • Leonard Bernstein in New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958)
    New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
    9.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Three Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn' ('The Boy's Magic Horn')"
    • 1967

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 16, 1928
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • April 24, 2021
    • Klosterneuburg, Austria(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Paul-Emile Deiber1972 - December 14, 2011 (his death)
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    Son: Wolfgang
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    [on meeting Paul Emile Dieber] I didn't know the part, and it was in French, and I didn't speak French. And so he came to my apartment and he taught me the part in French. And so we married.

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