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Elisabeth Wiedemann
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Born
April 8
,
1926
·
Bassum, Province of Hanover, Prussia [now Lower Saxony], Germany
Died
May 27
,
2015
·
Marquartstein, Bavaria, Germany
(undisclosed)
Height
5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
Mini Bio
Elisabeth Wiedemann was born on April 8, 1926 in Bassum, Province of Hanover, Prussia [now Lower Saxony], Germany. She was an actress, known for
Spätere Heirat erwünscht (1966)
,
Ein Herz und eine Seele (1973)
and
Bürger Schippel (1964)
. She was married to Werner Mengedoht and
Richard Lauffen
. She died on May 27, 2015 in Marquartstein, Bavaria, Germany.
Family
Spouses
Werner Mengedoht
(1993 - 2009) (his death)
Richard Lauffen
(? - August 27, 1990) (his death)
Trivia
Made her stage debut as ballet dancer in Göttingen, Germany (1944).
Gustaf Gründgens
discovered her acting talent and gave her a role (1947).
Became widely popular in the role of "Else Tetzlaff", the German version of
All in the Family (1971)
's Edith Bunker.
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