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Herta Staal

1930-03-29 – 2021-10-02 (age 91) Vienna, Austria
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Biography

Herta Staal (born Herta Staly, March 29, 1930, in Vienna, Austria – died October 2, 2021, in Munich, Germany) was an Austrian stage and film actress.

She received formal training in dance at the Vienna State Opera and later studied acting at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts and the Vienna Conservatory. In 1948, she made her stage debut at the Vienna City Theatre in the operetta Frühling im Prater by Robert Stolz. Early engagements followed at the Bürgertheater, the Graz State Theatre, and later at the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg.

Staal achieved major success in the 1950s as a film actress, appearing frequently in Heimat films, musical comedies, and light entertainment, often in leading or prominent supporting roles. One of her best-known performances was the title role in Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald (1956). Alongside her film career, she appeared extensively in television productions.

From the 1960s onward, her work shifted increasingly toward television. She retired from acting in 1993 and lived a private life in Munich, where she passed away at the age of 91.

Known For

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Depressionen

1975

as Frau Müller

My Sister and I
My Sister and I

1954

as Irma

Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald
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Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit

1957

as Peggy Riva alias Liesel Schmidt

Die Försterbuben
Die Försterbuben

1955

as Bianca

Schön ist die Welt
Schön ist die Welt

1957

as Gusti Seidl

Meine Tochter und ich
Meine Tochter und ich

1963

as Frau Brenner

Back in the Country
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Ein Walzertraum

1969

as Dirigentin Franzi Steingruber

Das Bad auf der Tenne
Die Winzerin von Langenlois
Die Winzerin von Langenlois

1957

as Elisabeth Teky

Adventure in the Castle
Zwei Herzen und ein Thron
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Schützenliesel

1954

as Gretl

Das tanzende Herz
Das tanzende Herz

1953

as Ännchen

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Umsonst

1967

as Emma

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Perichole

1959

as Straßensängerin Perichole

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Die beiden Klingsberg

1964

as Gräfin Woellwarth