Waltraut Haas

Waltraut Haas
Waltraut Haas
	Waltraut Haas in 2016
Born	June 9, 1927 (age 97); Vienna, Republic of Austria
Occupation(s)	Actress ; Singer
Spouse	Erwin Strahl (m. 1966; died 2011)
Children	Marcus Strahl

Waltraut Haas (born 9 June 1927) is an Austrian actress and singer.^[1]

Born in Vienna, Haas grew up at Schloss Schönbrunn, where her mother was a restaurateur. Haas made her stage debut in Linz but was soon won over to the big screen. She achieved fame and recognition already through her first movie, the cult classic Der Hofrat Geiger (1947), in which she played Mariandl, the illegitimate daughter of a woman who runs an inn in the picturesque Wachau valley. In 1961, Haas would play Mariandl's single mother in a remake entitled Mariandl. Her other famous movie role was that of Josepha Vogelhuber in the 1960 film The White Horse Inn (Im weißen Rößl) opposite Peter Alexander. After 60 movies, mainly comedies and musicals, she stopped making films around 1970. Since then, she has also appeared on television.

From 1966 until his death in 2011, Waltraut Haas was married to actor Erwin Strahl, with whom she frequently performed both on the stage and in films. Their son Marcus Strahl is an actor and director.

Haas lives in Hietzing, Vienna.

Select filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Cast	Notes
1947	Der Hofrat Geiger	Mariandl	Hans Wolff	Paul Hörbiger, Hans Moser
1949	Kleiner Schwindel am Wolfgangsee	Trixi Gundacker	Franz Antel	Hans Holt
1952	Hello Porter	Hansi Scheidl	Franz Antel	Paul Hörbiger, Hans Moser, Annie Rosar
1952	Ideal Woman Sought	Luise	Franz Antel
1952	Knall and Fall as Imposters	Bettina Brandtner	Hubert Marischka
1952	Rose of the Mountain	Kate Smith	Hubert Marischka
1952	The Mine Foreman	Nelly Lampl	Franz Antel
1952	1. April 2000	Mitzi	Wolfgang Liebeneiner		Science fiction film
1953	The Story of William Tell	Mary	Jack Cardiff	Errol Flynn	Unfinished film project
1953	Josef the Chaste	Hilde Wolf	Carl Boese
1953	Southern Nights	Eva	Robert A. Stemmle
1953	The Uncle from America	Elisabeth Hartung	Carl Boese	Hans Moser, Georg Thomalla, Grethe Weiser
1954	The Gypsy Baron	Empress Maria Theresa	Arthur Maria Rabenalt		Based on the operetta Der Zigeunerbaron by Johann Strauß Sohn
1954	Das Licht der Liebe [de]	Franzi Zeller	Robert A. Stemmle	Paula Wessely	Family drama
1955	Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne	Gerti	Hans Quest	Heinz Rühmann
1955	The Happy Wanderer	Toni Peters	Hans Quest	Rudolf Schock
1955	Das Mädchen vom Pfarrhof	Annerl	Alfred Lehner	Erich Auer, Attila Hörbiger	Heimatfilm, based on the 1870 play Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld by Ludwig Anzengruber
1956	Die Stimme der Sehnsucht [de]	Carola Berger	Thomas Engel	Rudolf Schock
1956	Lumpaci the Vagabond [de]	Pepi Hobelmann	Franz Antel	Paul Hörbiger, Gunther Philipp, Joachim Fuchsberger	Based on the 1833 play by Johann Nestroy
1956	The Beggar Student	Komtesse Laura	Werner Jacobs		Based on the operetta by Karl Millöcker
1957	Jede Nacht in einem anderen Bett	Dr. Maria Kraemer	Paul Verhoeven	Gerhard Riedmann, Harald Juhnke
1958	Girls of the Night	Mrs. Robbé	Maurice Cloche	Georges Marchal
1958	Immer die Radfahrer	Tilla Büttner	Hans Deppe	Heinz Erhardt, Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff, Christiane Hörbiger, Mady Rahl
1958	Der schwarze Blitz	Uschi Bauer		Toni Sailer, Dietmar Schönherr, Gustav Knuth	Heimatfilm, featuring much skiing
1958	Eine Reise ins Glück [de]	Renate	Wolfgang Schleif	Rudolf Prack, Oskar Sima and Theo Lingen
1960	The White Horse Inn	Josepha Vogelhuber	Werner Jacobs	Peter Alexander
1961	Junge Leute brauchen Liebe	Barbara Hagen	Géza von Cziffra	Cornelia Froboess, Johannes Heesters, Senta Berger
1961	Mariandl	Marianne Mühlhuber	Werner Jacobs	Cornelia Froboess, Hans Moser, Rudolf Prack, Peter Weck, Susi Nicoletti
1961	Season in Salzburg	Theres Stolzinger	Franz Josef Gottlieb	Peter Alexander
1962	Wedding Night in Paradise	Regine Roeders		Peter Alexander, Marika Rökk and Gunther Philipp	Based on the 1941 operetta by Friedrich Schröder
1962	Mariandl's Homecoming	Marianne Mühlhuber	Werner Jacobs	Cornelia Froboess, Hans Moser, Rudolf Prack, Peter Weck, Susi Nicoletti
1964	Happy End am Wörthersee	Stefanie Wendt		Rudolf Prack, Paul Hörbiger
1966	Happy End am Wolfgangsee	Hilde Moll	Franz Antel	Erwin Strahl
1971	Außer Rand und Band am Wolfgangsee	Rössl-Wirtin	Franz Antel		Playing again the owner of the White Horse Inn

Decorations and awards

1957:"Pearl of the Atlantic" at Mar del Plata Film Festival
1987: Medal of the capital Vienna in gold
1988: Robert Stolz Award for her portrayal of Der kleine Gardeoffizier (Little Guardsman)
2001: Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the province of Lower Austria
2001: Rose of Lake Wörthersee: best actress
2002: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art^[2]
2003: Golden Harp Music Association Friends of the operetta
2010: Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the city of Vienna

References

^ Weinmann, Beatrice (2007). Waltraut Haas: Biografie. Residenz. ISBN 9783701730391. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 1464. Retrieved 19 December 2012.

External links

Waltraut Haas at IMDb
Photos of her 39th wedding anniversary, taken at Marchfelderhof, Deutsch-Wagram, August 2005
Photographs of Waltraut Haas
The official Websites of Waltraut Haas & Erwin Strahl

[Weinmann2007-1] Weinmann, Beatrice (2007). Waltraut Haas: Biografie. Residenz. ISBN 9783701730391. Retrieved 31 May 2012.

[2] "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 1464. Retrieved 19 December 2012.

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Waltraut Haas
Waltraut Haas in 2016
Born	(1927-06-09) June 9, 1927 (age 97) Vienna, Republic of Austria
Occupation(s)	Actress Singer
Spouse	Erwin Strahl (m. 1966; died 2011)
Children	Marcus Strahl