Maria Wimmer

Biography

Maria Wimmer (1911–1996) was a German stage, film, and television actress, trained in the great German-speaking theatrical tradition. A prominent figure of the Austrian and German postwar stage, she was long associated with the Burgtheater in Vienna, where she performed a wide repertoire ranging from classical works to contemporary authors. On screen, she appeared in several European productions, including the historical miniseries Richelieu, the Velvet Cardinal (1977), in which she portrays Marie de’ Medici across four episodes. Her performance, both restrained and authoritative, suits this complex political figure perfectly.

Known For

Derrick

The Commissioner

Richelieu

Die Dämonen

Decision Before Dawn

The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch

The Fallen Star

Der Engel mit dem Flammenschwert

All Movies (14)

• Kolportage1980 · as Erbgräfin Stjernenhö
• Zinngeschrei1974 · as Frau Rubio
• Der Kirschgarten1970 · as Gutsbesitzerin Ranjewskaja
• Der vierte Platz1969 · as Jadwiga
• Die Zimmerwirtin1967 · as Madame Cirqué
• Elektra1966 · as Klytaimnestra
• Trauer muß Elektra tragen1966 · as Christine
• Im Schlaraffenland1965 · as Adelheid Türckheim
• Der Engel mit dem Flammenschwert1954 · as Gitta Binder
• The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch1954 · as Frau Sauerbruch
• A Life for Do1954 · as Vera
• Der große Zapfenstreich1952 · as Madeleine, Baronin Hügener
• Decision Before Dawn1951 · as Woman in the Street (uncredited)
• The Fallen Star1950 · as Elisabeth Hollreiser (erwachsen)

All TV Shows (4)

• Die Dämonen1977
• Richelieu1977 · as Marie de Médicis
• Derrick1974 · as Elisabeth Wichmann
• The Commissioner1969 · as Frau Bassmann