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Elsie Attenhofer(1909-1999)

  • Actress
  • Writer
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Elsie Attenhofer was born on 21 February 1909 in Lugano, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland. She was an actress and writer, known for Heidi (1952), Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe (1940) and Zyt ischt Gält (1935). She was married to Karl Schmid. She died on 16 June 1999 in Bassersdorf, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland.
BornFebruary 21, 1909
DiedJune 16, 1999(90)
BornFebruary 21, 1909
DiedJune 16, 1999(90)
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Known for

Elsbeth Sigmund in Heidi (1952)
Heidi
6.8
  • Tante Dete
  • Heidi's aunt Dete
  • 1952
Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe (1940)
Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe
7.3
  • Anneli - Gritlis Freundin
  • 1940
Zyt ischt Gält
  • Frau Honegger
  • 1935
Familie M
  • Anna Moser
  • 1949

Credits

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Actress

  • Under eus gseit
    TV Movie
    • 1976
  • Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück
    TV Movie
    • 1965
  • Schatten am Abgrund
    TV Movie
    • 1965
  • Drei erfolgreiche Sketchs
    TV Movie
    • 1962
  • Die Schiffsreise
    TV Movie
    • 1962
  • Susanne Cramer and Gunther Philipp in Der kühne Schwimmer (1957)
    Der kühne Schwimmer
    4.9
    • Tante Katie
    • 1957
  • Elsbeth Sigmund in Heidi (1952)
    Heidi
    6.8
    • Tante Dete
    • Heidi's aunt Dete
    • 1952
  • Familie M
    • Anna Moser
    • 1949
  • De Winzig simuliert
    • Anni
    • 1942
  • Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe (1940)
    Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe
    7.3
    • Anneli - Gritlis Freundin
    • 1940
  • Fräulein Huser (1940)
    Fräulein Huser
    6.0
    • Colette
    • 1940
  • Füsilier Wipf (1938)
    Füsilier Wipf
    6.7
    • Rosa Wiederkehr
    • 1938
  • Zyt ischt Gält
    • Frau Honegger
    • 1935
  • Erotik in der Schweiz
    Short
    • Miss Knickerbocker
    • 1935
  • Jä-soo! (1935)
    Jä-soo!
    6.9
    • Nellie Stäubli
    • 1935

Writer

  • Sprachliches
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1966

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Eisi Attenhofer
  • Born
    • February 21, 1909
    • Lugano, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland
  • Died
    • June 16, 1999
    • Bassersdorf, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland
  • Spouse
    • Karl Schmid1940 - August 4, 1974 (his death, 2 children)

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