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- Maria Bard was born on July 7, 1900 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg, Germany. She was an actress, known for Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf (1931), Husbands or Lovers (1924) and G.P.U. (1942). She was married to Hannes Stelzer, Werner Krauss and Wilhelm Graaff. She died on April 5, 1944 in Potsdam, Germany.
- SpousesHannes Stelzer(1940 - January 24, 1944) (her death)Werner Krauss(1931 - 1940) (divorced)Wilhelm Graaff(April 10, 1920 - 1930) (divorced)
- Committed suicide in 1944, for undisclosed 'private and political reasons'.
- Made her affair with the (married) leading actor Werner Krauss so obvious while performing a love scene in the play "Der Kaiser von Amerika" (1930), that Krauss's wife, who was among the audience, returned to her home and committed suicide.
- Stage actress.
- Leading lady of the 1930's, a former pianist and music instructor. She was mentored in the late 1920's by Max Reinhardt and was briefly successful on the stage. Only occasionally in films, she had integral roles in Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf (1931) as a friend of the main character, and in Ucicky's Mensch ohne Namen (1932).
- Already at the age of 20 she got married with Wilhelm Graaff who financed her acting education. Wilhem Graaff founded the film company Rimax in 1923 which not only produced promotional films but also feature movies with Maria Bard.
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