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- Birth nameBerta Helene Drews
- Berta Drews was born on November 19, 1901 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Tin Drum (1979), Our Flags Lead Us Forward (1933) and One or the Other (1974). She was married to Heinrich George. She died on April 10, 1987 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- SpouseHeinrich George(1932 - September 26, 1946) (his death)
- Children
- RelativesTanja George(Grandchild)
- Mother of actor Götz George (born 23 July 1938).
- Being a respected stage actress for decades, she received Germany's Cross of Merit, First Class in 1981.
- Studied acting at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin under Max Reinhardt and made her stage debut in 1925.
- Stage and screen character actress of powerful presence, notable especially in dominant or larger-than-life maternal roles. Her wide acting range encompassed many roles in classic plays on the Berlin stage (Beckett, Shaw, Günter Grass, etc.). Popular on television and dubbing voice for actresses Agnes Moorehead, Kathleen Freeman and Sylvia Sidney.
- Mother of actor Jan George (born 1932).
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