Biography

Hansi Knoteck was a singer, stage and film actress. Her great aunt was actress Katharina Schratt (1855-1940). She originally trained as a ballet dancer, then later studied at the Academy of Music and Art in Vienna. Her first engagement was in Mährisch-Ostrau, Marienbad and Leipzig.

She first appeared in the cinema while living in Berlin, and altogether featured in more than 36 movies. She was married to Viktor Staal from December 24, 1940 until his death in 1984. They had one son (Hannes, 1942).

During WWII, she and her husband were members of the anti-Nazi German-Austrian underground.
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After an education as a ballet dancer she studied at the Vienna Musik- and Kunst-Akademie. Finally followed first theater engagements in Marienbad and Leipzig. When she came to Berlin this marked the beginning of a successful film career.

Hansi Knoteck made a short comeback in the 70's with the movie "Der Jäger von Fall" (1974), after that she retired from the film business.

She was reputed to be a successful actress in movies with regional background before the war which had a favorable effect for her roles after the war. The movies with regional background experienced the height of its popularity in the 50's and the offers for Hansi Knoteck were more or less limited to this genre.

The actress Hansi Knoteck was a successful singer and actress who experienced the height of her career in the 30's.

In 1940 she got married with the actor Viktor Staal, with whom she kept engaged till his death. During wartime the couple was a member of the German-Austrian Anti-Nazi underground.