Trivia

Her father was Jewish and, as a result, her family went into hiding in the Netherlands during World War II.

Trained for acting in the Stanislavski Method by Ursula Staudte.

Austro-German actress, singer, author and theatrical director. Her first name translates to 'top'. She was born in Germany but adopted Austrian citizenship in 1965.

In early August 2013, Küppers was diagnosed with colon cancer, which she described as "My Yucky-one" ( "Mein Ungustl" =Translation of an untranslatable word, which stems from the Austrian dialect expression for "gross", repulsive or "yucky") and which she dealt with in the identically titled 2014 book.

In 2012she received the Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Bundesland Niederösterreich (in appreciation of her outstanding artistic achievements).

In 1965, Küppers took Austrian citizenship.

She became in 1992 "Honorary Ambassador of the City of Aachen".

The handover of the management of her theater (Freie Bühne Wieden) was rather unpleasant, as Küppers had hoped for a female successor. However, the contract negotiated with actress, singer, and dancer Ricky May ultimately fell through due to disagreements. The new principal was the author and dramaturge Gerald Szyszkowitz. He was succeeded in 2010 by actress Michaela Ehrenstein.

Topsy Küppers was an Austrian writer, singer, soubrette, actress and theatre director of German origin. She worked on German stages and for German and Austrian television and from 1958 performed with her then husband Georg Kreisler in Munich, among other places.

According to her own statement, the greatest influence was Trude Hesterberg, who taught her the chanson and its interpretation. Küppers then took her exams at the Bühnengenossenschaft, which had Gustaf Gründgens on its board of examiners.

On 17 December 1976, she opened the Freie Bühne Wieden in Vienna with four cabaret programs, which was dedicated to "the preservation of Jewish literature and Jewish authors - both deceased and contemporary.".

She publicly claimed that "Topsy" meant "pointy" - at least that was the nickname she received as a child from the American occupation forces, after "topsy-turvy", meaning something like "rolling around" or "twisted" - she was very much alive.

After her singing, ballet and acting training, Küppers appeared in various revues in German-speaking countries from 1950 onwards.

She never revealed her real name publicly.

She worked on German stages and for German and Austrian television and, from 1958 onwards, performed with her then husband Georg Kreisler in Munich, among other places.