- Maria Paudler was born on June 20, 1903 in Bodenbach bei Tetschen, Austria-Hungary [now Podmokly, Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for O Mädchen, mein Mädchen, wie lieb' ich Dich! (1930), The Beggar Student (1927) and Liebe geht - wohin sie will (1935). She died on August 17, 1990 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
- German actress, born in Bohemia, the daughter of an architect. Trained in Prague and on stage in both classical and modern roles from 1923 to 1945 in Berlin, Vienna and Munich. Discovered for films by Alexander Korda and regular screen appearances from 1926 to 1938. Her career almost ended due to severe injuries sustained in a 1949 car accident. Returned to acting in 1951, also occasional forays into directing for theatre. Won a Bambi Award in 1968 and the Filmband in Gold in 1982.
- Her only son committed suicide.
- Spurned offers from Hollywood.
- She published her memoirs in 1977 with the title "Auch Lachen will gelernt sein".
- After the war - she was kept prisoner in the Czech Republic and was only set free because of the order of the red army - she continued her film career for a short time.
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