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- Birth nameHildegard Margot Helene Weißbrodt
- Hilde Weissner was born on July 3, 1909 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Something for Everyone (1970), Die Nibelungen, Teil 1 - Siegfried (1966) and Die Nibelungen 2. Teil - Kriemhilds Rache (1967). She was married to Gerd Ribatis and Peter Holm. She died on May 30, 1987 in Salzburg, Austria.
- SpousesGerd Ribatis(1949 - 1949) (divorced, 1 child)Peter Holm(? - 1944) (his death)
- Children
- German singer and leading actress of the 1930's, trained for the stage under Herbert Hübner and Maria Eis. She made her debut at the Schiller-Theater in Hamburg in 1929, playing the part of Mary Stuart. She had a successful tenure at the Preußischen Staatstheater under the direction of Gustaf Gründgens between 1934 and 1939. Weissner was also a popular leading lady of the period, especially paired with Heinz Rühmann in The Grand Duke's Finances (1934), her first starring role, and as a crook in Two Merry Adventurers (1937). After the war, she concentrated again on the stage and resurfaced in the 70's as a character actress on television. After her retirement, she was involved in various charitable works.
- Her last feature movie was "Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo" (1978), among others with Marlene Dietrich.
- Afte first acting lessons by the actor Herbert Hübner she made her stage debut in 1929 at the Schiller-Theater in Altona. Other important stations were Hamburg, Prag and Berlin.
- The theater was the hub of her career again after the war. In movies she only acted now and then.
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