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Herta Staal

1930-03-29 – 2021-10-02 (age 91) Vienna, Austria
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Biography

Herta Staal (born Herta Staly, March 29, 1930, in Vienna, Austria – died October 2, 2021, in Munich, Germany) was an Austrian stage and film actress.

She received formal training in dance at the Vienna State Opera and later studied acting at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts and the Vienna Conservatory. In 1948, she made her stage debut at the Vienna City Theatre in the operetta Frühling im Prater by Robert Stolz. Early engagements followed at the Bürgertheater, the Graz State Theatre, and later at the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg.

Staal achieved major success in the 1950s as a film actress, appearing frequently in Heimat films, musical comedies, and light entertainment, often in leading or prominent supporting roles. One of her best-known performances was the title role in Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald (1956). Alongside her film career, she appeared extensively in television productions.

From the 1960s onward, her work shifted increasingly toward television. She retired from acting in 1993 and lived a private life in Munich, where she passed away at the age of 91.

Known For

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Mädchen mit Zukunft

1954

as Inge Wendler

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Ein Walzertraum

1969

as Dirigentin Franzi Steingruber

Das tanzende Herz
Das tanzende Herz

1953

as Ännchen

Adventure in the Castle
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Perichole

1959

as Straßensängerin Perichole

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No, No Nanette

1971

as Lilian

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Schützenliesel

1954

as Gretl

Meine Tochter und ich
Meine Tochter und ich

1963

as Frau Brenner

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Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit

1957

as Peggy Riva alias Liesel Schmidt

My Sister and I
My Sister and I

1954

as Irma

Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald
Die Winzerin von Langenlois
Die Winzerin von Langenlois

1957

as Elisabeth Teky

Back in the Country
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Die Ratten

1959

as Alice Rüttersbusch

Jede Nacht in einem anderen Bett
Das Bad auf der Tenne
Die tolle Lola
Die tolle Lola

1954

as Lola Cornero

Die Försterbuben
Die Försterbuben

1955

as Bianca