Biography
Steffie Spira (2 June 1908 – 10 May 1995) was an Austrian-born German stage, film and television actress. Spira was the daughter of actors Fritz and Lotte Spira. Her sister was actress Camilla Spira.
Her father was of Jewish descent, and died in a concentration camp during the Holocaust. Spira became a theatre actress during the Weimar Republic, and joined the German Communist Party in 1929.Following the Nazi takeover of power, she fled into exile. After being interned by the French government at the Camp de Rieucros, she escaped to Mexico. Spira returned to Europe in 1947 and settled in East Germany. She became a leading stage actor at the Volksbühne and appeared frequently in East German film and television productions.In 1989, Spira was a speaker at the large Alexanderplatz demonstration calling for the current East German government to step down.
Filmography
all 44
Movies 38
TV Shows 6
self 1
Apple Trees (1992)
Der lange Weg zu Angerer (1989)
The Goose Princess (1989)
The Actress (1988)
Driving School (1986)
Das wirkliche Blau (1986)
Blond Tango (1986)
Der Haifischfütterer (1985)
Mit vierzig hat man noch Träume (1984)
Klassenkameraden (1984)
A Strange Love (1984)
Familie Neumann (1984)
Die Schüsse der Arche Noah (1983)
Apprehension (1982)
My Father Alfons (1981)
Anna und das Familiengespenst (1980)
Ende vom Lied (1979)
Yellow Is Not Just the Color of the Sun (1979)
Auf Station 23 (1978)
Schauspielereien (1978)
You and Nothing and Berlin (1977)
Die seltsame Reise des Alois Fingerlein (1977)
...inklusive Totenschein (1977)
Neues aus der Florentiner 73 (1974)
Bittere Pillen (1974)
Die lieben Mitmenschen (1972)
Die große Reise der Agathe Schweigert (1972)
Florentiner 73 (1972)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971)
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort (1965)
Zur Person (1963)
The Baldheaded Gang (1963)
Besuch im Gartenhaus (1961)
Schneewittchen (1961)
Alwin der Letzte (1960)
The Tinder Box (1959)
Der Prozeß wird vertagt (1958)
Nekrassow (1956)
Thomas Müntzer (1956)
Heimliche Ehen (1956)
Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class (1954)
Mayor Anna (1950)
The Bridge (1949)
Der große Mandarin (1949)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1908-06-02
Deathday1995-05-10 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceVienna, Austria
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FatherFritz Spira
MotherLotte Spira
SiblingsCamilla Spira
CitizenshipsGerman Democratic Republic
Also Known AsШтеффи Шпира
AwardsPatriotic Order of Merit in gold
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