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 43
Movies 36
TV Shows 7
self 2
Apple Trees (1992)
The Goose Princess (1989)
The Actress (1988)
Driving School (1986)
Blond Tango (1986)
Mit vierzig hat man noch Träume (1984)
Klassenkameraden (1984)
Familie Neumann (1984)
Die Schüsse der Arche Noah (1983)
Anna und das Familiengespenst (1980)
Auf Station 23 (1978)
You and Nothing and Berlin (1977)
...inklusive Totenschein (1977)
Neues aus der Florentiner 73 (1974)
Bittere Pillen (1974)
Die große Reise der Agathe Schweigert (1972)
Florentiner 73 (1972)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971)
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort (1965)
The Baldheaded Gang (1963)
Snow White (1961)
Alwin der Letzte (1960)
Der Prozeß wird vertagt (1958)
Nekrassow (1956)
Heimliche Ehen (1956)
Mayor Anna (1950)
The Bridge (1949)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1908-06-02
Deathday1995-05-10 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceWien, Austria
Height
FatherFritz Spira
MotherLotte Spira
SiblingsCamilla Spira
CitizenshipsGerman Democratic Republic
Also Known AsШтеффи Шпира
AwardsPatriotic Order of Merit in gold
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