Herta Staal
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.
Filmography
Depressionen
as Frau Müller
Depressionen
as Frau Müller
No, No Nanette
as Lilian
No, No Nanette
as Lilian
Ein Walzertraum
as Dirigentin Franzi Steingruber
Ein Walzertraum
as Dirigentin Franzi Steingruber
Umsonst
as Emma
Umsonst
as Emma
Casinoabend mit Damen
Casinoabend mit Damen
Italienische Nacht
as Leni
Italienische Nacht
as Leni
Die beiden Klingsberg
as Gräfin Woellwarth
Die beiden Klingsberg
as Gräfin Woellwarth
Meine Tochter und ich
as Frau Brenner
Meine Tochter und ich
as Frau Brenner
Schau heimwärts, Engel
as Mrs. Pert
Schau heimwärts, Engel
as Mrs. Pert
Das nasse Leben : Erinnerungen einer Brustschwimmerin
as Mutter
Das nasse Leben : Erinnerungen einer Brustschwimmerin
as Mutter
Perichole
as Straßensängerin Perichole
Perichole
as Straßensängerin Perichole
Die Ratten
as Alice Rüttersbusch
Die Ratten
as Alice Rüttersbusch
Schön ist die Welt
as Gusti Seidl
Schön ist die Welt
as Gusti Seidl
Die schöne Lügnerin
as Jenny
Die schöne Lügnerin
as Jenny
Die Winzerin von Langenlois
as Elisabeth Teky
Die Winzerin von Langenlois
as Elisabeth Teky
Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit
as Peggy Riva alias Liesel Schmidt
Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit
as Peggy Riva alias Liesel Schmidt
Jede Nacht in einem anderen Bett
as Elli Hasch
Jede Nacht in einem anderen Bett
as Elli Hasch
Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald
as Rosel
Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald
as Rosel
Das Bad auf der Tenne
as Saskia
Das Bad auf der Tenne
as Saskia
Die Försterbuben
as Bianca
Die Försterbuben
as Bianca
Zwei Herzen und ein Thron
as Liesl
Zwei Herzen und ein Thron
as Liesl
Heimkehr des Helden
as Lily Green, ihre Tochter
Heimkehr des Helden
as Lily Green, ihre Tochter
La Brige und das Gesetz
La Brige und das Gesetz
Schützenliesel
as Gretl
Schützenliesel
as Gretl
My Sister and I
as Irma
My Sister and I
as Irma
Mädchen mit Zukunft
as Inge Wendler
Mädchen mit Zukunft
as Inge Wendler
Die tolle Lola
as Lola Cornero
Die tolle Lola
as Lola Cornero
The Charming Young Lady
as Annette
The Charming Young Lady
as Annette
Das tanzende Herz
as Ännchen
Das tanzende Herz
as Ännchen
Adventure in the Castle
as Hansi
Adventure in the Castle
as Hansi
Back in the Country
as Lina
Back in the Country
as Lina