- Sybille Schmitz
Infobox Actor
name = Sybille Schmitz
imagesize =
caption = Sybille Schmitz, 1936, with Paul Hartmann
birthdate = birth date|1909|12|2|mf=y
birthplace =Düren ,North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany
deathdate = death date and age|1955|4|13|1909|12|2|mf=y
deathplace =Munich ,Bavaria ,Germany
spouse = Harald G. PeterssonSybille Schmitz (born
December 2 ,1909 -April 13 ,1955 ) was a German actress.Biography
Schmitz attended an acting school in
Cologne and got her first engagement atMax Reinhardt 'sDeutsches Theater in Berlin in 1927. Only one year later, she made her film debut with "Freie Fahrt" (1928), which attracted her first attention from the critics. Her other early movies include "Diary of a Lost Girl " (1929), "Vampyr " (1932), and eventually "F.P.1 " (1932), where she played her first leading role. She became established as an actress of the German cinema with her next films including "Der Herr der Welt" (1934), "Abschiedswalzer" (1934), "Ein idealer Gatte" (1935), and "Fährmann Maria" (1935). She also had roles in "Die Umwege des schönen Karl" (1937), "Dance on the Volcano " (1938), "Die Frau ohne Vergangenheit" (1939), "Trenck, der Pandur" (1940) and "Titanic" (1943).After
World War II , it became difficult for Schmitz to land roles. She appeared in the movies "Zwischen gestern und morgen" (1947), "Sensation im Savoy" (1950), and "Illusion in Moll" (1952), but was beset with drug abuse, depression, several suicide attempts and the committal to a psychiatric clinic.Death
On
April 13 ,1955 , Schmitz committed suicide with an overdose of sleeping pills. One year later, an action was brought against her doctor for improper medical treatment.Schmitz final years were used as the basis for
Rainer Werner Fassbinder 's 1982 movie "Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss".elected filmography
* "Überfall" (1928)
* "Rivalen der Luft" (1933)
* "Musik im Blut" (1934)
* "Oberwachtmeister Schwenke" (1934)
* "Punks kommt aus Amerika" (1935)
* "Stradivari" (1935)
* "Wenn die Musik nicht wär"/"Das Lied der Liegbe" (1935)
* "Ich war Jack Mortimer" (1935)
* "Die Leuchter des Kaisers" (1936)
* "Die Unbekannte" (1936)
* "Die Kronzeugin" (1937)
* "Signal in der Nacht" (1937)
* "Es leuchten die Sterne" (1938)
* "Hotel Sacher" (1939)
* "Die fremde Frau" (1939)
* "Clarissa" (1941)
* "Wetterleuchten um Barbara" (1941)
* "Vom Schicksal verweht" (1942)
* "Die Hochstaplerin" (1943)
* "Das Leben ruft" (1944)
* "Die letzte Nacht" (1949)
* "Die Lüge" (1950)
* "Kronjuwelen" (1950)
* "Das Haus an der Küste" (1953)External links
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* [http://www.sybilleschmitz.de.vu First Sybille Schmitz Website - from Germany - The Sybille Schmitz archives.]
* [http://film.virtual-history.com/person.php?personid=726 Photographs and literature]
*Persondata
NAME= Schmitz, Sybille
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress
DATE OF BIRTH=December 2 ,1909
PLACE OF BIRTH=Düren ,North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany
DATE OF DEATH=April 13 ,1955
PLACE OF DEATH=Munich ,Bavaria ,Germany
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