Herta Staal
Known For
Acting
Born
1930-03-29 in Vienna, Austria
Died
2021-10-02
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.
Most Known For
Dalli Dalli
as Self
Perichole
as Straßensängerin Perichole
Wie würden Sie entscheiden?
Hafenmelodie
as Self
Ein Walzertraum
as Dirigentin Franzi Steingruber
Adventure in the Castle
as Hansi
Die Winzerin von Langenlois
as Elisabeth Teky
Jede Nacht in einem anderen Bett
as Elli Hasch
Depressionen
as Frau Müller
Casinoabend mit Damen
Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit
as Peggy Riva alias Liesel Schmidt
Schützenliesel
as Gretl
Die schöne Lügnerin
as Jenny
My Sister and I
as Irma
Zwei Herzen und ein Thron
as Liesl
Italienische Nacht
as Leni
Die Försterbuben
as Bianca
Die tolle Lola
as Lola Cornero
Schön ist die Welt
as Gusti Seidl
Umsonst
as Emma