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Waltraut Haas (born 9 June 1927) is an Austrian actress and singer.
Born in Vienna, Haas grew up at Schloss Schönbrunn, where her mother was a restaurateur. Haas made her stage debut in Linz but was soon won over to the big screen. She achieved fame and recognition already through her first movie, the cult classic Der Hofrat Geiger (1947), in which she played Mariandl, the illegitimate daughter of a woman who runs an inn in the picturesque Wachau valley. In 1961, Haas would play Mariandl's single mother in a remake entitled Mariandl. Her other famous movie role was that of Josepha Vogelhuber in the 1960 film The White Horse Inn (Im weißen Rößl) opposite Peter Alexander. After 60 movies, mainly comedies and musicals, she stopped making films around 1970. Since then, she has also appeared on television.
From 1966 until his death in 2011, Waltraut Haas was married to actor Erwin Strahl, with whom she frequently performed both on the stage and in films. Their son Marcus Strahl is an actor and director.
Haas lives in Hietzing, Vienna.
Select filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Der Hofrat Geiger | ||||
| 1949 | Kleiner Schwindel am Wolfgangsee | Franz Antel | Hans Holt | ||
| 1952 | Hallo Dienstmann | Franz Antel | Paul Hörbiger, Hans Moser, Annie Rosar | ||
| 1952 | Ideal Woman Sought | ||||
| 1952 | Knall and Fall as Imposters | ||||
| 1952 | Rose of the Mountain | ||||
| 1952 | The Mine Foreman | ||||
| 1952 | 1. April 2000 | Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Science fiction film | ||
| 1953 | The Story of William Tell | Errol Flynn | Unfinished film project | ||
| 1953 | Josef the Chaste | ||||
| 1953 | Southern Nights | ||||
| 1953 | The Uncle from America | Hans Moser, Georg Thomalla, Grethe Weiser | |||
| 1954 | The Gypsy Baron | Based on the operetta Der Zigeunerbaron by Johann Strauß Sohn | |||
| 1954 | Das Licht der Liebe | Paula Wessely | Family drama | ||
| 1955 | Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne | Heinz Rühmann | |||
| 1955 | The Happy Wanderer | Rudolf Schock | |||
| 1955 | Das Mädchen vom Pfarrhof | Erich Auer, Attila Hörbiger | Heimatfilm, based on the 1870 play Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld by Ludwig Anzengruber | ||
| 1956 | Stimme der Sehnsucht | Rudolf Schock | |||
| 1956 | Lumpazivagabundus | Franz Antel | Paul Hörbiger, Gunther Philipp, Joachim Fuchsberger | Based on the 1833 play by Johann Nestroy | |
| 1956 | The Beggar Student | Based on the operetta by Karl Millöcker | |||
| 1957 | Jede Nacht in einem anderen Bett | Paul Verhoeven | Gerhard Riedmann, Harald Juhnke | ||
| 1958 | Girls of the Night | Georges Marchal | |||
| 1958 | Immer die Radfahrer | Heinz Erhardt, Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff, Christiane Hörbiger, Mady Rahl | |||
| 1958 | Der schwarze Blitz | Toni Sailer, Dietmar Schönherr, Gustav Knuth | Heimatfilm, featuring lots of skiing | ||
| 1958 | Eine Reise ins Glück | Rudolf Prack, Oskar Sima and Theo Lingen | |||
| 1960 | The White Horse Inn | Peter Alexander | |||
| 1961 | Junge Leute brauchen Liebe | Géza von Cziffra | Cornelia Froboess, Johannes Heesters, Senta Berger | ||
| 1961 | Mariandl | Cornelia Froboess, Hans Moser, Rudolf Prack, Peter Weck, Susi Nicoletti | |||
| 1961 | Season in Salzburg | Peter Alexander | |||
| 1962 | Wedding Night in Paradise | Peter Alexander, Marika Rökk and Gunther Philipp | Based on the 1941 operetta by Friedrich Schröder | ||
| 1962 | Mariandl's Homecoming | Cornelia Froboess, Hans Moser, Rudolf Prack, Peter Weck, Susi Nicoletti | |||
| 1964 | Happy End am Wörthersee | Rudolf Prack, Paul Hörbiger | |||
| 1966 | Happy End am Wolfgangsee | Franz Antel | Erwin Strahl | ||
| 1971 | Außer Rand und Band am Wolfgangsee | Franz Antel | Playing again the owner of the White Horse Inn |
Decorations and awards
- 1957:"Pearl of the Atlantic" at Mar del Plata Film Festival
- 1987: Medal of the capital Vienna in gold
- 1988: Robert Stolz Award for her portrayal of Der kleine Gardeoffizier (Little Guardsman)
- 2001: Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the province of Lower Austria
- 2001: Rose of Lake Wörthersee: best actress
- 2002: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art
- 2003: Golden Harp Music Association Friends of the operetta
- 2010: Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the city of Vienna