Adrienne Gessner
Acting
Biography
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Born: July 23, 1896
Place of Birth: Maria Schutz, Austria
Known For
Adventures in Vienna
Taking place over 12 hours on New Years Eve, a concert pianist murders his wife's lover, then frames an innocent man.
Zwei Herzen und ein Thron
Die Deutschmeister
Young Stanzi who is visiting Vienna helps a young corporal and musician to become famous for his marching song "Die Deutschmeister".
I Often Think of Piroschka
Andreas, a young German student comes to Hungary on an exchange programme. In the Hungarian village he falls in love with the stationmaster's daughter Piroschka and spends much of his time with her. They have an enchanting summer until Andreas gets an invitation to join another young woman at a nearby resort. Piroschka is jealous and follows him there, causing trouble. It takes a long time for Andreas and Piroschka to even talk to each other again. When Andreas has to leave Hungary at the end of his holiday, he is determined to return some day.
Catherine the Last
Story of a naive kitchen maid who falls in love with a wealthy womanizer.
Die grosse Liebe
Ten years after the end of World War I, Austrian soldier Franz leaves Russia and returns to his village, where he is reunited with Frieda, a woman who believes he is her long-lost son. She seeks him out and greets him with such loving joy, that Franz doesn't have the heart to tell her the truth. He stays with her and when he gets to know his new girlfriend Annie, he begs her to hide his true identity from Annie. Annie, for her part, has seen through this charade already, but chooses to say nothing and to continue to care for Franz.
Scene of the Crime
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Based on a popular 1931 play, the film tells the fate of a naive young woman named Marianne, who breaks off her reluctant engagement with Oskar the butcher after falling in love with a fop named Alfred who, however, has no serious interest in returning her love. For this error, she must pay bitterly.
Salzburg Stories
A wealthy citizen of Salzburg wants to write a play about ordinary people.
The Trapp Family in America
The von Trapp family are struggling to survive in America, where their performances of European church music are not popular with the audiences. Only when they start performing more upbeat Austrian folk songs and even some American numbers do they become a success and finally find security and a new home.
Filmography
as Frau Müller
as Alfred's Grandmother
as Kinderfrau Anfissa
as Stimme der Mutter
as Frau Spitz
as Elisabeth Geyer
as Fürstin Mutter
as Die Zieblingen
as Adele von Hill
as Amelia
as Auguste Türkheim
as Mrs. Hammerfield
as Jedermanns Mutter
as Fräulein Greiz
as Karoline
as Baronin Vetsera
as Ilonka von Csíky
as Gräfin Burgstetten
as Fürstin
as Omi Ida
as Gräfin Kopsch-Grantignan, ihre Mutter
as Mrs. Fraser
as Elfie Möller
as Mama Svoboda
as Frau Anna Fraser
as Directrice
as Frau Holefka
as Fürstin Pauline Metternich
as Berta, Köchin
as Rosa