Herta Staal
Acting • Born 1930-03-29 – 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.
Filmography
34 credits
Die Winzerin von Langenlois
Movie • 1957
Elisabeth Teky
Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit
Movie • 1957
Peggy Riva alias Liesel Schmidt
Das Bad auf der Tenne
Movie • 1956
Saskia
Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald
Movie • 1956
Rosel
Schön ist die Welt
Movie • 1957
Gusti Seidl
Zwei Herzen und ein Thron
Movie • 1955
Liesl
Jede Nacht in einem anderen Bett
Movie • 1957
Elli Hasch
Meine Tochter und ich
Movie • 1963
Frau Brenner
My Sister and I
Movie • 1954
Irma
Schützenliesel
Movie • 1954
Gretl
Depressionen
Movie • 1975
Frau Müller
Die tolle Lola
Movie • 1954
Lola Cornero
Mädchen mit Zukunft
Movie • 1954
Inge Wendler
Heimkehr des Helden
Movie • 1955
Lily Green, ihre Tochter
The Charming Young Lady
Movie • 1953
Annette
Schau heimwärts, Engel
Movie • 1961
Mrs. Pert
Adventure in the Castle
Movie • 1952
Hansi
Die Försterbuben
Movie • 1955
Bianca
Umsonst
Movie • 1967
Emma
Italienische Nacht
Movie • 1966
Leni
Die Ratten
Movie • 1959
Alice Rüttersbusch
Die beiden Klingsberg
Movie • 1964
Gräfin Woellwarth
Ein Walzertraum
Movie • 1969
Dirigentin Franzi Steingruber
Das tanzende Herz
Movie • 1953
Ännchen
La Brige und das Gesetz
Movie • 1955
Das nasse Leben : Erinnerungen einer Brustschwimmerin
Movie • 1961
Mutter
Perichole
Movie • 1959
Straßensängerin Perichole
Casinoabend mit Damen
Movie • 1967
No, No Nanette
Movie • 1971
Lilian
Dahinten in der Heide
Movie • 1936
Lina
Die schöne Lügnerin
Movie • 1957
Jenny
Hafenmelodie
TV • 1962
Self
Wie würden Sie entscheiden?
TV • 1974
Dalli Dalli
TV • 1971
Self