Helga Meyer | |
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Birth name | Helga D. Meyer |
Born | 12 February 1942 Germany |
Origin | Germany and The US |
Died | 24 March 2000 The US |
(aged 58)
Genres | Opera |
Occupations | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1977–2000 |
Helga D. Meyer (12 February 1942 – 24 March 2000)[1] was a German opera singer. She taught voice at Mary Washington College for many years; in 1977 she was a singer in the opera of Salzburg.[2][3] Meyer died aged 58 of colon cancer[4] in Arlington, Virginia.
Her daughters are Sandra Bullock (born 1964) and Gesine Bullock-Prado (born 1970).[5] At the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010, Bullock won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in The Blind Side, where she thanked her as "Helga B."