Anna Führing
Anna Führing (1866–1929) was a German actress. She is, however, more famous as the model for the Germania stamp of the Reichspost.
Biography
Anna Führing was born in Hamburg on March 6, 1866 as the daughter of the theatre and restaurant owner Carl Führing. In Berlin she received her education in acting. Frequently she represented on stage the figure of Germania, as for instance at a festival in Düsseldorf in 1891 when emperor Wilhelm II was in attendance. In 1892, when the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin was inaugurated, Führing played the role of Iphigenie. With the rise of the silent movies, Führing took on roles in the new medium.
In 1899, she got married to Ferdinand von Strantz, the Director of the Hofoper of Berlin and 45 years her senior. She henceforth carried the title Baronin Anna von Strantz-Führing; the couple had one daughter. Führing died in Berlin on November 2, 1929.
Filmography
- Hausdame aus bester Familie gesucht (1915, as Anna von Strantz-Führing)
- Ein Held des Unterseebootes (1915, as Anna von Strantz-Führing)
- Nacht und Morgen (1916)
- The Wonderful Adventure (1924)
- Eine kleine Freundin braucht ein jeder Mann (1927)
- Ossi hat die Hosen an (1928, as Baronin Strantz-Führing)
References
Literature
- Carl Thinius: Damals in St. Pauli - Lust und Freude in der Vorstadt. Verlag Hans Christians, 1975, ISBN 3-7672-0368-5
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anna Führing on stamps. |
- Anna Führing at the Internet Movie Database
- Baronin Strantz-Anna Führing at the Internet Movie Database
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Germania Briefmarken
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