Ursula Karusseit

Ursula Karusseit (2 August 1939 – 1 February 2019) was a German actress.[1]

Ursula Karusseit
Karusseit with Manfred Krug in Ways Across the Country in 1968
Born(1939-08-02)2 August 1939
Elbing, East Prussia, Free State of Prussia, Nazi Germany (present-day Elbląg, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)
Died1 February 2019(2019-02-01) (aged 79)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationActress
SpouseBenno Besson
ChildrenPierre Besson

Life and career

Karusseit was born in Elbing, Germany (now Elbląg, Poland). After the expulsion from her hometown, she grew up Parchim and Gera.[2] She studied at the State drama school in East Berlin until 1962 and gave her TV debut in "Was ihr wollt" (an adaption of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night) in 1963. Karrusseit appeared for a long time at the Volksbühne and became one of the most prominent stage actresses in East Germany. From 1986 on she worked for appeared for three years as "Mother Courage" in Cologne.[3][2]

In addition to her stage career, Karusseit also appeared in over 50 films and numerous television productions. Her role as Gertrud Habersaat in the TV-mini series Ways across the Country in 1968 also made her a well-known name in West Germany. [4] In 1971 she portrayed German resistance fighter Hilde Coppi in Horst E. Brandt's KLK Calling PTZ – The Red Orchestra.[5]

After the German reunification, Karusseit appeared for twenty years until her death in the German hospital series In aller Freundschaft, playing the operator of the hospital's cafeteria.

Karusseit married Benno Besson in 1969 and held Swiss citizenship through her marriage. She died of heart problems in Berlin, aged 79, on 1 February 2019.[6][2]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1971 KLK Calling PTZ - The Red Orchestra Hilde Coppi
1974 Der nackte Mann auf dem Sportplatz Gisi Kemmel
1980 Levins Mühle Frau Rosinke
1981 Die Stunde der Töchter Ruth
1983 Olle Henry Rothaarige Dame Lola
1983 Der entführte Prinz Riesin
1984 Film-Salabim
1984 Die vertauschte Königin Königin und Schmiedin
1985 Die Gänse von Bützow Witwe Hornborstel
1993 Wer zweimal lügt Mrs. Mertens
1993 Die Wildnis
1999 Nightshapes Frau Gerhardt
1999 Waschen, schneiden, legen Mutter Schatz
2006 Atomised Großmutter
2008 Where the Grass is Greener Eva's Mother
2013 King Ordinary Karin Müller
TV
Year Title Role Notes
1968 Ways across the Country Gertrud Habersaat 5 episodes
1998-2019 In aller Freundschaft Charlotte Gauß 728 episodes, (final appearance)

Awards

References
  1. Ursula Karusseit gestorben Der Spiegel, 1 February 2019
  2. Die Kraftvolle:Ursula Karusseit im Alter von 79 Jahren verstorben Leipziger Volkszeitung, 1 February 2019
  3. DDR Schauspielerin Ursula Karusseit tot, Die Zeit 1 February 2019
  4. Fluchtpunkt Film. Be.bra wissenschaft. 2012. p. 194. ISBN 9783947686018.
  5. Bergemann, Sandra (2008). Gesichter der DEFA: Große Schauspieler und ihre Filme mit Kurzbiographien und Filmographien. Edition Braus. ISBN 9783899043310.
  6. Schauspielerin Ursula Karusseit gestorben Tagesspiegel 1 February 2019
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