Gisela Fischer (21 April 1929 – 19 June 2014) was a German-born stage, film and television actress.
Gisela Fischer | |
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![]() Fischer in Torn Curtain (1966) | |
Born | |
Died | 19 June 2014 | (aged 85)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1956–1987 |
Biography
editShe was the granddaughter of the publisher Samuel Fischer. Her family fled from the Nazi German regime, and she grew up in a number of countries including Italy, Czechoslovakia and Japan before settling in Connecticut in New England.[1] Ultimately she moved and based herself in Switzerland in the postwar era. Her best known role was that of Doctor Koska in the 1966 Alfred Hitchcock thriller film Torn Curtain.[2]
Filmography
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1960 | Die Brücke des Schicksals | ||
1961 | Black Gravel | Margot | |
1961 | The Last of Mrs. Cheyney | Joan | |
1966 | Torn Curtain | Dr. Koska | |
1970 | Piggies | Edith | |
1970 | The Females | Dr. Barbara | |
1973 | The Experts | ||
1987 | Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel | Dr. Kirber | (final film role) |
References
editBibliography
edit- Chapman, James. Hitchcock and the Spy Film. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
- Petropoulos, Jonathan. Goering's Man in Paris. Yale University Press, 2021.
- Pollack, Howard. Marc Blitzstein: His Life, His Work, His World. OUP USA 2012.
External links
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