Susi Nicoletti (3 September 1918 – 5 June 2005) was a Bavarian-born actress best remembered today for over 100 supporting roles mostly in comedy films. She was born as Susanne Emilie Luise Adele Habersack in Munich, but spent most of her childhood with her parents in Amsterdam. Back in Munich, she made her stage debut at age 13. Two years later, she became a ballerina.
In the early 1930s she turned to cabaret. In 1939, she was offered her first film role. In 1940 she moved to Vienna, where she became a member of the Burgtheater. After her retirement in 1992, she continued her stage career at the Theater in der Josefstadt. For decades, Nicoletti taught acting and dance at the prestigious Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. Her husband, Ernst Haeussermann, was a theatre director.
Death Nicoletti died in Vienna of complications after heart surgery, aged 86. Her son, daughter and grandchildren live in the United States.
Selected filmography
A Mother's Love (1939) - Franzi Pirlinger - 1922 Judgement Day (1940) - Marianne Strubel Oh, diese Männer (1941) - Lilly Sommerliebe (1942) - Irma Der zweite Schuß (1943) - Irene Neuhaus The Singing House (1947) - Fritzi, Sekretärin Umwege zu dir (1947) Gottes Engel sind überall (1948) - Liesl Fischer (1949) - Berthe Paradis (1949) - Pucki Hildebrand Nothing But Coincidence (1949) - Liane Reitmayer Kleiner Schwindel am Wolfgangsee (1949) - Anny Bird Mein Freund, der nicht nein sagen konnte (1949) - Elfi (1950) - Hedy Jaconis No Sin on the Alpine Pastures (1950) - Annerl Pfundhammer Der alte Sünder (1951) - Yvonne Farini Eine Frau mit Herz (1951) - Hilde Straßmeier Eva erbt das Paradies (1951) - Daisy Jordan Hello Porter (1952) - Susi Voices of Spring (1952) - Rosi Ideal Woman Sought (1952) - Chérie The Day Before the Wedding (1952) - Frl. Kluge (1953) - Yvonne Irene in Trouble (1953) - Vera Cirmann Grandstand for General Staff (1953) - Frau Rittmeister v. Mirkowitsch Hochzeit auf Reisen (1953) - Ly Ballacz Roses from the South (1954) - Janine Rocca Kaisermanöver (1954) - Gräfin Trangini Schützenliesel (1954) - Cornelia The Blue Danube (1955) - Gräfin Eichenfels Marriage Sanitarium (1955) - Amanda Dietze One Woman Is Not Enough? (1955) - Madame Colette Die Deutschmeister (1955) - Comtesse Nanette Yes, Yes, Love in Tyrol (1955) - Barbara Tusma Sonnenschein und Wolkenbruch (1955) Symphonie in Gold (1956) - Mathilde Seidlitz And Who Is Kissing Me? (1956) - Kitty Lindner Liebe, die den Kopf verliert (1956) - Baronin Jasmin von Arnau Lügen haben hübsche Beine (1956) Ein tolles Hotel (1956) - Anna Bender Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald (1956) - Vera Ein Mann muß nicht immer schön sein (1956) - Marla Carlotti Uns gefällt die Welt (1956) - Reseda The Beautiful Master (1956) - Lisa Die liebe Familie (1957) - Maria Jurancy August der Halbstarke (1957) - Mimi Rums Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit (1957) - Frau von Gregory The Winemaker of Langenlois (1957) - Stefanie Köster, Weinhändlerin Confessions of Felix Krull (1957) - Madame Houpflé Wie schön, daß es dich gibt (1957) - Jeanette Valeur (1957) - Baronin Egon, der Frauenheld (1957) The Count of Luxembourg (1957) - Caroline, Erbgräfin von Luxemburg An American in Salzburg (1958) - Frau Coopers Hausdame Man ist nur zweimal jung (1958) - Marie-Therese (1958) - Isabella One Should Be Twenty Again (1958) - Jenny Dill (1958) - Leonie von Heymendorf Rendezvous in Vienna (1959) - Milli Hula-Hopp, Conny (1959) - Diana Haller Immer die Mädchen (1959) - Sportlehrerin Florence Henderson Dream Revue (1959) - Frau Schmitt I'm Marrying the Director (1960) - Frau von Wittekind Crime Tango (1960) - Frau Schleinitz The Adventures of Count Bobby (1961) - Mrs. Evelyn Piper (1961) - Gräfin von Kokowsky Mariandl (1961) - Franzi Ein Stern fällt vom Himmel (1961) - Katie Held Die Fledermaus (1962) - Baroness Martens The Turkish Cucumbers (1962) - Susanne, seine Gattin Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen (1962) - Tante Agathe Mariandls Heimkehr (1962) - Franzi Schweik's Awkward Years (1964) - Amanda Hruschkowitz I Learned It from Father (1964) - Dora Bauer (1972) - Therese The Mimosa Wants to Blossom Too (1976) - Emily Hopkins Feuerwerk (1976) - Mutter Tödliche Liebe (1995) Das zehnte Jahr (1995) - Guest Comedian Harmonists (1997) - Frau Grunbaum On the Other Side of the Bridge (2002) - Old Fanny
Decorations and awards 1977 - Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class 1978 - Gold Medal of Honour of the capital Vienna 1997 - Nestroy Ring 2000 - Platinum Romy for lifetime achievement 2004 - Undine Award - for your life's work as a young supporter 2005 - Gold Medal of the City of Vienna
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Photographs and literature