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Inge Egger (27 August 1923 – 5 September 1976) was an Austrian stage, television and film actress. She played the female lead in the 1953 operetta film The Rose of Stamboul.[1]

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From 1960 to 1973 Inge Egger worked as a medical-technical assistant at the Berlin Federal Health Office. In 1976 she died of cancer in Berlin.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1944 Schrammeln Barbara Strohmeyer
1945 Leuchtende Schatten
1948 The Heavenly Waltz Ein dicker Engel Uncredited
1949 Höllische Liebe Telephonistin
1950 The Fourth Commandment Josefa Schalanter - beider Tochter
1950 No Sin on the Alpine Pastures Inge Thaller, Hotelsekretärin
1950 Die fidele Tankstelle Fotografin
1951 Wedding in the Hay Agerl Hauderer
1951 Eva im Frack Sylvia Peters
1951 Die Alm an der Grenze Zäzil
1951 Fanfares of Love Gaby Bruck
1951 The Sinful Border Marianne Mertens
1951 The Lady in Black Ann
1952 The Imaginary Invalid Ursel Daxenmeyer
1952 My Wife Is Being Stupid Dixi
1952 Ideal Woman Sought Irene Mertens
1952 Ich hab’ mich so an Dich gewöhnt Christa Dahn - Annelie Dahn
1952 We're Dancing on the Rainbow Edith
1953 The Village Under the Sky Maria Firner
1953 The Rose of Stamboul Kondja Gül
1953 Fanfare of Marriage Gaby Mertens
1953 Your Heart Is My Homeland Magdalena Percht
1954 The Red Prince Milly Stubel
1954 Dein Mund verspricht mir Liebe
1954 Consul Strotthoff Marlene Roedern
1954 Bon Voyage Eva Gordon
1955 Music, Music and Only Music Anni Pichler
1955 Island of the Dead Maria
1951 Lost Child 312 Ursula
1956 The Model Husband Margret Haber
1956 Ein Mann muß nicht immer schön sein Liesel Meixner
1956 The Tour Guide of Lisbon Claudia Bronner, Swiss Detective
1958 Kleine Leute mal ganz groß Friedl Knopf
1959 Lockvogel der Nacht Marion Bernhardi
1960 The High Life Madame Onyx
1960 We Cellar Children Frau Briehl
1960 The Young Sinner Marthe Ortmann
1960 The Time Has Come Ruth Calthorpe TV series, 4 episodes, (final appearance)

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Inge Egger is an Austrian actress known for her prolific career in 1950s German-language cinema, appearing in numerous light-hearted musicals, comedies, and melodramas during the post-war Heimatfilm era. Born on August 27, 1923, in Linz, Upper Austria, Egger began her film career in 1944 and was most active in the 1950s, amassing over 40 acting credits before retiring from the industry around 1960. She is particularly remembered for roles in films such as Die Rose von Stambul (1953), Wir tanzen auf dem Regenbogen (1952), and Suchkind 312 (1955), which exemplified the popular entertainment of the time. Following her acting career, Egger worked as a medical technical assistant at the Berlin Federal Health Office from 1960 to 1973. She died of cancer on September 5, 1976, in West Berlin at the age of 53.

Early life

Birth and family background

Ingeborg Gertrud Josefine Egger was born on 27 August 1923 in Linz, Austria. She was the daughter of merchant Josef Egger and his wife Gertrud. She completed her Matura at a girls' boarding school.

Acting training

After completing her Matura at a girls' boarding school, Inge Egger pursued formal acting training at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. This prestigious institution, founded by the renowned theater director Max Reinhardt, provided her with comprehensive preparation for a professional stage career. The training marked her entry into the acting profession following her school education. Upon completing her studies at the seminar, Egger secured her first professional engagement at the Theater in der Josefstadt in 1945.

Theater career

Theater in der Josefstadt

Inge Egger began her professional acting career at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna, receiving her first engagement in 1945 on a six-year contract. This period marked her initial entry into the professional theater world following her training at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. During her time at the theater, she appeared in several productions, including Klabund’s Der Kreidekreis and Schiller’s Kabale und Liebe. These roles formed part of her early repertoire at the Josefstadt, where she performed until the end of her contract in 1951.

Later theater engagements

In 1949, Inge Egger joined Paula Wessely for an extensive tour throughout Germany, performing in Henrik Ibsen's Die Frau vom Meer. This collaboration marked a significant theater engagement during a period when her film career was beginning to gain momentum. After achieving notable popularity in films during the early 1950s, Egger returned her focus to stage work later in the decade. In 1956, following her withdrawal from film due to illness, personal difficulties, and negative press, she relocated to Berlin and appeared in various stage roles.

Film career

Early film roles

Inge Egger entered the film industry following her acting training and early stage work in Vienna. Her screen debut came in 1944 with a small role in the musical Schrammeln, directed by Géza von Bolváry, where she appeared alongside Hans Moser. After several minor film appearances in the late 1940s, Egger took on a significant dramatic role as Josefa Schalanter, the craftsman's daughter, in Das vierte Gebot, directed by Eduard von Borsody. The film adapted Ludwig Anzengruber's play, depicting the tragic decline of a once-prosperous craftsman and his family amid industrialization, alcoholism, and moral collapse, with Josefa descending into prostitution after a failed arranged relationship. This role represented a significant step forward in her cinematic career before her wider popularity in the following years.

Breakthrough and 1950s popularity

Inge Egger's breakthrough came with her starring role as singer Gaby Bruck in the 1951 comedy Fanfaren der Liebe, directed by Kurt Hoffmann, where she appeared opposite Dieter Borsche and Georg Thomalla. The film became a major box-office hit and established her popularity in West German cinema. Due to its success, a sequel titled Fanfaren der Ehe followed in 1953, reuniting her with Borsche and Thomalla under director Hans Grimm. Throughout the 1950s, Egger appeared in numerous light comedies, musicals, and entertainment films, where she was frequently typecast as a simple, modest, and charming "Hascherl." Notable roles from this peak period include appearances in Sündige Grenze (1951) with Dieter Borsche, Die Rose von Stambul (1953), and the drama Die Toteninsel (1955) opposite Willy Birgel. She also collaborated with prominent performers such as Peter Alexander in Ein Mann muß nicht immer schön sein (1956) and Vico Torriani in Der Fremdenführer von Lissabon (1956). In the later 1950s, critics increasingly accused her of wasting her talent in conventional and often banal films. From 1956 onward, she combined her screen work with theater engagements in Berlin.

Later films and withdrawal

Inge Egger largely withdrew from the film business after her role in Der Fremdenführer von Lissabon (1956), primarily due to illness, private problems, and negative press coverage in the media. She made occasional appearances in minor supporting roles and television thereafter. In 1960, she appeared in several films, including the satire Wir Kellerkinder, where she played Frau Briehl, as well as Das kunstseidene Mädchen as Frau Onyx and Die junge Sünderin as Marthe Ortmann. That same year marked her final screen credit in the television miniseries Es ist soweit, in which she portrayed Ruth Calthorpe. Following these engagements, Egger completely retired from acting and film work.

Later life

Career change

After retiring from acting in 1960, Inge Egger made a complete career change to the medical field. From 1960 to 1973, she worked as a medical-technical assistant (medizinisch-technische Assistentin) at the Bundesgesundheitsamt, the Federal Health Office, in Berlin. This role represented her primary professional occupation during those years, marking a shift away from her earlier work in theater and film.

Death

Inge Egger died of cancer on 5 September 1976 in West Berlin, West Germany, at the age of 53. Details of her illness are limited in available records.
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