Herta Staal
Actor
Biography
Herta Staal (born Herta Staly, March 29, 1930, in Vienna, Austria – died October 2, 2021, in Munich, Germany) was an Austrian stage and film actress.
She received formal training in dance at the Vienna State Opera and later studied acting at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts and the Vienna Conservatory. In 1948, she made her stage debut at the Vienna City Theatre in the operetta Frühling im Prater by Robert Stolz. Early engagements followed at the Bürgertheater, the Graz State Theatre, and later at the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg.
Staal achieved major success in the 1950s as a film actress, appearing frequently in Heimat films, musical comedies, and light entertainment, often in leading or prominent supporting roles. One of her best-known performances was the title role in Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald (1956). Alongside her film career, she appeared extensively in television productions.
From the 1960s onward, her work shifted increasingly toward television. She retired from acting in 1993 and lived a private life in Munich, where she passed away at the age of 91.
Filmography
Das Bad auf der Tenne
as Saskia 1956
Die Winzerin von Langenlois
as Elisabeth Teky 1957
Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald
as Rosel 1956
Schön ist die Welt
as Gusti Seidl 1957
My Sister and I
as Irma 1954
Meine Tochter und ich
as Frau Brenner 1963
Die Försterbuben
as Bianca 1955
Das tanzende Herz
as Ännchen 1953
Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit
as Peggy Riva alias Liesel Schmidt 1957
Jede Nacht in einem anderen Bett
as Elli Hasch 1957
Schützenliesel
as Gretl 1954
Depressionen
as Frau Müller 1975
Die tolle Lola
as Lola Cornero 1954
Mädchen mit Zukunft
as Inge Wendler 1954
Heimkehr des Helden
as Lily Green, ihre Tochter 1955
The Charming Young Lady
as Annette 1953