Elisabeth Trissenaar

Elisabeth Trissenaar was an Austrian actress.

Life and career

Trissenaar's father was the Dutchman Frans Trijssenaar. After studying at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna, she was cast in her first role at the Bern Theatre in 1964. Between 1972 and 1981, she had great success at the Schauspiel Frankfurt, especially in the roles of Nora Helmer in A Doll's House and in the title role of Hedda Gabler, as well as Medea by Euripides.
During this time, Trissenaar began her collaboration with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, under his direction she was in works such as The Stationmaster's Wife, In a Year of 13 Moons, The Marriage of Maria Braun, and in the television series of Alfred Döblin's Berlin Alexanderplatz. Also, she played leading roles in Robert van Ackeren's films ' and ', in the Oscar-nominated film Angry Harvest, and in Xaver Schwarzenberger's Franza.
Trissenaar was married to the director Hans Neuenfels until his death in 2022; they had a son, the film director Benedict Neuenfels. Trissenaar died in Berlin on 14 January 2024, at the age of 79.

Awards

1981: German critics' award

Selected filmography

Miss Julie, as Miss Julie
A Doll's House, as Nora Helmer
Hedda Gabler, as Hedda Gabler
Dorothea Merz, as Bella Schedewy
Und Rosa und Marilyn und..., as Marilyn
The Stationmaster's Wife, as Hanni Bolwieser
Das Ende einer Karriere, as Karla
', as Ellen
In a Year of 13 Moons, as Irene Weishaupt
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, as Anna's Mother
The Marriage of Maria Braun, as Betti
', as Lisa
Das Käthchen von Heilbronn, as Kunigunde von Thurneck
Berlin Alexanderplatz, as Lina Przybilla
Charlotte, as Paulinka
Heinrich Penthesilea von Kleist, as Penthesilea
A Love in Germany, as Elsbeth Schnittgens
', as Andrea
Angry Harvest, as Rosa Eckart
Franza, as Franza
The Winner Takes All, as Elisabeth Vogtmann
', as Alma Mahler
Mario and the Magician, as Sofronia Angiolieri
Nobody Loves Me, as Madeleine
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick, as Mathilde Obermüller
', as Renate
Cold Is the Evening Breeze, as Charlotte's Mother
SOKO Kitzbühel - Der Ring der Toten, as Sofia von Schöll
', as Ingrid, Catherine's Mother
I've Never Been Happier, as Fritzi
, as Maman