Hedwiga Reicher
Hedwiga Reicher was a German actress. Her performances on Broadway were credited with the original spelling of her first name.
Reicher was named Hedwig, but she altered the spelling after she came to the United States because some people called her "Mr. Hedwig". She was the half-sister of actor Frank Reicher, sister of actor and screenwriter Ernst Reicher, and daughter of actor Emanuel Reicher. Another brother, Hans Reicher, was a sculptor, and her sister, Elly, was an actress.
Reicher's film debut came in The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, produced by Ferdinand Earle.
In addition to acting, Reicher produced two plays with her father and in 1921 had a solo production of Monna Vanna at Los Angeles's Little Theater. She also acted in all three.
On 2 February 1934, Reicher married concert pianist and music teacher Maurice Zam in Hollywood, California.
Selected filmography
A Lover's Oath – Hassan's wifeThe King of Kings – The Leopard Lady – Fran HolwegTrue Heaven – Madame GrenotThe Godless Girl – Prison MatronLucky Star – Mrs. TuckerMordprozeß Mary Dugan – Mrs. RiceBeyond Victory – German Nurse Sporting Chance – Aunt HettyThe Dragon Murder Case – Mrs. Schwartz Rendezvous – De Segroff's Associate The House of a Thousand Candles – MariaI Married a Doctor – Bessie ValborgDracula's Daughter – the innkeeper's wife It Could Happen to You – German Woman at Boardinghouse Confessions of a Nazi Spy – Lisa KasselDr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet – NurseBroadway roles
On the Eve, her Broadway debutThe Next of Kin- Henrik Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea – EllidaThe Thunderbolt June Madness – Mrs. ThornboroughThe Stronger When the Young Vine Blooms Caliban of the Yellow Sands – Cleopatra