Hedwiga Reicher

Hedwiga Reicher
Hedwig Reicher at the Woman Suffrage Parade in front of the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 1913.[1]
Born	12 June 1884 Oldenburg, Germany[2]
Died	2 September 1971 (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, United States
Other names	Hedwig Reicher Celia Sibelius
Occupation	Opera singer, actress
Notable work	Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
Children	Frank Reicher
Parent(s)	Emanuel Reicher
Relatives	Frank Reicher, Marie Kindermann, Franziska Kindermann[3]

Hedwiga Reicher (12 June 1884 – 2 September 1971) was a German actress, sister to actor Frank Reicher, and daughter to actor Emanuel Reicher.^[4][5]

Selected filmography

• A Lover's Oath (1925) - Hassan's wife
• The King of Kings (1927) - (uncredited)
• The Leopard Lady (1928) - Fran Holweg
• True Heaven (1929) - Madame Grenot
• The Godless Girl (1929) - Prison Matron
• Lucky Star (1929) - Mrs. Tucker
• Mordprozeß Mary Dugan (1931) - Mrs. Rice
• Beyond Victory (1931) - German Nurse (uncredited)
• Sporting Chance (1931) - Aunt Hetty
• The Dragon Murder Case (1934) - Mrs. Schwartz (uncredited)
• Rendezvous (1935) - De Segroff's Associate (uncredited)
• The House of a Thousand Candles (1936) - Maria
• I Married a Doctor (1936) - Bessie Valborg
• Dracula's Daughter (1936) - the innkeeper's wife (uncredited)
• It Could Happen to You (1937) - German Woman at Boardinghouse (uncredited)
• Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) - Lisa Kassel
• Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) - Nurse (uncredited, Last appearance)

Broadway roles

• On the Eve (1909), her Broadway debut^[6]
• The Next of Kin (1909)
• Henrik Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea (1911) - Ellida
• The Thunderbolt (1911)
• June Madness (1912) - Mrs. Thornborough
• The Stronger (1913)
• When the Young Vine Blooms (1915)
• Caliban of the Yellow Sands (1916) - Cleopatra

References

1. Taylor, Alan (1 March 2013). "100 Years Ago, The 1913 Women's Suffrage Parade". The Atlantic.
2. "Hedwiga Reicher (1884–1971)". IMDb. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
3. "Hedwiga Reicher". Who Is Log. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
4. Silent Film Necrology by Eugene Michael Vazzana p.439, 2nd edition c. 2001; McFarland Publishing
5. Who Was Who On the Screen by Evelyn Truitt page 607, c.1983; RR Bowker Company
6. "Hedwiga Reicher: Other Works". IMDb. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

External links

• Internet Broadway Database IBDB.com
• Portrait, NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection
• Portraits of Hedwig Reicher and her father Emanuel Reicher (gutenberg.org)