Template:Multiple issuesGisela May is a German actress and singer born May 31, 1924, in Wetzlar, Rhine Province.May studied at the drama school in Leipzig. She was employed for nine years at various theatres, including the State Theatre of Schwerin and the State Theatre in Halle. Starting in 1951, she performed at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, Max Reinhardt's former workplace, where she played a variety of roles.In 1962, May moved to Bertolt Brecht's theatre group, the Berliner Ensemble, and stayed for 30 years. While there she played a variety of roles, including Madame Cabet in The Days of the Commune, Mrs Peachum in The Threepenny Opera, Mrs Kopecka in Schweik in the Second World War, and Mother Courage in Mother Courage and Her Children. Since 1992, May has free-lanced, often working at Berlin's Renaissance Theatre.
The phrase "Sag nicht immer Muddi zu mir!" (Don't call me Muddi all the time) on Adelheid und ihre Mörder (1993)
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Daughter of actress Käte May and author Ferdinand May.
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Member of the Berliner Ensemble from 1962 to 1992, best known for her role as "Mother Courage", which she played for 13 years after Helene Weigel's death.
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Became member of East Germany's Academy of the Arts in 1972 and received the GDR's National Prize twice (1973, 1988).
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Longtime companion of philosopher Wolfgang Harich from 1965 to 1974.
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After Hanns Eisler discovered her singing talent in 1957, she has performed on stage as diseuse with political songs (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill), chansons and poems. Although living in East Germany, she was allowed to tour around the world, also in the USA and Australia.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Adelheid und ihre Mörder
1993-2007
TV Series
Rosa Müller-Graf-Kleditsch
Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen
2000
TV Series
Lina Blum
Le silence du coeur
1994
TV Movie
Martha
Verliebt, verlobt, verheiratet
1994
TV Series
Mit List und Krücke
1992
TV Series
Diana Zenk / Diana
O Tzonys Keln, kyria mou
1991
Die Hallo-Sisters
1990
Maika
Meine Frau ist ein Star
1987
TV Movie
Csak egy mozi
1985
Péter anyja
Mit Axel auf Achse
1985
TV Movie
Drei reizende Schwestern
1984
TV Series
Vera Unentwegt / Fräulein Birnstengel
Schauspielereien
1982-1984
TV Series
Zwei Ärztinnen
1983
TV Movie
Dr. Erika Dörge
Ein Kessel Buntes
1981
TV Series
Das Idol von Mordassow
1979
TV Movie
Moskalewa
Fleur Lafontaine
1978
Käthe Lafontaine
Die Verführbaren
1977
TV Movie
Adele Fuchs
Die Marquise
1977
TV Movie
Marquise Eloise de Kestournel
Die Geheimakte
1977
TV Movie
Frau Jenny Treibel
1975
TV Movie
Jenny Treibel
Dachlawine
1975
TV Movie
Edna
Kriminalfälle ohne Beispiel
1968-1972
TV Series
Vera Brühne / Maria-Anna Kreuzer
Das letzte Wort
1971
TV Movie
Anna Rosier
Der Unfallzeuge
1971
TV Movie
Naomi Shawn
Fernsehpitaval
1970
TV Series
Gisela May singt Brecht
1967
TV Short
Saatfrüchte sollen nicht vermahlen werden
1967
Short
Narrator (voice)
Television
1967
TV Movie
Frau von Harprecht
Die Tage der Commune
1966
TV Movie
Orpheus steigt herab
1965
TV Movie
Lady Torrance
Carl von Ossietzky
1963
TV Movie
Edith Jacobsohn
Esther
1962
TV Movie
Esther
Tempel des Satans
1962
TV Series
Melitta King
Blaulicht
1961
TV Series
Isa Beckmann
Das Filmmagazin Nr. 1
1961
Das Leben beginnt
1960
Chefärztin
Das Stacheltier - Die Frau seiner Träume
1960
Short
Anneliese Merz
Das Stacheltier - Frau Klein wird qualifiziert
1960
Short
Frau Klein
Schritt für Schritt
1960
Frau Hellwig
Die Entscheidung des Dr. Ahrendt
1960
Frau Kröger
Licht unter der Tür
1960
TV Movie
Maria
Eine alte Liebe
1959
Frieda Walkowiak
Tilman Riemenschneider
1958
Das Stacheltier - Immer Kavalier
1957
Short
Frau Hohlmeier
Die Schönste
1957
Martha Wille
Joe Hill, der Mann, der niemals starb
1956
TV Movie
Martha Weber
Treffpunkt Aimée
1956
Erika
Das Stacheltier - Die Glocke von Coruptica
1956
Short
Singer (voice)
Das Stacheltier - Frisch Gesellen, seid zur Hand!
1956
Short
Frau Müller
Sommerliebe
1955
Lotte
Hotelboy Ed Martin
1955
Marg
Das Stacheltier - Die Nacht des Grauens
1954
Short
Untermieterin Fräulein Renate / Die schwarze Lilo, Geliebte des Räuberhauptmanns
The Axe of Wandsbek
1951
Arbeiterfrau
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Menschen bei Maischberger
2007
TV Series
Herself
Bitte sagen Sie jetzt nichts...
2007
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Brecht-Gala: Ungeheuer oben!
2006
TV Movie
Herself
III nach neun
2006
TV Series
Herself
Mein Kriegsende
2005
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself
Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
2001
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself
Sag nein
1983
Documentary
Vernissage
1977
TV Series documentary
Herself
Songs of Bertolt Brecht
1972
TV Movie
Herself
Das Stacheltier - Gisela May singt und spricht Kurt Tucholsky
1963
Short
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Langer Samstag
2003
TV Series
Herself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1991
Film Award in Gold
German Film Awards
Best Performance by an Ensemble (Beste Darstellerische Leistung - Ensemble)