death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
berlin , germany 07 march 1970 düsseldorf , germany 05 april 1881 olga limburg
 olga limburg theater and film actress
olga limburg

olga limburg -lrb- 5 april 1881 -- 7 march 1970 -rrb- was a german theater and film actress .
she began her artistic career in 1901 with a commitment at the municipal theatre of poznan .
since 1902 , she played at several of berlin 's leading theaters including the tribune , the metropol theatre , berlin , the comedy and the theater am .
during the early part of her theater career , limburg usually played supporting roles .
later she worked in the `` comical oldies '' plays .
limburg 's film acting career started in 1907 with a minor role in the silent film ' and followed by ' -lrb- 1910 -rrb- .
she also starred in major productions including ' -lrb- 1919 -rrb- , `` kean '' -lrb- 1921 -rrb- and rudolf meinert-directed `` marie antoinette , the love of a king '' -lrb- 1922 -rrb- .
these films achieved her much acclaim as a supporting actress .
she continued her acting career through the next decade and starred in talkies like ' -lrb- 1931 -rrb- , ' , `` the black forest girl '' -lrb- both 1933 -rrb- , `` the girl irene '' -lrb- 1936 -rrb- `` madame bovary '' -lrb- 1937 -rrb- , ' , `` five million look for an heir '' -lrb- both 1938 -rrb- and `` hurrah !
i 'm a father '' -lrb- 1939 -rrb- to name a few .
it was during these two decades that the became one of the busiest actresses of the german cinema .
she played roles of aunts , neighbors , housekeepers and other women next door .
from 1919 to 1955 , limburg appeared in 49 films , including four alongside heinz rühmann .
before her retirement from the film industry she acted in `` nannete '' , '' '' -lrb- both 1940 -rrb- , `` lord of life and death '' -lrb- 1954 -rrb- and `` the heart of st. pauli '' -lrb- 1957 -rrb- .
limburg died on 7 march 1970 just one month before her 89th birthday .
her ashes were buried in the st. anne 's cemetery .
