Gisela Fischer
German-born actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
German-born actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gisela Fischer (21 April 1929 – 19 June 2014) was a German-born stage, film and television actress.
Gisela Fischer | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Fischer in Torn Curtain (1966) | |
| Born | 21 April 1929 |
| Died | 19 June 2014 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–1987 |
She was the granddaughter of the publisher Samuel Fischer. Her family fled from the Nazi German regime, and she grew up in a number of countries including Italy, Czechoslovakia and Japan before settling in Connecticut in New England.[1] Ultimately she moved and based herself in Switzerland in the postwar era. Her best known role was that of Doctor Koska in the 1966 Alfred Hitchcock thriller film Torn Curtain.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Die Brücke des Schicksals | ||
| 1961 | Black Gravel | Margot | |
| 1961 | The Last of Mrs. Cheyney | Joan | |
| 1966 | Torn Curtain | Dr. Koska | |
| 1970 | Piggies | Edith | |
| 1970 | The Females | Dr. Barbara | |
| 1973 | The Experts | ||
| 1987 | Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel | Dr. Kirber | (final film role) |
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