Herta Staal

Biography

Herta Staal (born Herta Staly, March 29, 1930, in Vienna, Austria – died October 2, 2021, in Munich, Germany) was an Austrian stage and film actress. She received formal training in dance at the Vienna State Opera and later studied acting at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts and the Vienna Conservatory. In 1948, she made her stage debut at the Vienna City Theatre in the operetta Frühling im Prater by Robert Stolz. Early engagements followed at the Bürgertheater, the Graz State Theatre, and later at the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg. Staal achieved major success in the 1950s as a film actress, appearing frequently in Heimat films, musical comedies, and light entertainment, often in leading or prominent supporting roles. One of her best-known performances was the title role in Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald (1956). Alongside her film career, she appeared extensively in television productions. From the 1960s onward, her work shifted increasingly toward television. She retired from acting in 1993 and lived a private life in Munich, where she passed away at the age of 91.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Zwei Herzen und ein Thron (1955) — Liesl
2. Das Bad auf der Tenne (1956) — Saskia
3. Die Winzerin von Langenlois (1957) — Elisabeth Teky
4. Dalli Dalli (1971) — Self
5. Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit (1957) — Peggy Riva alias Liesel Schmidt
6. Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald (1956) — Rosel
7. Schön ist die Welt (1957) — Gusti Seidl
8. My Sister and I (1954) — Irma
9. Meine Tochter und ich (1963) — Frau Brenner
10. Die Försterbuben (1955) — Bianca
11. Das tanzende Herz (1953) — Ännchen
12. Jede Nacht in einem anderen Bett (1957) — Elli Hasch
13. Schützenliesel (1954) — Gretl
14. Depressionen (1975) — Frau Müller
15. Die tolle Lola (1954) — Lola Cornero
16. Mädchen mit Zukunft (1954) — Inge Wendler
17. The Charming Young Lady (1953) — Annette
18. Schau heimwärts, Engel (1961) — Mrs. Pert
19. Adventure in the Castle (1952) — Hansi
20. Umsonst (1967) — Emma
21. Die Ratten (1959) — Alice Rüttersbusch
22. La Brige und das Gesetz (1955)
23. Back in the Country (1936) — Lina
24. Wie würden Sie entscheiden? (1974)
25. Heimkehr des Helden (1955) — Lily Green, ihre Tochter
26. Italienische Nacht (1966) — Leni
27. Die beiden Klingsberg (1964) — Gräfin Woellwarth
28. Ein Walzertraum (1969) — Dirigentin Franzi Steingruber
29. Das nasse Leben : Erinnerungen einer Brustschwimmerin (1961) — Mutter
30. Perichole (1959) — Straßensängerin Perichole
31. Casinoabend mit Damen (1967)
32. No, No Nanette (1971) — Lilian
33. Die schöne Lügnerin (1957) — Jenny
34. Hafenmelodie (1962) — Self