Elisabeth Trissenaar

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Elisabeth Trissenaar
Born(1944-04-13)13 April 1944
Vienna, Austria
Died14 January 2024(2024-01-14) (aged 79)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationActress
Years active1964–2010
SpouseHans Neuenfels (until his death in 2022)
Websitehttp://elisabeth-trissenaar.com/

Elisabeth Trissenaar (13 April 1944 – 14 January 2024) was an Austrian actress.

Life and career

Trissenaar's father was the Dutchman Frans Trijssenaar. After studying at the

Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna, she was cast in her first role at the Bern Theatre in 1964. Between 1972 and 1981, she had great success at the Schauspiel Frankfurt, especially in the roles of Nora Helmer in A Doll's House and in the title role of Hedda Gabler (both plays by Ibsen), as well as Medea by Euripides
.

During this time, Trissenaar began her collaboration with

Oscar-nominated film Angry Harvest (Bittere Ernte, 1985), and in Xaver Schwarzenberger
's Franza (1987).

Trissenaar was married to the director Hans Neuenfels until his death in 2022; they had a son, the film director Benedict Neuenfels. Trissenaar died in Berlin on 14 January 2024, at the age of 79.[1]

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Selected filmography

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