1. Margarete Emma Dorothea "Grete" Mosheim was a German film, theatre, and television actress.
11 Facts About Grete Mosheim
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Grete Mosheim's sister was actress Lore Mosheim, who appeared in at least nine movies.
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Grete Mosheim started her acting career at the age of 17 and was a member of Deutsches Theater, Berlin from 1922 to 1931.
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Grete Mosheim began studying at Max Reinhardt's School of Drama under Berthold Held in early 1922, alongside Marlene Dietrich.
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Grete Mosheim became established under Max Reinhardt, and in 1925 he gave her the chance to substitute in the play Der sprechende Affe by Rene Fauchois when the female lead became ill.
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Grete Mosheim learned the difficult role from Albert Bassermann in just 24 hours and became a superstar almost overnight.
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Grete Mosheim performed in a wide variety of roles, being equally at home in drama and comedy.
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Grete Mosheim appeared in musical revues and recorded songs by Friedrich Hollaender and others.
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Grete Mosheim appeared in numerous German films, mostly silent movies, starting with Michael in 1924.
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Grete Mosheim was married three times: to actor Oskar Homolka in Berlin, to industrialist Howard Gould in London and to journalist Robert Cooper, who was a correspondent for The Times.
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Grete Mosheim died from cancer in New York City on 29 December 1986, aged 81.