Herta Staal
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.
Acting
Movie
Zwei Herzen und ein Thron
as Liesl
1955
Movie
Das Bad auf der Tenne
as Saskia
1956
Movie
Die Winzerin von Langenlois
as Elisabeth Teky
1957
TV
Dalli Dalli
as Self
1971
Movie
Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald
as Rosel
1956
Movie
Schön ist die Welt
as Gusti Seidl
1957
Movie
My Sister and I
as Irma
1954
Movie
Meine Tochter und ich
as Frau Brenner
1963
Movie
Die Försterbuben
as Bianca
1955
Movie
Das tanzende Herz
as Ännchen
1953
Movie
Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit
as Peggy Riva alias Liesel Schmidt
1957
Movie
Jede Nacht in einem anderen Bett
as Elli Hasch
1957
Movie
Schützenliesel
as Gretl
1954
Movie
Depressionen
as Frau Müller
1975
Movie
Die tolle Lola
as Lola Cornero
1954
Movie
Mädchen mit Zukunft
as Inge Wendler
1954
Movie
The Charming Young Lady
as Annette
1953
Movie
Schau heimwärts, Engel
as Mrs. Pert
1961
Movie
Adventure in the Castle
as Hansi
1952
Movie
Umsonst
as Emma
1967
Movie
Die Ratten
as Alice Rüttersbusch
1959
Movie
La Brige und das Gesetz
1955
Movie
Back in the Country
as Lina
1936
TV
Wie würden Sie entscheiden?
1974