Alma Seidler

Alma Seidler was born in Leoben, the daughter of Ernst Seidler von Feuchtenegg.^[2] The later Burgtheater director Albert Heine was her teacher and sponsor.^[1] From 1918 to 1977, she was actress at the Burgtheater^[3][4] and made her debut in Ibsen's Wildente in 1919.^[1] Since 1960, she was honorary member of the Burgtheater.^[2] She also performed at the Salzburg Festival.^[2]

Seidler was married to the Burgtheater actor and director Karl Eidlitz [de], with whom she had a son.^[5][6]

She died in Vienna on 8 December 1977 and is buried in a grave of honor at the Vienna Central Cemetery.^[4]

Source:^[2]

• Kammerschauspielerin (February 1928);
• Decoration of Honour in Gold of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1955);
• Ehrenmedaille der Bundeshauptstadt Wien [de] (1959);
• Josef Kainz Medal [de] for Mrs. Dowey in Die Medaillen der alten Dame (Barry/Koval) (1959);
• Honorary member Burgtheater (1960);
• Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, 1st class (1968);
• Großes Silbernes Ehrenzeichen des Landes Wien (1976);
• Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria (1977);

In 1978, the Alma-Seidler-Ring was donated for the Kammerschauspielerin [de].^[2] An Alma-Seidler-Weg in Liesing and a street in Leoben^[7] was named after her.^[4]

Source:^[2]

• Angélique in: Der eingebildete Kranke by Molière, 1922;
• Franziska in: Minna von Barnhelm by G. E. Lessing, 1926;^[1]
• Title role in: Käthchen von Heilbronn by H. v. Kleist, 1927;
• Susie Sachs in: Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus by L. Fodor, 1928;
• Viktoria in: Mädchenjahre einer Königin by Sil-Vara (Geza Silberer), 1932;
• Susi Peschta in: Das Kamel geht durch das Nadelöhr by F. Langer, 1934;
• Anna Meinhold-Aigner, in: Das weite Land by A. Schnitzler, 1959;
• Die Mutter, in: Sechs Personen suchen einen Autor by L. Pirandello, 1959;
• Title role, in: Die Irre von Chaillot by J. Giraudoux, 1961;
• Mathilde von Zahnd, in: Die Physiker by F. Dürrenmatt, 1963;
• Gunhild, in: John Gabriel Borkman by H. Ibsen, 1964;
• Martha, in: Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen by J. Kesselring, 1965;
• Aase, in: Peer Gynt by H. Ibsen, 1965;
• Claire Zachanassian, in: Der Besuch der alten Dame by F. Dürrenmatt, 1970;
• Die alte Margret, in: Der Vater by A. Strindberg, 1973;
• Signora Frola, in: So ist es – ist es so? by L. Pirandello, 1974;
• Daja, in: Nathan der Weise by G. E. Lessing, 1974;

Source:^[2]

• Macek, Bernhard (2018). Alma Seidler. Wien: myMorawa. ISBN 978-3-99084-115-0. OCLC 1057319452.

• Alma Seidler at IMDb
• "Alma Seidler". Wien Geschichte Wiki (in German). 20 September 1959. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
• "Seidler, Alma". Austria-Forum (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2021.