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Hanna Waag

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Hanna Waag
Born24 May 1904
Died13 August 1995 (1995-08-14) (aged 91)
Giessen, Hesse, Germany
OccupationActress
Years active1929–1937 (film)

Hanna Waag (1904–1995) was a German film actress.[1] Amongst her performances were playing Queen Victoria in the 1933 film Waltz War and the title role in Lady Windermere's Fan in 1935. Of Jewish heritage, in 1937 she went into exile from the Nazi regime in Germany. Her husband, the Jewish art director Rudolf Bamberger was killed at Auschwitz.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Prawer p.213

Bibliography

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  • Prawer, S.S. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933. Berghahn Books, 2005.
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