Eva-Maria Hagen (née Buchholz; German: [ˈeː.fa ma.ˈʁiː.a ˈhaːgŋ̩] ; 19 October 1934 – 16 August 2022) was a German actress and singer. She was known as the "Brigitte Bardot of the GDR" but was banned from performance for political reasons.
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| Born | Eva-Maria Buchholz 19 October 1934 |
| Died | 16 August 2022 (aged 87) Hamburg, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Actress and singer |
| Years active | 1957–2022 |
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| Children | Nina Hagen |
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Life
editHagen was born Eva-Maria Buchholz[2] in Költschen (present-day Poland) on 19 October 1934,[3] the daughter of farm workers from East Brandenburg.[4] In 1945, Költschen was occupied by the Soviet army and the family was expelled.[5] They moved to Perleberg, which became part of the GDR in 1949.[5]
In 1952, after completing an apprenticeship as a machinist, she was trained at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin.[6] She joined the Berliner Ensemble in 1953.[7] Hagen made her theater debut in 1953 in Erwin Strittmatter's play Katzgraben directed by Bertolt Brecht at the Berliner Ensemble.[8]
In 1957, she made her film debut in Kurt Maetzig's comedy Don't Forget My Little Traudel.[9] Her film career led to her being called the "Brigitte Bardot of the GDR".[10] From 1958, she acted at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin.[1] At the Landestheater Dessau, she had continued success as the flower girl Eliza in the musical My Fair Lady.[3]
In 1965, she met Wolf Biermann.[5] Despite becoming a successful film actress she was sidelined because of her relationship with Biermann.[11] He was a singer-songwriter whose politics kept him unemployed. In 1972, Biermann and Hagen separated.[5] In 1976, she publicly protested against Biermann's expatriation. She was dismissed without notice from the German television broadcaster Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF) in the GDR and banned from working.[12] In 1977, Hagen's citizenship in the GDR was revoked,[13] and she moved to West Germany the same year.[7]
She built up a second career as a chanson singer in addition to film and theater.[14] After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Hagen made films in Babelsberg again, appeared on stage as Medea or Mother Courage or sang Brecht songs.[3] She painted in oil and went on reading tours with her own books.[13]
Personal
editIn 1954 she married Hans Oliva-Hagen and they had a child named Catharina, singer and actress Nina Hagen.[15] She divorced him in 1959[16] over psychological issues.[17]
Hagen lived in Hamburg, Berlin and the Uckermark.[18] She is the grandmother of Cosma Shiva Hagen.[15]
Hagen died on 16 August 2022 in Hamburg, at the age of 87.[3][8]
Awards
edit- 1999 Carl Zuckmayer Medal for her autobiographical book Eva and the Wolf[19]
Selected filmography
edit- Don't Forget My Little Traudel (1957), as Traudel
- Spur in die Nacht (1957), as Sabine
- Goods for Catalonia (1959), as Marion Stöckel
- The Dress (1961), as Katrin
- Reise ins Ehebett (1966), as Mary Lou
- Meine Freundin Sybille (1967), as Helena
- The Banner of Krivoi Rog (1967), as Elfriede
- The Legend of Paul and Paula (1973)
- Gibbi Westgermany (1980), as Gibbi's Mother
- Herzlich willkommen (1990), as Secretary
- Schroeder's Wonderful World (2006), as Henriette Wolf
- Dinosaurier – Gegen uns seht ihr alt aus! (2009), as Lena Braake
Books
edit- Hagen, Eva-Maria (2006) [1999]. Eva und der Wolf (in German). Berlin. ISBN 978-3-548-60687-3. OCLC 180925349.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Evas schöne neue Welt (in German). Munich: Econ. 2000. ISBN 3-430-13756-X. OCLC 51859300.
- Eva jenseits vom Paradies (in German). Berlin: Ullstein. 2005. ISBN 3-550-07835-8. OCLC 58602556.
References
edit- ^ a b Mahler, Veronika (19 August 2022). "Eva-Maria Hagen: Die Schauspielerin stirbt mit 87 Jahren". Goldene Kamera (in German). Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Eva-Maria Hagen". filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "DDR-Filmstar und Autorin: Eva-Maria Hagen gestorben". Süddeutsche.de (in German). 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Traueranzeigen von Eva-Maria Hagen". Trauer.HNA.de (in German). Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Eva-Maria Hagen ist tot – Ein Leben für die Kunst, durch alle Wirren der Geschichte". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Eva-Maria Hagen musiziert und liest aus "Eva jenseits vom Paradies" + Film: For eyes only (Streng geheim)". filmmuseum-potsdam.de (in German). 26 November 2009. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Hagen, Eva-Maria | DEFA Film Library". ecommerce.umass.edu. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Eva-Maria Hagen ist tot: Schauspielerin im Alter von 87 Jahren gestorben". Der Spiegel (in German). 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Hagen, Eva-Maria – DEFA Film Library". ecommerce.umass.edu. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Eva-Maria Hagen". www.defa-stiftung.de (in German). Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Zum Tod von Eva-Maria Hagen – Für sie gab es keine Halbheiten". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ ""Ich geh ja nicht verloren": Eva-Maria Hagen (87) gestorben". BR24 (in German). 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Schauspielerin Eva-Maria Hagen ist tot". B.Z. – Die Stimme Berlins (in German). 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Deutsche Sängerin und Schauspielerin Eva-Maria Hagen gestorben". Der Standard (in German). 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b Scally, Derek (18 September 2010). "She has calmed down since her baptism". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Orte & Biografien der Stolpersteine in Berlin". Stolpersteine in Berlin. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "'She has calmed down since her baptism'". The Irish Times. 18 September 2010. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Eva-Maria Hagen". Stiftung (in German). Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Eva-Maria Hagen ist mit 87 Jahren gestorben". tagesschau.de (in German). 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
Further reading
edit- Volk, Stefan. "21/2004: Mit Kraft und Verve". Defa-Stiftung (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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