Maria Matray (born Maria Charlotte Stern; 14 July 1907 – 30 October 1993) was a German screenwriter and film actress. Matray became a star of late Weimar cinema.

Maria Matray
Born
Maria Charlotte Stern

14 July 1907
Died30 October 1993 (aged 86)
Munich, Germany
Resting placeMunich Waldfriedhof
Other namesMaria Solveg
Occupation(s)Film actor, screenwriter, choreographer
Years active1923–1993
RelativesJohanna Hofer (sister)
Käthe Kollwitz (aunt)

Biography

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Following the Nazi takeover in 1933, Matray, who was Jewish, went into exile – initially in France and Britain before moving to the United States. She developed a new career as a choreographer and writer. She later returned to Germany after the Second World War, where she died in 1993.[1]

Maria Matray was born in Niederschönhausen. She was the daughter of engineer and later director of AEG Georg Stern and his wife Lisbeth (née Schmidt), who was the younger sister of artist Käthe Kollwitz. Matray's older sisters were actress Johanna Hofer and dancer Katta Sterna. Hofer's father was Jewish and her mother was Lutheran.[2]

Selected filmography

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Actress

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Screenwriter

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References

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  1. ^ Weniger p.466-68
  2. ^ "Johanna Hofer, née Johanna Stern". knerger.de. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

Bibliography

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  • Weniger, Kay. 'Es wird im Leben dir mehr genommen als gegeben ...' Lexikon der aus Deutschland und Österreich emigrierten Filmschaffenden 1933 bis 1945: Eine Gesamtübersicht. ACABUS Verlag, 2011.
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