Susi Nicoletti (September 3, 1918 – June 5, 2005) was a
Bavarian-born actress best remembered today for over 100 supporting roles mostly in
comedy films.
She was born as
Susanne Emilie Luise Adele Habersack in
Munich, but spent most of her childhood with her parents in
Amsterdam. Back in Munich, she made her stage debut at the age of 13. Two years later she became a
ballerina.
In the early 1930s she turned to
cabaret. In 1939, she was offered her first film role. In 1940 she moved to
Vienna, where she became a member of the
Burgtheater. After her retirement in 1992 she continued her stage career at the
Theater in der Josefstadt.
For decades, Nicoletti taught acting and
dance at the prestigious
Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. Her husband,
Ernst Haeussermann, was a theatre director.
Susi Nicoletti died in Vienna of complications after
heart surgery, aged 86. Her son, daughter and grandchildren live in the
United States.
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