Brigitte Mira

Acting

Brigitte Mira

Born April 20, 1910 · Hamburg, German Empire [now Germany]

Died March 8, 2005 · aged 94

Brigitte Mira (20 April 1910 – 8 March 2005) was a German actress. She worked in both theater and film, often with Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Brigitte Mira's mother was German and her father was Jewish Russian. During the Nazi dictatorship, Mira took part in the propaganda series Liese und Miese. She played Miese (germ. bad one)--the bad role model according to Nazi ideology that listened to enemy…

Known For

Ali: Fear Eats the SoulAli: Fear Eats the Soul · 1974
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
7.71974
MovieRomanceDrama
Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.
The Secret CarrierThe Secret Carrier · 1975
The Secret Carrier
3.71975
MovieComedy
The Enigma of Kaspar HauserThe Enigma of Kaspar Hauser · 1974
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
7.31974
MovieDramaHistory
The film follows Kaspar Hauser, who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to occupy his time, devoid of all human contact except for a man who wears a black overcoat and top hat who feeds him.
Lili MarleenLili Marleen · 1981
Lili Marleen
6.51981
MovieDramaWar
The story of a German singer named Willie, who while working in Switzerland, falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert, whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”.
Chinese RouletteChinese Roulette · 1977
Chinese Roulette
7.11977
MovieDrama
Ariane and Gerhard Christ, a wealthy Munich couple, plan for the weekend on separate trips, lying to the other about their trysts. However, their itineraries are complicated when they both arrive at the family's country home with their respective lovers.
Girl in a BootGirl in a Boot · 1985
Girl in a Boot
10.01985
Movie
An East Berlin woman falls in love with a Swiss cook.
Fox and His FriendsFox and His Friends · 1975
Fox and His Friends
7.21975
MovieDrama
Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. He enters an abusive relationship with wealthy industrialist Eugen in an attempt to climb the social ladder. His desperation for love and affection soon spirals into tragedy.
Mother Küsters Goes to HeavenMother Küsters Goes to Heaven · 1975
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
7.71975
MovieDrama
Frau Emma Küsters prepares dinner late one seemingly-ordinary afternoon in her seemingly-ordinary Frankfurt kitchen. She wants to add canned sausages to the stew; her irritating daughter-in-law thinks otherwise. But the point is moot: Ernst Küsters has not only murdered the personnel director at the soap factory where he's employed but succeeded that by committing suicide.

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Frau LunaFrau Luna · 1964
Frau Luna
1964
MovieMusic
Fritz Steppke and his friends Lämmermeier and Pannecke fly to the moon in a steerable balloon. Mrs. Pusebach has also joined the adventurous traveling party. She considers flying to the moon less dangerous than losing sight of her Pannecke. On the moon, the four travelers from Berlin are given a rather unfriendly welcome by Theophil, the almighty ruler of Frau Luna's realm. Only when he recognizes Frau Pusebach as the woman he tried to win over during his last escapade on Earth does he become more approachable and lead the guests into Frau Luna's state room. The beautiful ruler of the moon sees the visit as a welcome change, especially since she is thoroughly fed up with the advances of her lover, Prince Sternschnuppe. She immediately falls in love with Steppke, but his thoughts are with his bride Mariechen, whom he left behind in Berlin. So they all decide to take a trip to Earth ...

Frau Pusebach