!!!Neff, Dorothea b. Munich (Germany), Feb. 21, 1903, d. Vienna, July 27, 1986, actress. First worked at German theatres playing various typical roles; in later years became a character actress. At the Deutsches Volkstheater in Vienna from 1939, became an honorary member in 1978; guest performance at the Burgtheater, Vienna, in 1957, engagement at the Burgtheater 1973-1976 ( as Elisabeth in "Maria Stuart", also in Medea, Mutter Courage, etc); went blind in 1967 but continued to perform on stage and in films, in revues and in radio plays. Awarded the J. Kainz Medal in1963. !Literature P. Kunze, D. N., 1983. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Neff,_Dorothea|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]