Dora Altmann
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Dora Altmann (20 February 1881 – 24 December 1971) was a German
actress
who was on screen during the 1960s and early 1970s.
Altmann was 80 years old before she made her screen debut in 1961 as Veronika in Drei Eisbären, Die. She appeared as Grandma Georgina (Charlie Bucket's grandmother) in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
. Altmann died on Christmas Eve 1971 at the age of 90. Her final screen role, in the television series Tatort
, went on air in the new year.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
actress
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who was on screen during the 1960s and early 1970s.
Altmann was 80 years old before she made her screen debut in 1961 as Veronika in Drei Eisbären, Die. She appeared as Grandma Georgina (Charlie Bucket's grandmother) in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 musical film adaptation of the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. The film tells the story of Charlie Bucket as he receives a golden ticket and visits Willy...
. Altmann died on Christmas Eve 1971 at the age of 90. Her final screen role, in the television series Tatort
Tatort
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland...
, went on air in the new year.