Gusti Huber
Encyclopedia
Auguste Huber was an Austrian theater and film actress.
She received her acting training from Dr. Beer who also arranged her debut in Zurich
. She had her first film role in 1935 and two years later achieved her big breakthrough in the film adaptation of the play Unentschuldigte Stunde (Unexcused Hour).
Among the best known of her 20 films through 1945 were the 1937 Land der Liebe (Land of Love), 1939 Marguerite and 1941 Jenny und der Herr im Frack (Jenny and the Gentleman in Tails). After that she worked for four years at the Viennese Burgtheater
and other stages.
After the war, she and her second husband, an officer in the US occupation army, went to the USA in 1952, but then acted only occasionally. Her last film was the 1959 Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (The Diary of Anne Frank), in which she played the role of the mother Edith Frank
, which she had also previously done in the theater.
Gusti Huber's daughter was Bibi Besch
(1940 - 1996) - a versatile actress who had roles in films such as Star Trek II and in television, receiving several Emmy
nominations. Her granddaughter is actress Samantha Mathis
(born 1970), who was in American Psycho
and other films.
She received her acting training from Dr. Beer who also arranged her debut in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
. She had her first film role in 1935 and two years later achieved her big breakthrough in the film adaptation of the play Unentschuldigte Stunde (Unexcused Hour).
Among the best known of her 20 films through 1945 were the 1937 Land der Liebe (Land of Love), 1939 Marguerite and 1941 Jenny und der Herr im Frack (Jenny and the Gentleman in Tails). After that she worked for four years at the Viennese Burgtheater
Burgtheater
The Burgtheater , originally known as K.K. Theater an der Burg, then until 1918 as the K.K. Hofburgtheater, is the Austrian National Theatre in Vienna and one of the most important German language theatres in the world.The Burgtheater was created in 1741 and has become known as "die Burg" by the...
and other stages.
After the war, she and her second husband, an officer in the US occupation army, went to the USA in 1952, but then acted only occasionally. Her last film was the 1959 Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (The Diary of Anne Frank), in which she played the role of the mother Edith Frank
Edith Frank-Holländer
Edith Frank was the mother of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank.-Early life:Edith was the youngest of four children, having been born into a German-Jewish family in Aachen, Germany...
, which she had also previously done in the theater.
Gusti Huber's daughter was Bibi Besch
Bibi Besch
Bibiana "Bibi" Besch was an Austrian/American actress.-Early life:Besch was born in Vienna, Austria, the daughter of theater actress Gusti Huber, who starred in German films during World War II and left Austria in the mid 1940s. Besch had a stepfather, Joseph Besch, a radio executive and former...
(1940 - 1996) - a versatile actress who had roles in films such as Star Trek II and in television, receiving several Emmy
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
nominations. Her granddaughter is actress Samantha Mathis
Samantha Mathis
Samantha Mathis is an American actress. The daughter of actress Bibi Besch, Mathis made her film debut in Pump Up the Volume , opposite Christian Slater...
(born 1970), who was in American Psycho
American Psycho (film)
American Psycho is a 2000 cult thriller film directed by Mary Harron based on Bret Easton Ellis's novel of the same name. Though predominantly a psycho thriller, the film also blends elements of horror, satire, and black comedy...
and other films.