Käthe Dorsch
| Käthe Dorsch | |
|---|---|
![]() Dorsch in 1946  | |
| Born | 
Katharina Dorsch 29 December 1890 Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany  | 
| Died | 
25 December 1957 (aged 66) Vienna, Austria  | 
| Occupation | Actress | 
| Years active | 1905-1957 | 
| Spouse(s) | Harry Liedtke (1920-1928) | 
Käthe (Katharina) Dorsch (29 December 1890 – 25 December 1957) was a German actress.
Life
She was born in the Bavarian town of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, the daughter of a bakery helper. Her family moved to Nuremberg, when she was three years old. Dorsch attended a commercial school and had her first engagement aged 15 as a choir singer at the Staatstheater, performing Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. She appeared in Carl Zuckmayer's 1927 play Schinderhannes.
Dorsch is buried at the cemetery of Bad Saarow-Pieskow. A memorial stands at Waldfriedhof Dahlem in Berlin.
Selected filmography
- The Queen's Secretary (1916)
 - Vendetta (1919)
 - The Blue Mauritius (1919)
 - Miss Julie (1922)
 - Three Days of Love (1931)
 - Savoy Hotel 217 (1936)
 - Yvette (1938)
 - The Comedians (1941)
 
External links
- Käthe Dorsch in the German National Library catalogue
 - Käthe Dorsch at the Internet Movie Database
 - Käthe Dorsch at Find a Grave
 - Photos of Käthe Dorsch
 - Käthe Dorsch in the Aeiou Encyclopedia (German)
 
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