Astrid Varnay(1918-2006)

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Astrid Varnay was born on 25 April 1918 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Elektra (1981), Salome (1975) and Marguerite (2015). She was married to Hermann Weigert. She died on 4 September 2006 in Munich, Germany.

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Elektra

8.6

Klytämnestra

1981

Salome

8.4

TV Movie

Herodias

1975

Marguerite

6.9

Soundtrack("Du zeugtest ein edles Geschlecht" from "Die Walküre")

2015

Great Performances at the Met

8.1

TV Series

Leocadia Begbick

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Actress

Elektra
8.6
- Klytämnestra
- 1981
Great Performances at the Met
8.1
TV Series
- Leocadia Begbick
- 1979
Salome
8.4
TV Movie
- Herodias
- 1975

Soundtrack

Marguerite
6.9
- performer: "Du zeugtest ein edles Geschlecht" from "Die Walküre"
- 2015

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Born
- April 25, 1918
- Stockholm, Sweden
Died
- September 4, 2006
- Munich, Germany(pericardial infection)
Spouse
- Hermann Weigert1944 - April 12, 1955 (his death)
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- 1 Print Biography
- 1 Article

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She became a mainstay at some of the world's great opera houses, particularly in Germany. Her last stage appearance was in Munich in 1995.

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