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Brigitte Mira

Brigitte Mira

Actor · born 20 April 1910 · Hamburg, German Empire [now Germany]

Brigitte Mira (20 April 1910 – 8 March 2005) was a German actress. She worked in both theater and film, often with Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Brigitte Mira's mother was German and her father was Jewish Russian. During the Nazi dictatorship, Mira took part in the propaganda series Liese und Miese. She played Miese (germ. bad one)--the bad role model according to Nazi ideology that listened to enemy radio stations and stockpiled rationed food. But her acting skills turned the "bad" character she portrayed into a likeable one. The series was soon cancelled for being counter productive. The propaganda directors did not know that Mira was half-Jewish. Even though she insisted on her naivete as a young woman and the fact she had to hide her identity, she was criticized later by some for taking part in these ads at all.

Where to start: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974).

As actor 84

TV shows 22

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Brigitte Mira movie?

By viewer score, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) at 7.7/10.

What are Brigitte Mira’s most popular movies?

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, Fox and His Friends.

How many movies has Brigitte Mira made?

84 films on TMDB, 84 as actor.

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