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Therese Giehse

Date of birth: 1898-03-06

Place of birth: München, Germany

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Therese Gift

Therese Giehse

Biography

Therese Giehse (6 March 1898 – 3 March 1975), born Therese Gift, was a distinguished German actress. Born in Munich to German-Jewish parents, she first appeared on the stage in 1920. She became a major star on stage, in films, and in political cabaret. In the late 1920s through 1933, she was a leading actress at the famous Munich Kammerspiele.

Movie Credits

Girls in Uniform
3.1

Girls in Uniform

1958-07-07

A new student, Manuela, enters a strict girls' boarding school after her mother’s death, where she f

Holidays in Tyrol
0

Holidays in Tyrol

1956-03-07

10-year-old Rosmarin von Stetten lives with his widowed father Robert in the big city. During the ho

Black Moon
3

Black Moon

1975-09-24

There is a global civil war between men and women. A teenage girl tries to escape this reality and a

Lacombe, Lucien
3.5

Lacombe, Lucien

1974-01-30

In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War

The Last Chance
3

The Last Chance

1945-05-26

Escaping a Nazi prison train in war-torn Italy, an American and a British soldier set out for the Sw

Die Physiker
0

Die Physiker

1964-11-05

Das Gespensterhaus
2.5

Das Gespensterhaus

1942-08-28

In Bern above Junkerngasse 54 the caretaker has died - the old Hutzli. On the day on which he was bu

Children, Mother, and the General
2.9

Children, Mother, and the General

1955-03-04

As Germany's fortunes in the latter part of World War II wane, several young boys, in their enthusia

No Greater Love
2.6

No Greater Love

1952-02-29

Directed by Harald Braun and told from the perspective of Bertha von Suttner, the first female to re

Peter Voss, Thief of Millions
0

Peter Voss, Thief of Millions

1932-03-21

Peter Voss, Thief of Millions is a 1932 German comedy crime film directed by Ewald André Dupont and

Sturm im Wasserglas
0

Sturm im Wasserglas

1969-06-06

Vater braucht eine Frau
3.1

Vater braucht eine Frau

1952-10-17

A widowed father advertises for a new maid, but his children secretly seek a woman to be his new wif

The Two from South Express
0

The Two from South Express

1932-09-06

A story of friendship, love, betrayal and jealousy, which the locomotive driver Karl and his coalman

Menschen die vorüberziehen
0

Menschen die vorüberziehen

1942-02-05

The daughter of a traveling circus director falls in love with a young farmer and finds herself in a

The Abused Love Letters
3.3

The Abused Love Letters

1940-11-30

While on a longer business trip, a wannabe poet urges his beautiful but more simple wife to answer h

Roman einer Siebzehnjährigen
2.8

Roman einer Siebzehnjährigen

1955-11-04

Ten years ago, at the end of WW2, 7-year-old Beate was separated from her parents while fleeing. A w

Petersburg Nights
0

Petersburg Nights

1958-08-04

Muss man sich gleich scheiden lassen?
0

Muss man sich gleich scheiden lassen?

1953-10-01

Everything seems perfect in the lives of Andreas and Garda. They have a happy marriage and up-and-co

Wassa Schelesnowa
0

Wassa Schelesnowa

1963-04-02

Wassa Schelesnowa, a manipulative matriarch who will stop at nothing to keep her business afloat and

Der Sündenbock
0

Der Sündenbock

1965-03-29

The Night of Temptation
2

The Night of Temptation

1932-08-08

The Love Express
0

The Love Express

1931-05-04

Musical about a girl typist who leaves Berlin for Venice after winning a contest. A rich bachelor pr

Tempest in a Water Glass
0

Tempest in a Water Glass

1960-05-02

Der 10. Mai
0

Der 10. Mai

1957-10-18

Der 10. Mai (The Tenth of May) was the date in 1940 that Hitler invaded the Low Countries: Belgium,

Die Rückseite des Mondes
0

Die Rückseite des Mondes

1959-10-01

The bizarre story of a play's development at Munich's Kammerspiele theatre.

Eine Dummheit macht auch der Gescheiteste
0

Eine Dummheit macht auch der Gescheiteste

1964-02-16

Die Mutter
0

Die Mutter

1971-02-08

Haben
0

Haben

1964-01-09

Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar
0

Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar

1975-03-03

Die Physiker
0

Die Physiker

1962-01-01

Frank V. - Die Oper einer Privatbank
0

Frank V. - Die Oper einer Privatbank

1967-02-16

Der Fremdenlegionär
0

Der Fremdenlegionär

1928-03-01

Der Meisterdetektiv
0

Der Meisterdetektiv

1933-05-14

Film by Seitz.

Magdalena
0

Magdalena

1966-12-28

Eden ist fern
0

Eden ist fern

1969-11-23

Money Governs the World
0

Money Governs the World

1933-10-13

In this French set comedy, five million francs change hands one weekend between a man pretending to

The Bartered Bride
2.9

The Bartered Bride

1932-08-18

Bohemia in the 19th century, stage-coach driver Hans loves the mayor's daughter Marie, but she is pr

The Mark of Cain
3

The Mark of Cain

1947-03-14

An attractive young French girl instigates rivalry between two brothers when she becomes the bride o

Anna Karenina
3

Anna Karenina

1948-01-22

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the w