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Edith Leyrer (born 25 October 1946)[1][unreliable source?] is an Austrian actress. She has worked in several theatres in Austria and Germany and is known for her cabaret work.[2] She has also appeared in films including the 1968 television film of Robert Stolz's Wenn die kleinen Veilchen blühen.
Born in Vienna, Leyrer told her family when she was 3 that she wanted to be an actress.[3] She studied dance at the Academy of Music in Vienna (now the University of Music and Performing Arts), debuted as a dancer at the age of 15, replacing an injured soloist, and was engaged by the Saar State Theatre at 16 after only a year of theatrical studies.[2][4] She appeared with Martin Flossmann at the Kabarett "Simpl" in Vienna for 15 years beginning in 1978.[2][4][5]
In 2009 she published a joke book with Ferdi Besim, proprietor of a Vienna Oriental carpet business.[6]
In 2004 she was awarded the Goldenes Verdienstzeichen des Landes Wien by the State of Vienna.[4] She is honorary president of Make-A-Wish Austria.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Edith Leyrer" Deprecated link archived 2014-12-04 at archive.today, Who Is Who In Österreich, retrieved 4 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Edith Leyrer, Wien's Grande Dame des klassischen Kabaretts" Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, Österreichische Illustrierte Freizeit-Journal, 2/2009 (in German)
- ↑ "Edith Leyrers Herzenswünsche", ORF, 29 June 2012 (in German)
- 1 2 3 4 "Auszeichnungen für Ossy Kolmann und Edith Leyrer" Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, Press release, City of Vienna, 31 March 2004 (in German)
- ↑ "Beine hoch für 100 Jahre Simpl" Archived 2014-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Kurier, 15 September 2012 (in German)
- ↑ "Edith Leyrer und Ferdi Besim präsentierten ihr erstes Buch", Vienna Online, 30 November 2009, updated 27 September 2011 (in German)
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