Anneli Granget (11 August 1935 – 25 April 1971) was a German stage and television actress.

Anneli Granget
Born(1935-08-11)11 August 1935
Königsberg, East Prussia
Died25 April 1971(1971-04-25) (aged 35)
OccupationActress
SpouseHannes Riesenberger

She began her career in the late 1950s and gained public recognition with her role in the TV movie Am grünen Strand der Spree and went on to play leading roles in productions such as Jeder stirbt für sich allein and Hafenkrankenhaus. Granget was married to actor Hannes Riesenberger and had one son. Struggling with depression, she took her life in 1971.

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Anneli Granget was born in Königsberg, East Prussia. She began her film and stage career at the end of the 1950s. For eight years, she was a member of the Nuremberg Ensemble; after 1970, she appeared there as a guest. She performed as a guest at the Nuremberg Playhouse at the Staatstheater Nürnberg, the Ruhrfestspiele in Recklinghausen and others.

Her first role on television was Svanhild Magnussen in the five-part television movie Am grünen Strand der Spree and brought her name to the public's attention. Afterward, she primarily played leading roles, such as the role of "Trudel Baumann" in Hans Fallada's Jeder stirbt für sich allein in 1962, directed by Falk Harnack and starring Edith Schultze-Westrum and Alfred Schieske. In 1968, she played "Nurse Inge" (German: Schwester Inge) in the 13-part television miniseries, Hafenkrankenhaus. Her last television role was in 1970 in Gerhart Hauptmann's drama, Vor Sonnenuntergang, with Werner Hinz and Cordula Trantow.

Personal life edit

Granget was married to actor Hannes Riesenberger, with whom she shared the stage several times. They had one son. Suffering from depression, she took her life[1] on 25 April 1971.

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  1. ^ "50 Jahre Schauspiel aus Kantinensicht" Nürnberger Zeitung (November 2, 2009). Retrieved March 11, 2012 (in German)

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