Ruth Drexel (German: [ʁuːt ˈdʁɛksl̩] ; 14 July 1930 – 26 February 2009)[1] was a German actress, director, and theatre director/manager. Her best-known role was as "Resi Berghammer" in the German television series, Der Bulle von Tölz, in which she played the mother of the eponymous cop. As of January 2006, she played the role in 58 episodes.

Ruth Drexel
Drexel as Resi Berghammer in Der Bulle von Tölz (2005)
Born(1930-07-14)14 July 1930
Died26 February 2009(2009-02-26) (aged 78)
NationalityGerman
OccupationActress
Years active1949–2009

Life and career

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Born in Vilshofen an der Donau, near Passau, Drexel trained as an actress in Munich, where she was also given her first engagement. She subsequently worked in Berlin (as a member of the Berliner Ensemble during 1955–56), Wuppertal, Darmstadt and Düsseldorf. She also appeared, to great critical acclaim, in new plays by Franz Xaver Kroetz and Felix Mitterer. In 1980, she co-founded the Tiroler Volksschauspiele in Telfs, Tyrol.

Drexel's early television work included Wedekind's Der Marquis von Keith (1962), a German adaptation of Shaw's Candida (1963), Frisch's Biedermann und die Brandstifter (1967), and Kroetz's Wildwechsel [de] (Jail Bait), directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1972). She also put in guest appearances on Der Kommissar and Tatort.

Drexel was a member of the cast of the cult television series Münchner Geschichten [de] (1974) and Zur Freiheit (1987). In 2005, she started a new television series, Agathe kann's nicht lassen, playing Agathe Heiland, an elderly sleuth modelled on Agatha Christie's Miss Marple.

Family

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Ruth Drexel was married once, to Michael Adami. They had a daughter, Katharina Adami (b. 1956). Drexel had a second child, Cilli Drexel (b. 1975) by her long-time companion, actor Hans Brenner.

Death

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Drexel's long-time companion, actor Hans Brenner, died in 1998. Until her own death from cancer in 2009, aged 78, Ruth Drexel lived in Feldkirchen, near Munich.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1949 Heimliches Rendezvous Therese
1957 Between Munich and St. Pauli Urschel
1957 Jägerblut [de] Josepha
1965 The Blood of the Walsungs Theaterbesucherin
1969 Die Perle – Aus dem Tagebuch einer Hausgehilfin [de] Emilie Knusefranz TV series
1971 Mathias Kneissl Res Kneißl, Mathias' Mutter
1972 Adele Spitzeder [de] Adele Spitzeder TV film
1972 Jail Bait [de] Hilda Schneider TV film
1976 The Marquise of O Die Hebamme
1979 Schluchtenflitzer [de] Schwaigerin
1980–1981 Derrick Frau Kieler / Franziska Sailer 2 episodes
1986 Heilt Hitler! Frau im Hofgarten vor Weltkriegsmausoleum
1987 Francesca
1989 Mix Wix Radfahrer
1997 Bandagistenglück Werneck

References

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  1. ^ "Ruth Drexel: Stiller Tod mit 78 Jahren". merkur.de (in German). 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
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