Hedwig Bleibtreu

Hedwig Bleibtreu

Austrian actress (1868–1958)

Hedwig Bleibtreu was an Austrian film actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1919 to 1952. Bleibtreu is perhaps best known to international audiences as Alida Valli's furious landlady in Carol Reed's 1949 film The Third Man. From 1893 to 1956, she played at the Burgtheater in Vienna. She was married to the actor and theatre director Peter Petersen. Hedwig Bleibtreu is the great-aunt of actress Monica Bleibtreu, and the great-great-aunt of Monica's son actor Moritz Bleibtreu.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 3 films (1939–1949) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1949 The Third Man. London Film Productions 93 min. 35mm B&W sound
1940 Wunschkonzert. Cine-Allianz-Tonfilmprod. GmbH. 3600 16mm B&W sound
1939 Maria Ilona. Terra 16mm B&W sound