Hedwiga Reicher

Hedwiga Reicher (12 June 1884 – 2 September 1971) was a German actress, half-sister of actor Frank Reicher, sister of actor and screenwriter Ernst Reicher, and daughter of actor Emanuel Reicher.[3][4]

Hedwig Reicher at the Woman Suffrage Procession in front of the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C., on 3 March 1913.[5]

Hedwiga Reicher
Reicher in 1908
Born	(1884-06-12)12 June 1884 Oldenburg, Germany[1]
Died	2 September 1971(1971-09-02) (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, United States
Other names	Hedwig Reicher Celia Sibelius
Occupation	Opera singer, actress
Notable work	Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
Children	Frank Reicher
Parent(s)	Emanuel Reicher
Relatives	Frank Reicher, Ernst Reicher, Marie Kindermann, Franziska Kindermann[2]

Selected filmography

• A Lover's Oath (1925) – Hassan's wife
• The King of Kings (1927) – (uncredited)
• The Leopard Lady (1928) – Fran Holweg
• True Heaven (1929) – Madame Grenot
• The Godless Girl (1929) – Prison Matron
• Lucky Star (1929) – Mrs. Tucker
• Mordprozeß Mary Dugan (1931) – Mrs. Rice
• Beyond Victory (1931) – German Nurse (uncredited)
• Sporting Chance (1931) – Aunt Hetty
• The Dragon Murder Case (1934) – Mrs. Schwartz (uncredited)
• Rendezvous (1935) – De Segroff's Associate (uncredited)
• The House of a Thousand Candles (1936) – Maria
• I Married a Doctor (1936) – Bessie Valborg
• Dracula's Daughter (1936) – the innkeeper's wife (uncredited)
• It Could Happen to You (1937) – German Woman at Boardinghouse (uncredited)
• Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) – Lisa Kassel
• Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) – Nurse (uncredited, Last appearance)

Broadway roles

• On the Eve (1909), her Broadway debut[6]
• The Next of Kin (1909)
• Henrik Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea (1911) – Ellida
• The Thunderbolt (1911)
• June Madness (1912) – Mrs. Thornborough
• The Stronger (1913)
• When the Young Vine Blooms (1915)
• Caliban of the Yellow Sands (1916) – Cleopatra

Other

Reicher was hired to portray the mythological figure Columbia for the Woman Suffrage Procession, a suffrage parade on March 3, 1913, in Washington, DC. According to news reports at the time, the group, which included 5000 to 8000 suffragists, marched from the US Capitol to the Treasury Building, and was watched by a crowd of 500,000 (mostly men). Their intent was to upstage Woodrow Wilson's inauguration, due to take place the following day.

References

1. "Hedwiga Reicher (1884–1971)". IMDb. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
2. "Hedwiga Reicher". Who Is Log. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
3. Silent Film Necrology by Eugene Michael Vazzana p.439, 2nd edition c. 2001; McFarland Publishing
4. Who Was Who On the Screen by Evelyn Truitt page 607, c.1983; RR Bowker Company
5. Taylor, Alan (1 March 2013). "100 Years Ago, The 1913 Women's Suffrage Parade". The Atlantic.
6. "Hedwiga Reicher: Other Works". IMDb. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

External links

• Hedwiga Reicher at the Internet Broadway Database
• Portrait, NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection
• Portraits of Hedwig Reicher and her father Emanuel Reicher (gutenberg.org)