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German singer and leading actress of the 1930's, trained for the stage under Herbert Hübner and Maria Eis. She made her debut at the Schiller-Theater in Hamburg in 1929, playing the part of Mary Stuart. She had a successful tenure at the Preußischen Staatstheater under the direction of Gustaf Gründgens between 1934 and 1939. Weissner was also a popular leading lady of the period, especially paired with Heinz Rühmann in Die Finanzen des Großherzogs (1934), her first starring role, and as a crook in Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war (1937). After the war, she concentrated again on the stage and resurfaced in the 70's as a character actress on television. After her retirement, she was involved in various charitable works.

Her last feature movie was "Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo" (1978), among others with Marlene Dietrich.

Afte first acting lessons by the actor Herbert Hübner she made her stage debut in 1929 at the Schiller-Theater in Altona. Other important stations were Hamburg, Prag and Berlin.

The theater was the hub of her career again after the war. In movies she only acted now and then.