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- Birth nameAgnes Sophie Albertine Windel
- She started her long term acting career in 1904 as a young woman at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. She was a member of stage companies in Hannover and Berlin, but she retired after her marriage in 1915. After her divorce she started again as a stage actress in the late 1930s in Berlin. In 1939, she made her film debut. In the 40's, she also worked as a teacher at the drama school of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. In the post war period, she was member of a popular radio cabaret group in Berlin. When she was older, she gained more popularity. In the 1960s, when she was in her seventies, she became a famous character actress of West German cinema and television. She played mostly old ladies with charm and wit. She is best remembered as grandma in the TV-series 'Die Unverbesserlichen' (1966-71). She died aged 87 in Berlin. Her grave is named a grave of honor.- IMDb mini biography by: anonymous
- SpouseAugust Emil Julius Berlin-Bieber(August 7, 1912 - ?) (divorced)
- She was also active as a acting teacher. To her most famous students belonged Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff and Klaus Schwarzkopf.
- She experienced the height of her cinematical career at the old age in the 50s and 60s as the cool old and quick-witted old lady.
- She reached the peak of the vogue in the 60s, among others with the very popular Edgar Wallace filmings.
- Agnes Windeck remained active for the film and the theater with over 80 years.
- Besides her activity as an actress she also dubbed international movie actresses like Margaret Rutherford.
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