Birgit Doll(1958-2015)

Birgit Doll born in Vienna, Austria, was an actress and a theatre director. After graduating from high school in 1974, Birgit Doll began studying German literature and theatre. She switched to the Max Reinhardt seminar where she completed her acting training. She made her film debut in Christopher Hampton's "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald" (1979) directed by Maximilian Schell. Through her 35 years of theatre and in film she worked with recognized directors as Ingmar Bergman, Michael Haneke, Peter Patzak and Otto Schenk. She was engaged by many of the great German speaking theatres in Europe. Birgit Doll appeared in 40 feature films and television productions. In the autumn of 2015 she suffered a stroke and died on October 26th.