Waltraut Haas, the Mariandl, died at the age of 97!

Waltraut Haas, the Mariandl, died at the age of 97!

Wien, Österreich - Waltraut Haas, known from the domestic film classic "Hofrat Geiger", died on April 23, 2025 in Vienna on April 23, 2025. Her family announced this and announced a silent farewell in the closest circle. Haas was born in Vienna on June 9, 1927 and grew up in a hotelier family after losing her father at the age of five. Her mother ran a restaurant in Schönbrunn Castle, which made Haas a special connection to the culture and gastronomy.

The talented artist made her first step into the world of the film in 1947 with her debut film "Hofrat Geiger", where she played alongside Hans Moser. This was the beginning of a remarkable career, which she made in around 70 films, where she is primarily remembered when the cute Wiener Mädl is remembered. Her best known works also include the films "Mariandl", "Mariandl's return home" and "Hello Dienstmann". According to [vienna.at] (https://www.vienna.at/ Public Lieblinge Waltraut-haas-ist-tot/9355154) Haas was discovered by the well-known director Willi Forst what gave her the decisive career boost.

career and milestones

Waltraut Haas received her acting lessons from the renowned castle actress Julia Janssen and completed the conservatory for performing art in Vienna. She led her stage career to various theater, including the Linz Landestheater, the Vienna Bürgertheater and the German Theater in Munich. In the 1950s and 1960s, she was particularly popular in musical entertainment and operetta films, in which she took on the role of the Rößlwirtin in 1960 in "Im Weißen Rößl". Her appearance in the operetta "Farewell Walzer" at the Vienna Bürgertheater in 1949 with Peter Alexander was also a highlight of her early career, as reported by the Wikipedia.

Haas has been on stage again and again in recent years, most recently in 2020 in the production "Happiness is a vogerl." It remained connected to the theater stage to old age and performed at various events, including in the Dinner Theater Schönbrunn and at the waking games, where her husband Erwin Strahl directed.

private and legacy

Waltraut Haas had been married to actor Erwin Strahl since July 28, 1966, who died in 2011. Her son, Marcus Strahl, is also an actor and director. Haas, who was appointed an honorary member of the European Cultural Workshop in Berlin in 2008, published her memories in the book "Now I say it" in 2018, where she tells of her experience with Hollywood stars. In addition, she recorded records, such as "in the white Rössl" and "Wiener songs".

The actress has been awarded several awards for her merits, including the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art in 2003 and the Golden Viennese honor in 2010. Her diverse career, which she led in both film and theater, leaves a lasting legacy that lives in the Austrian cultural scene. Despite the grief for its loss, the public looks at the impressive life's work of one of the most valued personalities of the Austrian theater and film.