Regina Fritsch

Austrian actress

Regina Fritsch
Fritsch in 2019
Born	1964 (age 59–60) Hollabrunn, Lower Austria, Austria
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Ulrich Reinthaller
Children	2, including Alina Fritsch

Regina Fritsch (born 1964) is an Austrian actress. She has been a member of the Burgtheater ensemble since 1985 and has been the holder of the Alma-Seidler-Ring since 2014.^[1]

Life and career

Fritsch completed her acting training at the Krauss drama school in Vienna,^[2]^[3] after having worked for a short time as a truck driver.^[4] In 1985, she joined the ensemble of the Burgtheater, where she debuted with the Cäcilie in Nestroy's Freiheit in Krähwinkel.^[5] In addition to her stage work, she often plays in cinema and television productions. She portrayed the midwife in Joseph Vilsmaier's Brother of Sleep (1994) and worked in Erika Pluhar's Rosalinas Haus (1992) and Marafona (2001). She has two daughters from her divorced marriage with Ulrich Reinthaller [de].^[6] With her daughter, actress Alina Fritsch [de], she was already on stage together in Vienna (2014/15 to 2018/19).^[7] In 2019, Fritsch became professor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar.^[5]

Awards

1992 O. E. Hasse Prize for best young actress^[5]
2007 Nestroy Theatre Prize, Best Supporting Role for her portrayal of Chantal in Maß für Maß^[8]
2008 Nestroy Theatre Prize, Best Actress for the role of Nawal in The Burns by Wajdi Mouawad^[8]
2014 Alma-Seidler-Ring^[9]
2015 Kammerschauspielerin^[8]
2021 Albin-Skoda-Ring^[8]

References

^ "Fritsch mit Alma-Seidler-Ring geehrt". wien.ORF.at (in German). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^ "Regina Fritsch". Burgtheater. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "Regina Fritsch". Munzinger Biographie (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "Schauspielerin Regina Fritsch: "Hartmann ist nicht der Einzige"". Der Standard (in German). 7 February 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Regina Fritsch". Salzburger Festspiele. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "Heimliche Hochzeit nach sieben Jahren". kurier.at (in German). 23 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ Tartarotti, Guido (5 February 2015). "Mütter, Töchter, tapfere Helden". kurier.at (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Diesselhorst, Sophie (29 April 2020). "Regina Fritsch erste weibliche Preisträgerin des Albin-Skoda-Rings". nachtkritik.de (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "Regina Fritsch erhält den Alma-Seidler-Ring". Die Presse (in German). 12 December 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2022.