Irene Prador

Austrian actress and writer

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Irene Prador (née Peiser; 16 July 1911, in Vienna – 8 July 1996, in Berlin) was an Austrian-born actress and writer.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Biography

Prador was born as Irene Peiser, the daughter of Dr. Alfred Peiser and actress Rose Lissmann, and sister of actress Lilli Palmer.^[4] She emigrated to France in 1933, following the rise of Nazism; and appeared in cabaret there with her sister.^[5] She later worked in revue, film and theatre in England, America and Germany, and appeared in several programmes on BBC Television.^[6]^[7]

Filmography

1937: Let's Make a Night of It - Specialty Act (uncredited)
1937: Ad Lib (TV Movie)
1939: Rake's Progress (TV Movie) - Maria Bellini, of the Neapolitan Opera
1948: No Orchids for Miss Blandish - Olga-Johnny's Girl
1950: The Compelled People (TV Movie) - Emmy
1950: Lilli Marlene - Nurse Schmidt
1952: Something Money Can't Buy - German maid
1956: Lost - Mitzi
1956: The Battle of the River Plate - (uncredited)
1958: Carve Her Name with Pride - Prisoner (uncredited)
1958: The Snorkel - French Woman (uncredited)
1959: Jet Storm - Sophia Gelderen
1960: Danger Man - Episode "Position of Trust" - Mrs. Aldrich
1961: The Devil's Daffodil - Maisie (uncredited)
1962: The Saint (Episode: "The Charitable Countess") - Signora Vespa
1969: A Nice Girl Like Me - Mme. Dupont
1971: The Last Valley - Frau Hoffman
1972: Crown Court
1975: The Hiding Place - Wrochek
1976: To the Devil a Daughter - German Matron
1978: Holocaust (TV Mini-Series) - Maria Kalova
1982: Night Crossing - Mrs. Roseler
1983: Auf Wiedersehen Pet - Helmut's Mother
1986: Dear John (TV Series, 7 episodes) - Mrs Lemenski
1987: Treacle (BAFTA nominated: Best Short Film^[8]) - Rosa
1992: Lovejoy (Episode: "The Prague Sun") - Lila

References

^ Irene Prador at IMDb
^ "Irene Prador". www.aveleyman.com.
^ "Irene Prador". Archived from the original on 10 April 2016.
^ "Paul van Yperen's Blog - Lilli Palmer - January 16, 2018 22:00". www.goodreads.com.
^ Bergfelder, Tim; Cargnelli, Christian (15 July 2013). Destination London: German-Speaking Emigres and British Cinema, 1925-1950. Berghahn Books. ISBN 9780857458193 – via Google Books.
^ "Production of Nine Sharp (revue) - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
^ "1988 Film Short Film - BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.