as Erna's Mother

The Austrian actress, Krista Stadler, born in 1942 in Vienna, graduated from the renowned school of Burgtheater actor Helmuth Krauss.

She acts on the Viennese stages of the Theater an der Wien and the Volkstheater, and has made guest appearances at the Salzburger Festival and in Berlin at the Freie Volksbühne and the Theater am Kurfürstendamm and the Renaissancetheater.

In 1974 she first appeared on TV in the series "Eine geschiedene Frau" with Inge Meysel in the leading role. After "Wallenstein" (1978), Krista Stadler played the leading role of Lena Rais in the TV movie of the same name by Christian Rischert. "Lena Rais" was awarded the Austrian State Film Prize as the best movie of 1980, and Krista Stadler won the award of "Best Actress."

After "Nach Mitternacht" (1981), "Lieber Karl" (1985) and "Aschenputtel" (1990), she acted in further feature films, as well as the series "Strauss Dynasty" with director Marvin Chomsky. In addition to comedies, such as "Fröhlich geschieden" with Rainhard Fendrich (1997), Krista Stadler has acted in numerous whodunits, such as Nico Hofmann's "Tödliche Wende" (1996), as well as the series "Wolffs Revier" (1996) and "Komissar Rex" (1999). In 2002 she acted in the highbrow movie based on Arthur Schnitzler's novel "Fräulein Else." In 2004 she had roles in Elisabeth Scharang's feature film debut "Mein Mörder," the fictive story of the inmate of a Nazi euthanasia institution.

Movies (a selection)

• Eine geschiedene Frau, 1974 Director: Claus Peter Witt
• Wallenstein, 1978 Director: Claus Peter Witt
• Lena Rais, 1979 Director: Christian Rischert
• Nach Mitternacht, 1981 Director: Wolf Gremm
• Lieber Karl, 1985 Director: Maria Knilli
• Strauß-Dynastie, 1990 Director: Marvin Chomsky
• Aschenputtel, Director: Karin Brandauer
• Hecht und Haie ,1994 Director: Martin Gies
• Wolfs Revier - Damendoppel, 1996 Director: Michael Mackenroth
• Tödliche Wende, Director: Nico Hofmann
• Fröhlich geschieden, 1997 Director: Peter Sämann
• Kommissar Rex - Der Vollmondmörder, 1999 Director: Hans Werner
• Fräulein Else, 2002 Director: Pierre Boutron
• Soraya, 2002/2003 Director: Lodovico Gasparini
• Mein Mörder, 2004 Director: Elisabeth Scharang
• Hitlerkantate, Director: Jutta Brückner
• Still On Earth, 2005 Director: Burhan Qurbani
• Da wo es noch Treue gibt, 2006 Director: Heidi Kranz
• Und dann war es Liebe, 2008 TV-Film/Series, Director: Holger    Barthel