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Jun 02, 1908 Vienna, Austria Died on 10 May 1995 (aged 86)
German actress
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About Steffie Spira
- Steffie Spira (2 June 1908 – 10 May 1995) was an Austrian-born German stage, film and television actress.
- Spira was the daughter of actors Fritz and Lotte Spira.
- Her sister was actress Camilla Spira. Her father was of Jewish descent, and died in a concentration camp during the Holocaust.
- Spira became a theatre actress during the Weimar Republic, and joined the German Communist Party in 1929.Following the Nazi takeover of power, she fled into exile.
- After being interned by the French government at the Camp de Rieucros, she escaped to Mexico.
- Spira returned to Europe in 1947 and settled in East Germany.
- She became a leading stage actor at the Volksbühne and appeared frequently in East German film and television productions.In 1989, Spira was a speaker at the large Alexanderplatz demonstration calling for the current East German government to step down.
