Dora Altmann

Dora Altmann was born on 6 February, 1885 as the daughter of the magistrate Theodor Tremmel in Munich. She graduated from the Riemerschmid commercial school and initially pursued a civil profession. In 1908, without the knowledge of her parents, she joined the Paul Kister folk singer society, which played in the Gärtnerbräu on Reichenbachstrasse. Since 1915 she went on tour with her husband Richard Altmann and his music quartet Buntes Münchner Brettl.

In 1947 she was brought to the Platzl by Michl Lang, where she gave the nasty old woman for 24 years until her death. Here she also helped Bally Prell in October 1953 before her premiere as the "Beauty-Queen of Schneizlreuth" with a ribbon from her bodice to fasten the crown on the debutante's head.

She made her television debut at the age of 75 in 1961 as Veronika in "Die drei Eisbären". In 1971 she played Grandma Georgina in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" without being named in the credits. Her last television role was as Ms. Windegger in the episode "Wenn Steine sprechen" speak of the crime scene series, which sendet in 1972.

In February 1970, she celebrated her 85th birthday with friends from Platzl,

She died in December 1971 aged 86 and was buried on December 23 in cemetery Munich East. Bally Prell sang at the memorial service

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