Johanna von Koczian

Johanna von Koczian was an Austrian-German actress. She grew up in Salzburg where Gustaf Gründgens offered her a role at the 1951 Salzburg Festival, and she played at several German theatres. She had her first film role in the 1957 film Victor and Victoria, and her breakthrough a year later in Wir Wunderkinder which earned her a German Film Award. She was named "the German Audrey Hepburn" then. She appeared in many films, also on television, became popular again as a singer with the 1977 hit "Das bißchen Haushalt", presented television series and authored books for children and youths. She returned to the stage for comedies such as Glorious!, performed with great success in Berlin in 2010.