Maria Peschek
Peschek in 2019
Born12 August 1953 (1953-08-12)
Weng, Landshut, Bavaria, West Germany
Died8 June 2023 (2023-06-09) (aged 69)

Maria Peschek (12 August 1953 – 8 June 2023) was a German comedian, actress and playwright.

Life and career

Born in Weng, Bavaria, Peschek grew up in Munich, and graduated in acting from the Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts.[1][2] After several character roles on stage and on TV series, she had her breakout in 1985, when she ranked second in the Scharfrichterbeil cabaret contest playing the Ratschkathl character Paula Pirschl.[1][3] Since then she successfully played the character in cabaret, radio and television shows, notably becoming a regular in the Bayerischer Rundfunk show Radiospitzen.[1] On stage, she was mainly associated with the Tams Theatre in Munich, for which she often served as a playwright and an actress.[1] In 2003, she formed the comedy duo "Beppi and Charli" with actress Annette Spola.[1]

During her career Peschek was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, notably a Schwabing Art Prize, a Bayerischer Poetentaler, a Dieter Hildebrandt Prize and an Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis.[1][4] She died of heart attack on 8 June 2023, at the age of 69.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hochkeppel, Oliver (9 June 2023). "Die Kabarettistin Maria Peschek ist tot". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 Fuchs, Sebastian (10 June 2023). "Kabarettistin und Schauspielerin Maria Peschek im Alter von 69 Jahren gestorben". Die Tageszeitung (in German). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Faaß, Michael (9 June 2023). "Kabarettistin Maria Peschek überraschend gestorben". Idowa (in German). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Turmschreiber, Münchner (9 June 2023). "Wir verneigen uns vor Maria Peschek!". Münchner Turmschreibern (in German). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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