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'''Annemarie Jürgens''' (1910 – 1988) was an Argentinian-German stage actress and soprano.
Annemarie was born in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Historische Wohnorte |url=https://wwwalt.phil.hhu.de/frauenarchiv/ddorf/wohnorte/jurgens.html |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=wwwalt.phil.hhu.de}}</ref> She practiced theater arts under the direction of [[Max Reinhardt]] at the Acting School of the German Theater in Berlin<ref>Schauspielschule des deutschen Theaters zu Berlin (Hrsg.): ''Fünfundzwanzig Jahre Schauspielschule des deutschen Theaters zu Berlin, 1905-1930: eine Festschrift''. Privatdruck, Berlin 1930, S. 83.</ref> (German: Schauspielschule des Deutschen Theaters zu Berlin, now the [[Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts|Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch]]), which she graduated from in 1928.<ref>"The Golden Book" - yearbook signed by the graduates of the Reinhardt School / Ernst Busch Hochschule from 1905-1965</ref>
She landed her first big role in [[Bochum]], Germany, and in 1931 she married Hans Graf von Schwerin, another actor, in [[Düsseldorf]]. From 1932 to 1946, she worked with the Düsseldorf Playhouse (German: [[Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus]]), receiving critical enthusiasm especially for her roles as Solveig in “[[Peer Gynt]]”, as Klärchen in “[[Egmont (play)|Egmont]]”, and as Gretchen in “[[Goethe's Faust|Faust]]”.<ref name=":0" />
In 1946, she joined the [[Komische Oper Berlin]], where she worked as a soprano opera singer until her return to Düsseldorf in 1955. She continued her work on stage until 1968, when she had to leave due to her development of [[Parkinson's disease|Parkinson’s Disease]]. She worked as a reciter and theater teacher in Düsseldorf until her death in 1988.<ref name=":0" />
While involved in the Komische Oper, Annemarie was known for her comedic talent alongside her voice. One of her roles was Eurydice in the satirical operetta [[Orpheus in the Underworld]] (German: Orpheus in der Unterwelt) by [[Jacques Offenbach]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmdetails: Der Augenzeuge 1948/137 (1948) |url=https://www.defa-stiftung.de/filme/filme-suchen/der-augenzeuge-1948137/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=www.defa-stiftung.de |language=de-DE}}</ref> She also played the role of Sari in a radio production of The Gypsy Virtuoso (German: [[Der Zigeunerprimas]]) by [[Emmerich Kálmán]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hamburger Archiv für Gesangskunst |url=http://www.vocal-classics.com/product_info.php?info=p1383_k-lm-n---der-zigeunerprimas---die-zirkusprinzessin--2-cds-.html |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=www.vocal-classics.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7rXu9D8ikU |title=Emmerich Kálmán "Der Zigeunerprimas" NWDR Köln 1949 |date=2022-01-31 |last=Addiobelpassato |access-date=2025-07-08 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
Annemarie was born in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Historische Wohnorte |url=https://wwwalt.phil.hhu.de/frauenarchiv/ddorf/wohnorte/jurgens.html |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=wwwalt.phil.hhu.de}}</ref> She practiced theater arts under the direction of [[Max Reinhardt]] at the Acting School of the German Theater in Berlin<ref>Schauspielschule des deutschen Theaters zu Berlin (Hrsg.): ''Fünfundzwanzig Jahre Schauspielschule des deutschen Theaters zu Berlin, 1905-1930: eine Festschrift''. Privatdruck, Berlin 1930, S. 83.</ref> (German: Schauspielschule des Deutschen Theaters zu Berlin, now the [[Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts|Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch]]), which she graduated from in 1928.<ref>"The Golden Book" - yearbook signed by the graduates of the Reinhardt School / Ernst Busch Hochschule from 1905-1965</ref>
She landed her first big role in [[Bochum]], Germany, and in 1931 she married Hans Graf von Schwerin, another actor, in [[Düsseldorf]]. From 1932 to 1946, she worked with the Düsseldorf Playhouse (German: [[Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus]]), receiving critical enthusiasm especially for her roles as Solveig in “[[Peer Gynt]]”, as Klärchen in “[[Egmont (play)|Egmont]]”, and as Gretchen in “[[Goethe's Faust|Faust]]”.<ref name=":0" />
In 1946, she joined the [[Komische Oper Berlin]], where she worked as a soprano opera singer until her return to Düsseldorf in 1955. She continued her work on stage until 1968, when she had to leave due to her development of [[Parkinson's disease|Parkinson’s Disease]]. She worked as a reciter and theater teacher in Düsseldorf until her death in 1988.<ref name=":0" />
While involved in the Komische Oper, Annemarie was known for her comedic talent alongside her voice. One of her roles was Eurydice in the satirical operetta [[Orpheus in the Underworld]] (German: Orpheus in der Unterwelt) by [[Jacques Offenbach]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmdetails: Der Augenzeuge 1948/137 (1948) |url=https://www.defa-stiftung.de/filme/filme-suchen/der-augenzeuge-1948137/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=www.defa-stiftung.de |language=de-DE}}</ref> She also played the role of Sari in a radio production of The Gypsy Virtuoso (German: [[Der Zigeunerprimas]]) by [[Emmerich Kálmán]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hamburger Archiv für Gesangskunst |url=http://www.vocal-classics.com/product_info.php?info=p1383_k-lm-n---der-zigeunerprimas---die-zirkusprinzessin--2-cds-.html |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=www.vocal-classics.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7rXu9D8ikU |title=Emmerich Kálmán "Der Zigeunerprimas" NWDR Köln 1949 |date=2022-01-31 |last=Addiobelpassato |access-date=2025-07-08 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
