Johanna Hofer (born Johanna Therese Stern; 30 July 1896 – 30 June 1988) was a German film actress. She appeared in 34 films between 1926 and 1982.
Biography Hofer was born in Berlin. She was the daughter of engineer and later director of AEG Georg Stern and his wife Lisbeth (née Schmidt), who was the younger sister of artist Käthe Kollwitz. Hofer's younger sisters were dancer Katta Sterna and actress Maria Matray. Hofer's father was Jewish and her mother was Lutheran. In 1932, Hofer and her husband, Austrian actor Fritz Kortner, left Germany and lived in Switzerland, then Austria and the United Kingdom, before settling in the United States in 1938. In 1941, the couple moved from New York City to Los Angeles.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1926 Die Schwester vom Roten Kreuz – Ein Lebenslauf 1927 Die Ausgestoßenen Frau des Gefangenen 1943 Above Suspicion Frau Kleist Hitler's Madman Frau Magda Bauer Uncredited1945 Hotel Berlin Frau Plottke Uncredited1949 The Last Illusion Lina 1951 The Lost One Frau Hermann 1952 Toxi Grossmutter Helene 1956 Before Sundown Frau Peters, Inkens Mutter 1957 The Big Chance Großmutter Degner A Farewell to Arms Mrs. Zimmerman 1958 A Song Goes Round the World Frau von Hilden 1959 Dubrowsky Maria Jegorowna 1973 Frau Minkwitz TV film The Pedestrian Frau Bergedorf 1976 Derrick Frau Balte Season 3, Episode 7: "Kein schöner Sonntag"1980 Groß und Klein Alte 1981 Possession Heinrich's Mother 1982 Veronika Voss Alte Frau
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