Marthe Keller facts for kids
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Marthe Keller
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Keller at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
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| Born | 28 January 1945 Basel, Switzerland
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| Occupation | Actress, opera director |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Partner(s) | Philippe de Broca (1968–1972) |
| Children | 1 |
Marthe Keller (born on January 28, 1945) is a famous Swiss actress. She is well-known for her role in the movie Marathon Man (1976). For this role, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
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Marthe Keller's Career
Early Life and Acting Start
When Marthe Keller was a child, she studied ballet. However, she had a skiing accident at age 16 and had to stop. After that, she decided to become an actress. She began working in theaters in Berlin, like the Schiller Theater and the Berliner Ensemble.
Film Roles
Marthe Keller's first movie appearances were in Funeral in Berlin (1966) and a German film called Wilder Reiter GmbH (1967). In the 1970s, she acted in many French movies.
Her most famous American films include Marathon Man (1976). In this movie, she played the girlfriend of Dustin Hoffman and earned a Golden Globe nomination. She also starred in Black Sunday (1977). In this film, she played a character who leads an attack on the Super Bowl.
Keller also acted with Al Pacino in the romantic drama Bobby Deerfield (1977). She later worked with William Holden in Billy Wilder's movie Fedora (1978). After 1978, Marthe Keller mostly worked in European films. One of her later films was Dark Eyes (1987), where she acted with Marcello Mastroianni.
In April 2016, she was chosen to be the head of the jury for the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. This is a very important film festival.
Theatre Performances
In 2001, Marthe Keller performed on Broadway in a play called Judgment at Nuremberg. She played the role of Mrs. Bertholt. For this performance, she was nominated for a Tony Award, which is a very important award for theater actors.
Opera Work
Besides acting in movies and plays, Marthe Keller also has a career in classical music. She works as a speaker and an opera director. She has performed the speaking part of Joan of Arc in a musical story called Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher many times. She has also directed several operas, including Dialogues des Carmélites and Lucia di Lammermoor. In 2004, she directed Don Giovanni at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, which is a very famous opera house.
Personal Life
Marthe Keller has one son named Alexandre, who was born in 1972. His father is the director Philippe de Broca. She also had relationships with director Claude Lelouch and actor Al Pacino.
Images for kids
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Marthe Keller in Monte Carlo in 1975
See also
In Spanish: Marthe Keller para niños
