Dagmar Koller

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Dagmar Koller
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Dagmar Koller (2011)
Born (1939-08-26) 26 August 1939 (age 84)
Klagenfurt, Nazi Germany (present day Austria)

Dagmar Koller (born 26 August 1939) is an Austrian actress and singer.

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Life

Born in Klagenfurt, she is recognized as the leading German language musical singer. She married Austrian journalist and politician, Helmut Zilk, in 1978, and became the first lady of Vienna while he served as mayor. During this time she maintained her career, playing the roles of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Dulcinea in Man of La Mancha , while also hosting her own television show. As First Lady of Vienna she received such international luminaries as Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, Plácido Domingo, and American First Lady, Nancy Reagan. She is credited with having saved her husband's life after a letter bomb explosion in their private residence.[ citation needed ]

Award

She was given an award in 2015. [1]

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References

  1. "Dagmar Koller erhält Großes Ehrenzeichen". wien.orf.at (in German). 29 April 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2024.