Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Acting•Born July 17, 1925 (age 100)•Wrocław, Poland
Biography
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch is a German born Jewish cellist and a surviving member of the Women's Orchestra in Auschwitz. She and her sister Renate were sent to Auschwitz in December 1943 on separate prison trains. During the Belsen Trial which took place from September to November 1945 Anita testified against among others the camp commandant Josef Kramer, camp doctor Fritz Klein and deputy camp commandant Franz Hössler who were all sentenced to death and hanged that year.
Known For
The Commandant's Shadow
2024•Movie•
7.2
The Last Musician of Auschwitz
2025•Movie•
8.0
Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz
2013•Movie•
6.5
Music, War and Revolution
2018•TV Series•
9.0
Belsen: Our Story
2020•Movie•
7.0
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
2013•Movie•
7.1
Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz
2022•Movie
We Want the Light
2004•Movie
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 17, 1925
Place of BirthWrocław, Poland
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