After her marriage to Hans Bertram had failed, she fled to East Germany, which was quite unusual at that time, to avoid a battle over custody for her daughter Barbara.
Former mother-in-law of Charly Steinberger.
Fourth child of Augustin Schreck, an opera singer and industrial, and his wife Luise Frieda.
Grandmother of Florian and Christopher Steinberger and/or Uhlen.
Made her stage debut at the Schauspielhaus Bochum (1936).
Niece of Max Schreck
Was married six times.
Wrote three autobiographies: "Mein Glashaus. Roman meines Lebens" (1978), "Meine Droge ist das Leben" (1993) and "Umarmungen und Enthüllungen. Collagen eines Lebens" (2002).