Margot Ebert


Margot Elisabeth Ebert was a German actress, presenter, dancer, entertainer and writer.

Life

Margot Ebert grew up in the great northern port city of Hamburg, but her first stage engagement took place in Erfurt. In 1952 she became one of the first presenters on her new country's recently founded DFF, working on numerous broadcasts from the purpose-built Adlershof television centre. She also took roles in various popular television dramas and was several times voted a "Television favourite" by viewers in the annual :de:Fernsehliebling|"Television favourites" poll.
Her annual appearances co-hosting the two-hour Christmas Television song-and-dance extravaganza :de:Zwischen Frühstück und Gänsebraten|"Zwischen Frühstück und Gänsebraten", which was screened between 11.00 and 13.00 on the first day of Christmas, are remembered with particular affection. She co-hosted the show every year between 1957 and 1991, except in 1984, in partnership with :de:Heinz Quermann|Heinz Quermann. She also entertained many fans with her leading role in the :de:Lustspiel|Tragi-comedy television series :de:Maxe Baumann|Maxe Baumann which ran between 1976 and 1982.
Margot Ebert was married to the actor :de:Wilfried Ortmann|Wilfried Ortmann until he died in 1994. She continued to live in Berlin till June 2009 when she unexpectedly took her own life with an overdose of pills.

Filmography


  • 1958: Sie kannten sich alle
  • 1959: Ware für Katalonien
  • 1959: Eine alte Liebe
  • 1960: Liebe auf den letzten Blick
  • 1961: Guten Tag, lieber Tag
  • 1972: Ein Kugelblitz aus Eberswalde
  • 1976: :de:Maxe Baumann|Maxe Baumann: :de:Ferien ohne Ende|Ferien ohne Ende
  • 1976: Krach im Hochhaus
  • 1977: :de:Maxe Baumann|Maxe Baumann: :de:Keine Ferien für Max|Keine Ferien für Max
  • 1978: :de:Maxe Baumann|Maxe Baumann: :de:Max auf Reisen|Max auf Reisen
  • 1978: Hahn im Korb
  • 1979: :de:Maxe Baumann|Maxe Baumann: :de:Überraschung für Max|Überraschung für Max
  • 1980: Der Keiler von Keilsberg
  • 1980: :de:Maxe Baumann|Maxe Baumann: :de:Max in Moritzhagen|Max in Moritzhagen
  • 1981: Mein Vater Alfons
  • 1982: :de:Maxe Baumann|Maxe Baumann: :de:Max bleibt am Ball|Max bleibt am Ball
  • 1983: :de:Polizeiruf 110: Die Spur des 13. Apostels|Polizeiruf 110: Die Spur des 13. Apostels
  • 1987: :de:Ferienheim Bergkristall|Ferienheim Bergkristall, episode 5: So ein Theater
  • 1989: Tierparkgeschichten