Helene Weigel was born on May 12, 1900 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. She is known for her work on Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (1961), Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar (1953) and Frau Flinz (1962). She was married to Bertolt Brecht. She died on May 6, 1971 in East Berlin, East Germany.
