Helene Weigel

Helene Weigel (12 May 1900 – 6 May 1971)^[1] was an Austrian actor and artistic director.^[2] She was the second wife of Bertolt Brecht until he died in 1956. They had two children.

Helene Weigel
Weigel in 1967, as "Mother" in Bertolt Brecht's play The Mother
Born	Helene Weigel (1900-05-12)12 May 1900 Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	6 May 1971(1971-05-06) (aged 70) East Berlin, East Germany
Resting place	Dorotheenstadt Cemetery, East Berlin, East Germany
Occupations	Actor Artistic director
Spouse	Bertolt Brecht ​ ​ (m. 1930; died 1956)​
Children	2

She was best known for creating several Brecht roles, including: Pelagea Vlassova, The Mother of 1932; Antigone in Brecht's version of the Greek tragedy; Señora Carrar in Señora Carrar's Rifles; and Mother Courage.