Friederike Caroline Neuber | |
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 A posthumous (1898) depiction of Neuber | |
| Born | Friederike Caroline Weissenborn 9 March 1697 Reichenbach im Vogtland, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 30 November 1760 (aged 63) near Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
| Resting place | Leubener Cemetery in Dresden |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, theatre Director, actor-manager |
| Years active | 1718–1748 |
| Spouse | Johann Neuber |
Friederike Caroline Neuber, née Friederike Caroline Weissenborn, also known as Friedericke Karoline Neuber, Frederika Neuber, Karoline Neuber, Carolina Neuber, Frau Neuber, and Die Neuberin (9 March 1697 – 30 November 1760), was a German actress and theatre director. She is considered one of the most famous actresses and actor-managers in the history of the German theatre, "influential in the development of modern German theatre."[1] Neuber also worked to improve the social and artistic status of German actors and actresses, emphasizing naturalistic technique.[2] During a time when theatrical managers in Germany were predominantly men, Caroline Neuber stands out in history as a remarkably ambitious woman who, during her 25-year career, was able to alter theatrical history, elevating the status of German theatre alongside of Germany's most important male theatrical leaders at the time, such as "her actor-manager husband Johann, the popular stage fool Johann Müller, the major actor of the next generation Johann Schönemann, the multi-talented newcomer Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, and principally, their de facto Dramaturg, Johann Gottsched."[3]