Schlagerstar in mourning: Patrick Lindner says goodbye to close friend

Hit star Patrick Lindner mourns his good friend Waltraut Haas. The movie icon died on Wednesday.

Waltraut Haas (1927-2025) - Find a Grave Memorial

Austrian actress and singer. Waltraut Haas was born on June 9, 1927, in Vienna's Schönbrunn district, the daughter of an elementary school teacher. She was only five years old when her father died. Her mother ran a restaurant in Schönbrunn Palace and earned her living from it. During World War II, Waltraut Haas initially completed an apprenticeship as a tailor at a fashion school, completing her journeyman's examination. After the war, she took …