Second wife of German playwright Bertolt Brecht, appeared in many of his productions with the Berliner Ensemble. Also known as Helene Brecht-Weigel.
Mother of Stefan Brecht and Barbara Berg and grandmother of Johanna Schall. Mother-in-law of Ekkehard Schall (Barbara Berg's husband).
She was born 12 May 1900 in Vienna, Austria and died 6 May 1971 in Berlin, Germany.