Friederike Caroline Neuber

Friederike Caroline Neuber
A posthumous (1898) depiction of Neuber
Born	Friederike Caroline Weissenborn (1697-03-09)9 March 1697 Reichenbach im Vogtland, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died	30 November 1760(1760-11-30) (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]