Johanna Franul von Weißenthurn

Johanna Franul von Weißenthurn (16 February 1773 – 17 May 1845)[1] was a German actress and playwright.

[2] Johanna Franul von Weißenthurn was born on 16 February 1773 in Koblenz, Germany.

[3] The kind of characters she chose, and the way she expressed her emotions at the stage made her “an international celebrity.”[1] She wrote many plays, and known for staging “popular sentimental family drama.”[4] She was also the author of numerous comedies and romantic dramas.

[7] In 1791 she married Alois Franul von Weißenthurn (1759–1817).

[6] She was one of the prolific dramatists, who used to supply wealth of scripts, and new plays to meet the "demand for the large number of performances".