Topsy Küppers

Topsy Küppers (born 17 August 1931) is an Austrian writer, singer, soubrette, actress and former theatre director of German origin.

Born in Aachen, the foundation stone for Küppers' career as an actress was laid by Ursula Staudte, who taught her according to the so-called Stanislawski principle.

However, according to her own statement, the greatest influence was Trude Hesterberg, who taught her the chanson and its interpretation.

[2] During this time, she fought against misogyny, anti-Semitism and fascism with musical-literary programmes such as Gehackte Zores, Weit von wo and Amoureuses, Scandaleuses, Heiteres und so Weiteres.

[2][5] In early August 2013, Küppers was diagnosed with colon cancer, which she describes as "my unhappiness" and which she dealt with in the identically titled 2014 book.