still very much alive, she took the lead as "Pelagea Vlassova" in Die Mutter ("The Mother") in the playwright's own production at the "Deutsches Theater". Other roles for which Meyer is remembered include that of "Lyubov Ranevskaya", the lynch pin character in The Cherry Orchard, Mrs. Alving in Ibsen's Ghosts and the title role in Helmut Baierl's "Mrs. Flinz". There were many more major character roles, generally from the more serious end of the theatrical canon. Lotte Meyer returned to Dresden in 1967, meaning that her career had both its beginnings and its endings at the Dresden State Theatre (Staatstheater). This was also where her father had enjoyed his greatest comedic stage triumphs. She remained closely involved with the Dresden theatre till shortly before her death. She was much loved by comrade thespians, and during the immediate run-up to the changes which heralded the beginnings of a democratic East German state and then, half a year later, reunification, Meyer's apartment was used as a meeting point for many members of the "Dresden ensemble" community. Her home was also the scene of various round-table-style meetings, discussing art, politics and the methodologies of the theatrical profession, with a focus on how the situation in East Germany might be changed. Participants included Meyer's own grandchildren and frequently also took place in the presence of her most important friend, the Dresden artist Christoph Wetzel. Her stage appearances during this later stage in her career tended still to focus on "character roles" such as Marthe Bull ("Mother") in Kleist's The Broken Jug. It was only towards the very end of her career that Meyer took on some significant film roles, notably in "Die gestundete Zeit" (loosely, "Time deferred"), a film for television directed in 1989 by Bernd Böhlich. She also appeared two years later in Böhlich's "Kein Wort Einsamkeit" (loosely, "Not a word about loneliness"), another television. Her final film appearance came only in late 1991 or early 1992, by which time she had died. This time she featured in Ula Stöckl rendition of "Das alte Lied" ("The Old Song"). Lotte Meyer died in Dresden. Her ashes were laid to rest at the city's Urnenhain Tolkewitz garden of rest. Awards (selection) References German stage actresses German film actresses Actors from Bremen Actors from Dresden 1909 births 1991 deaths