 Ruth Berlau

Ruth Berlau (24 August 1906, Charlottenlund – 15 January 1974 in East Berlin) was a Danish actress, director, photographer and writer, known for her collaboration with Bertolt Brecht and for founding the Bertolt-Brecht-Archiv in Berlin.Born to a merchant family, she learned French at a convent school, but had to drop out due to a pregnancy at the age of thirteen.