Uschi Glas
Acting
Biography
Uschi Glas is a German actress. She rose to fame in 1966 as Apanatschi in the youth film *Winnetou und das Halbblut Apanatschi* and achieved her breakthrough as a screen star in 1968, playing the female lead in the socially critical comedy *Zur Sache, Schätzchen* by filmmaker May Spils. In the 1980s, Glas became a popular leading actress in widely watched German television series. In the 2010s, she appeared in a comedic supporting role in several installments of the successful *Fack ju Göhte* film franchise. Particularly during the 1970s and 1980s, she was also active in theater. Glas has received numerous awards; she is the founder of the charitable organization *Brotzeit* and remains actively engaged in sociopolitical causes beyond her work with the charity.
