Nelly Weissel


Nelly Weissel was a Uruguayan actress and director. She was a cast member of the :es:Comedia Nacional|Comedia Nacional.

Early life

Nelly Weissel was born in Montevideo to Leopoldo Weissel Hefele and Luisa Urbin, a family of Austrian, Spanish and Italian descent.. Nelly completed her primary school at the Deutsche Schule in Montevideo, where she did not learn German. She also wrote a weekly column for :es:La Mañana |La Mañana. Weissel also married the celebrated Uruguayan artist :es:Juan Fernando Vieytes Pérez|Juan Fernando Vieytes Pérez.

Career

Nelly's debut into the theatre world was with the prize-winning “Gabriela” played by the famous theatre group ‘El Tinglado’, fuelled by this success, Weissel went on to create her own, later highly acclaimed, theatre company called “La Escena” with the first major play being They Came to a City by Priestley. During this period, Weissel played acclaimed roles in plays including No Exit by Satre, Tea and Sympathy by Robert Anderson and :es:Rodolfo Usigli|Corona de Sombras by Rodolfo Usigli.
In 1961, Weissel joined the most prestigious theatre in Uruguay, :es:Comedia Nacional|Comedia Nacional, where she played her unforgettable role in :en:Long Day's Journey into Night|Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O’Neill. She played her role alongside the also celebrated Uruguayan Actor, Alberto Candeau, She later won the 1961 award for ‘Best Actress’
. Later, Nelly had a temporary break after an episode of her personal life forced her to stay away for a while
, but she re-joined the cast of the :es:Comedia Nacional|Comedia Nacional in 1972, and remained until 1990.

Plays from her Career