Helga Meyer
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| Helga Meyer | |
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| Birth name | Helga D. Meyer |
| Born | 12 February 1942 Germany |
| Origin | Germany and The US |
| Died | 24 March 2000 (aged 58) The US |
| Genres | Opera |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1977–2000 |
Helga D. Meyer (12 February 1942 – 24 March 2000)[1] was a German opera singer. She taught voice at Mary Washington College for many years; in 1977 she was a singer in the opera of Salzburg.[2][3] Meyer died aged 58 of colon cancer[4] in Arlington, Virginia.
Her daughters are Sandra Bullock (born 1964) and Gesine Bullock-Prado (born 1970).[5] At the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010, Bullock won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in The Blind Side, where she thanked her as "Helga B."
[edit] References
- ^ Ancestry of Sandra Bullock
- ^ googlebooks.it
- ^ Helga Bullock: MWC teacher, opera singer, actor's mother. The Free Lance-Star (April 9, 2000), D4-1A.
- ^ Sandra Bullock - Bullock and sister get their colons checked
- ^ Sandra Bullock: 'I have my family'
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