The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Müller, Sophie

MÜLLER, Sophie, a German actress, born in Mannheim in 1803, died at Hietzing, near Vienna, June 20, 1830. She was a daughter of the actor Karl Müller (1783-1837), and appeared on the Carlsruhe stage in her 15th year. In 1821 she went to Munich, and in 1822 was engaged at the court theatre of Vienna, acquiring the reputation of one of the most distinguished tragedians of her day. She also became reader to the empress of Austria. Her biography, by Mailath, was published at Vienna in 1832.