German film comedian of the 1910s, discoverd by director Franz Hofer
Older sister of actress Grete Weixler.
Her addiction to morphine brought her in a sanatorium. At the height of her career she hang herself in the sanatorium at the age of 24.
Within no time Dorrit Weixler became so popular that her name was a crowd-puller and the movie title oriented by her name.
The actress Dorrit Weixler belonged to the most popular movie actresses of the 10's - often in movies directed by Franz Hofer - but today she is more or less fallen into oblivion today.
During a theater performance in 1916 it became visible for the first time for the public that Dorrit Weixler had problems in her private life when she collapsed on stage.