German actresses who were born in 1947
Here are 17 famous actresses from Germany were born in 1947:
Birgitta Tolksdorf
Birgitta Tolksdorf (December 9, 1947 Germany-) is a German actor.
She began her acting career in 1970 and has since starred in numerous films and television series. Some of her notable roles include "Die alten Köche" (1976-1978), "Tatort" (1987-2000), and "Küstenwache" (1997-2005). In addition to her acting work, Tolksdorf has also worked as a voice-over artist, dubbing foreign films and series into German. She is known for her distinctive voice and has lent it to many popular characters, including Mrs. Doubtfire in the German dub of the film of the same name. Throughout her career, Tolksdorf has received critical acclaim for her performances and has been nominated for several awards, including the German Television Award for Best Actress.
Andrea Rau
Andrea Rau (October 31, 1947 Stuttgart-) also known as Andrea Rau or Andrea Rau-Köhler is a German actor and film producer.
She began her acting career in the late 1960s and appeared in numerous films throughout the 1970s. Some of her notable roles include "Deadlock" (1970), "The Garden in the Sea" (1971), "The Godfather's Friend" (1972), and "The Laughing Woman" (1975). In addition to her acting career, Rau also worked as a film producer for several films in the 1980s and 1990s. She has been married twice and has two children. Rau is also known for her work as an animal rights activist and has been involved in several campaigns to promote animal welfare.
Ursula Cantieni
Ursula Cantieni (December 5, 1947 Zürich-) is a German actor.
She began her acting career in the 1970s, performing on stage and in small roles in TV shows and films before becoming a well-known face on German and Swiss television in the 1990s. She is best known for her lead role in the Swiss crime series "Wachtmeister Studer." Cantieni has also appeared in a number of popular German TV shows, including "Tatort" and "Der Bulle von Tölz." Outside of her work on screen, Cantieni is also a noted voice actress, having lent her voice to characters in a number of animated films and television shows. She has received several awards for her work, including the Swiss Film Prize and the Bavarian TV Award.
Barbara Schöne
Barbara Schöne (May 19, 1947 Berlin-) is a German actor. She has one child, Florian-John.
Barbara Schöne began her acting career in the late 1960s, appearing in various German television series and films. She gained popularity in the 1970s with her roles in the TV series "Zwei himmlische Töchter" and "PS - Geschichten ums Auto".
Throughout her career, Schöne has played a wide range of characters, from drama to comedy, and has worked with some of the most renowned German directors. She has also performed in several theater productions, including at the Munich Kammerspiele and the Frankfurt Opera.
In addition to her acting career, Schöne has also worked as a voice actress, a dubbing director and a writer. She has translated children's books from English to German, and published several books of her own, including a memoir about her experiences growing up in Berlin during the post-war years.
Despite having one child, Schöne has kept her personal life private, rarely speaking about her family in interviews. She continues to act, write and dub films and TV shows to this day.
Jane Hempel
Jane Hempel (July 29, 1947 Berlin-) is a German actor.
She began her career on stage and appeared in numerous theater productions before transitioning to television and film. Hempel is best known for her roles in the films "The Tin Drum" (1979) and "Wings of Desire" (1987), both directed by acclaimed German director Wim Wenders. In addition to her acting work, Hempel has also been involved in human rights activism and charitable causes. She has worked with organizations such as Amnesty International and is a supporter of various environmental causes. Hempel continues to work in the entertainment industry, and her contributions to German cinema have earned her critical acclaim and a dedicated fanbase.
Isabelle Carlson
Isabelle Carlson (July 17, 1947 Freiburg im Breisgau-) is a German actor.
Isabelle Carlson was born and raised in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. She began her acting career in the 1970s and has appeared in numerous German films, television shows, and stage productions. Some of her notable roles include "Das Boot" (1981), "The Inheritors" (1998), and "Tatort" (1970-). Carlson has also been recognized for her work as a voice actor, providing dubbing for foreign films and television shows. In addition to acting, she is a passionate advocate for environmental causes and has been involved in various conservation efforts throughout her career.
Rita Leska
Rita Leska (August 31, 1947 Bottrop-) is a German actor.
Rita Leska began her career in the 1970s, appearing in several German television dramas and films. She is known for her versatile acting skills and has portrayed a variety of characters in her acting career. Her notable roles include the comedy film "Die Supernasen" (1983) and the drama film "Oh Gott, Herr Pfarrer" (1989). Rita has also performed on stage, starring in various plays in German theaters. In addition to her acting career, she has worked as a translator, translating scripts from English to German for German television productions. Rita continues to work in the entertainment industry and remains a beloved figure in German television and film.
Regina Beyer
Regina Beyer (June 13, 1947 Berlin-) is a German actor.
She started studying acting at a young age, and made her debut on stage at the age of 18. Beyer has acted in numerous TV shows, films, and theater productions, and is well-known for her performances in popular German TV series like "Tatort" and "Polizeiinspektion 1". She has received many accolades for her acting, including a Bambi award and the German Cross of Merit. Beyer is also actively involved in social and political causes, and has served as a member of the German parliament since 2013.
Susanne Beck
Susanne Beck (August 23, 1947 Hamburg-) is a German actor.
She is best known for her work in German television and film, including her role in the long-running crime drama "Tatort". Beck began her acting career in the 1960s and achieved her breakthrough with the film "Die Halbstarken" in 1956. She has since appeared in numerous films and TV shows, earning critical acclaim for her performances. Outside of acting, Beck is also known for her work in the cultural and social spheres, particularly her involvement with organizations promoting gender equality and women's rights. She has been recognized for her contributions to these causes with several awards and honors.
Stella Mooney
Stella Mooney (October 17, 1947 Ingolstadt-) also known as Stella Moony, Stella Mooney-Schell or Stella Knöferle is a German actor.
She started her acting career in the early 1970s and has appeared in a number of films and TV shows. Some of her notable works include "The Tin Drum" (1979), "Sommergäste" (1988), and "Alles Lüge" (1992).
Mooney is also a voice actor and has dubbed for numerous foreign films and TV shows into German, including "The Big Lebowski," "The Sopranos," and "Sex and the City." She has also worked as a theater actress and has been associated with Munich Kammerspiele for several years.
Apart from her acting career, Mooney is known for her involvement in various charitable organizations. She has supported breast cancer research and has also been associated with organizations like Médecins Sans Frontières and UNICEF.
Uta Schorn
Uta Schorn (January 13, 1947 Augsburg-Göggingen-) is a German actor.
She first started her career on stage at theaters such as the Theater Recklinghausen and the Deutsches Nationaltheater in Weimar before transitioning to television in the 1980s. Schorn is best known for her role as Ingrid van Bergen in the German soap opera "In aller Freundschaft," which she played for over 20 years. She has also appeared in numerous other TV series and films, including "Tatort," "Polizeiruf 110," and "Die Pfefferkörner." In addition to her acting work, Schorn has written two autobiographies and is a strong advocate for animal rights.
Jenny Grollmann
Jenny Grollmann (February 5, 1947 Hamburg-August 9, 2006 Berlin) also known as Jenny Gröllmann was a German actor. She had two children, Jeanne Gröllmann and Anna Maria Mühe.
Jenny Gröllmann started her career as a theater actor in Leipzig in the 1970s. She later moved to Berlin and appeared in various German TV series and films. Her notable film roles include "Solo Sunny" (1980) and "Einzug ins Paradies" (1987). She won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the German Film Awards for her role in "Einzug ins Paradies". In addition to her acting career, she was also a political activist and was involved in promoting the arts and culture in East Germany. She passed away in 2006 after a long battle with cancer.
Ingrid Steeger
Ingrid Steeger (April 1, 1947 Berlin-) a.k.a. Ingrid Anita Stengert is a German actor and pornographic film actor.
Ingrid Steeger began her acting career in the 1960s and appeared in a number of popular German films and television shows, including the comedy series "Klimbim". In the 1970s, she transitioned to starring in erotic films, gaining notoriety for her roles in several popular sexploitation films such as "Die Stewardessen" and "Lass jucken, Kumpel". Steeger's willingness to appear nude on camera and her open attitude towards sexuality made her a controversial figure in German entertainment at the time. Despite this controversy, she remained popular with audiences into the 1980s, continuing to work in film and television until her retirement in the early 2000s.
Anne Wiazemsky
Anne Wiazemsky (May 14, 1947 Berlin-) a.k.a. Princess Anne Wiazemsky is a German actor and novelist.
Anne Wiazemsky was born to a French-Polish family in Berlin during the aftermath of World War II. She grew up in both France and Switzerland, and at the age of 18, she made her film debut in Robert Bresson's "Au Hasard Balthazar" (1966). She went on to act in a number of French New Wave films, such as Jean-Luc Godard's "La Chinoise" (1967) and "Weekend" (1967).
Aside from her acting career, Wiazemsky was also a writer. She published her first novel, "Canines," in 1993, and went on to write several more books, including a memoir about her time with Godard called "Un An Après" (One Year Later) in 2015.
Wiazemsky was married to Godard from 1967 to 1979, and the two collaborated on several films together. After their divorce, she remarried and continued to act in films until her death in 2017 at the age of 70.
Caroline van Gastel
Caroline van Gastel (March 4, 1947 Mannheim-) also known as Caroline Van Gastel is a German actor. She has one child, Jenne Decleir.
Caroline van Gastel began her acting career in the early 1970s and quickly became known for her versatile performances. She has acted in a variety of genres, including drama, comedy, and action films. Over the course of her career, van Gastel has worked with some of the biggest names in the German film industry and has won critical acclaim for her performances.
Aside from her work in film, van Gastel has also had a successful career on stage, including performances in productions of plays by Shakespeare and Chekhov. In addition, she has appeared in a number of popular television series, including Tatort and Derrick.
Van Gastel's personal life has been relatively private, but she has spoken publicly about her commitment to social causes, including environmental activism and animal rights. She has also been involved in efforts to support refugees and immigrants in Germany.
Marlies Dräger
Marlies Dräger (July 22, 1947 Heilbad Heiligenstadt-) also known as Marlies Draeger, Marlis Draeger or Marlis Dräger is a German actor.
She is best known for her role as Gaby in the 1970s crime drama television series "Derrick". Marlies Dräger began her acting career in the early 1960s, and appeared in a number of popular German films and television shows throughout the following decades. She has also done voice-over work for animations and children's programs. In addition to her acting work, Marlies Dräger is also a successful singer and has released several albums over the course of her career. Throughout her years in the entertainment industry, she has received numerous awards and honors for her contributions to German television and film.
Christine Schild
Christine Schild (December 1, 1947 Cologne-) is a German actor.
Christine Schild began her acting career in theater and made her film debut in 1971 with the movie "Katzelmacher". She has also appeared in popular German TV shows such as "Tatort" and "Polizeiinspektion 1". In addition to her acting work, Schild has been involved in teaching drama and has worked as a voice actress. She has won several awards for her acting including the Adolf Grimme Award and Bavarian TV Award. Outside of her acting career, Schild is also known for her activism and involvement in political causes.