German actresses who were born in 1955
Here are 9 famous actresses from Germany were born in 1955:
Irene Clarin
Irene Clarin (May 16, 1955 Munich-) is a German actor. She has one child, Viviane Elisa Maria Clarin.
Irene Clarin started her acting career in 1978, appearing in the German TV series "Tatort". Since then, she has appeared in numerous movies and TV shows, including "Kalt ist der Abendhauch", "The Old Fox", "SOKO 5113", and "Eine Liebe in Afrika".
Aside from acting, Clarin is also a trained singer and has performed in various musical productions, including "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Les Misérables".
In addition to her work in film and theater, Clarin is also an advocate for animal rights and has been involved in several campaigns to promote animal welfare.
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Sabine von Maydell
Sabine von Maydell (October 9, 1955 Baden-Baden-) is a German actor and voice actor. She has two children, Oona Von Maydell and Davide-Lino Rudolph.
Sabine von Maydell began her career in acting during the 70s and 80s, appearing in various film and television productions. She is best known for her voice-over work, having provided the German dubbing for several Hollywood stars such as Jodie Foster, Glenn Close, and Sigourney Weaver.
Aside from acting, von Maydell has also worked as a translator, having translated several books from English to German. She is also an accomplished writer, having published her first novel in 2018 titled "Hoch oben wartet die Sonne".
In addition to her creative work, von Maydell is also a political activist, having supported various environmental and human rights causes. She is a member of several organizations including Greenpeace and Amnesty International.
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Susanne Uhlen
Susanne Uhlen (January 17, 1955 Potsdam-) also known as Sussane Uhlen is a German actor.
She is known for her work in both German and international films, as well as on television. Uhlen began her acting career in the early 1970s, appearing in several German TV series and films. She gained wider recognition in the 1980s for her work in the acclaimed German film "Die Grosse Flatter" (The Big Bird Cage), which earned her critical praise for her performance.
Uhlen has also acted in several international productions, including the French film "Quelques jours avec moi" (A Few Days with Me) and the American film "Enemies: A Love Story". Over the course of her career, she has won several awards for her acting, including the Bavarian Film Award and the Adolf Grimme Award.
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Ute Christensen
Ute Christensen (December 21, 1955 Neubrandenburg-) is a German actor.
She grew up in East Germany and studied acting at the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst "Ernst Busch" in Berlin. After graduation, she worked as a theater actress in Berlin and Leipzig. In the late 1980s, she began appearing in films, with her breakthrough role coming in 1990 in the film "The Tango Player". She has since appeared in many German films and TV shows, including "Tatort" and "Der Bulle von Tölz". In addition to her acting career, she has also worked as a voice actor, dubbing foreign films and TV shows into German.
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Doris Dörrie
Doris Dörrie (May 26, 1955 Hanover-) also known as Doris Dorrie is a German film director, screenwriter, author, film producer, actor and television director. Her child is called Carla Weindler.
Doris Dörrie studied at the University of the Pacific, the San Francisco State University, and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich where she earned a Ph.D. in Romance languages. Her career in the film industry began in the 1980s and she has since directed over 30 films, both feature-length and short films. Some of her notable works include "Men...," "Enlightenment Guaranteed," and "Cherry Blossoms."
Aside from filmmaking, Dörrie is also a celebrated author and has written over 20 novels, short stories, and children's books. In addition, she has received numerous awards for her work in writing and filmmaking including the Bavarian Film Awards and German Film Awards.
Doris Dörrie is an advocate for various social and environmental causes and is involved with organizations like UNICEF and Greenpeace. She also teaches filmmaking and has held positions as a visiting professor at various universities in the United States and Europe.
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Nina Hagen
Nina Hagen (March 11, 1955 East Berlin-) a.k.a. Catherina Hagen, Hagen, Nina, Nina Catharina Hagen or Catharina "Nina" Hagen is a German singer and actor. Her children are called Cosma Shiva Hagen and Otis Chevallier-Hagen.
Nina Hagen is known for her unique vocal style and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including punk, new wave, and opera. She began her career in the late 1970s as the lead singer of the band Nina Hagen Band. She later pursued a solo career, releasing a string of successful albums such as NunSexMonkRock, Fearless, and Revolution Ballroom.
In addition to music, Nina Hagen has also pursued acting. She has appeared in a number of films, including Cha Cha, Kamikaze 1989, and A Trick of the Light. She has also worked on stage productions, including a production of Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera.
Nina Hagen is also known for her activism and outspoken views on a variety of social and political issues. She has been a strong advocate for animal rights, vegetarianism, and environmental causes. She has also spoken out against totalitarianism and censorship, drawing on her own experiences growing up in East Germany.
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Renan Demirkan
Renan Demirkan (June 12, 1955 Ankara-) is a German writer and actor.
She was born in Ankara, Turkey, to a Turkish mother and a German father, but grew up in Germany. Demirkan studied acting at the Otto Falckenberg School of Performing Arts in Munich, and later worked as a stage actress in various theaters across Germany. In addition to her acting career, she has published several novels and plays, including "Eine Liebe in Istanbul" and "Der letzte Harem". Demirkan's works often deal with themes of identity and cultural clashes, reflecting her own experience as a member of the Turkish-German community in Germany.
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Gerburg Jahnke
Gerburg Jahnke (January 18, 1955 Oberhausen-) a.k.a. Misfits or Missfits is a German comedian, actor and screenwriter.
As a student, Gerburg Jahnke was highly involved in theatre groups and cultural events. She later became a member of the feminist cabaret group "Lila Eule" and toured with them throughout Germany. In 1985, she co-founded the comedy duo "Missfits" with fellow comedian Stephanie Überall, and they went on to perform in numerous shows and TV programs. Jahnke is also known for her solo comedy performances, one of which won the prestigious German cabaret award "Salzburger Stier" in 1994. Alongside her successful career in comedy, Jahnke has also acted in TV series such as "Tatort" and "Stromberg", and written screenplays for various TV shows and movies. She is highly regarded for her contributions to German comedy and her commitment to promoting and supporting female comedians.
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Petra Gerster
Petra Gerster (January 25, 1955 Worms-) otherwise known as Gerster is a German actor.
Petra Gerster is actually a German journalist and news presenter. She studied journalism, theatre, and modern German literature at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. After completing her studies, she worked for various radio and television stations before joining ZDF (a German public-service television broadcaster) in 1986. At ZDF, she worked as a presenter on a number of news programs including heute-journal, heute-nacht, heute-Spezial, and heute.
Over the years, Gerster has covered several major news events including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War, and the 2008 and 2012 US presidential elections. She has also interviewed several world leaders including former US President Barack Obama and Angela Merkel, the current Chancellor of Germany.
Aside from her work as a journalist, Gerster is also the author of several books including "Allein unter Emanzen" (Alone Among Feminists) and "Frauen bewegen die Welt" (Women Move the World). In addition, she is a member of the board of trustees of the Children's Cancer Aid Foundation and the German Foundation for World Population.
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