Actress, Singer. She began her career as a ballerina, but soon she become a singer and cabaret performer. In the 1940s, she turned to cinema, appearing in over 120 films and TV shows. During the 1970s she gained great popularity in TV series "Three Women in a Grill." But she is remembered for her work in the films of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. She worked with him, ten times before his suicide in 1982. Her Fassbinder credits include "Berlin Alexanderplatz," "Fear Eats the Soul," "Satan's Brew" and "Lili Marleen." She also appeared as herself in the documentary "Fassbinder’s Women." Ms. Also, she starred in Herzog’s masterful "Every Man for Himself and God Against All." She won the Outstanding Achievement by an Actress Award at the German Film Awards for her work in Fassbinder’s "Fear Eats the Soul." That same organization also gave her an Honorary Award for her long contribution to the German film industry.
Actress, Singer. She began her career as a ballerina, but soon she become a singer and cabaret performer. In the 1940s, she turned to cinema, appearing in over 120 films and TV shows. During the 1970s she gained great popularity in TV series "Three Women in a Grill." But she is remembered for her work in the films of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. She worked with him, ten times before his suicide in 1982. Her Fassbinder credits include "Berlin Alexanderplatz," "Fear Eats the Soul," "Satan's Brew" and "Lili Marleen." She also appeared as herself in the documentary "Fassbinder’s Women." Ms. Also, she starred in Herzog’s masterful "Every Man for Himself and God Against All." She won the Outstanding Achievement by an Actress Award at the German Film Awards for her work in Fassbinder’s "Fear Eats the Soul." That same organization also gave her an Honorary Award for her long contribution to the German film industry.
Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
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