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Patricia Aulitzky was born on 7 July 1979 in Salzburg, Austria. She is an actress, known for Falco - Verdammt, wir leben noch! (2008), Trakehnerblut (2017) and Lena Lorenz (2015).- Nora began acting in television and film while she was a student at the Berlin Arts University, where she graduated in 2007. She won the Bunte Magazine "New Faces" award for best young German actress in 2009, and received the Max Ophüls Prize for "Most Promising Actress" in January 2010. Nora is a descendant of the famous Martha Elizabeth, Baroness Von Waldstätten, who was Mozart's patroness and protector. The Baroness facilitated Mozart's wedding to his beloved Constanza over his father Leopold's objections, and later became a character in the Austrian musical "Mozart" by Michael Kunze.
- Aglaia Szyszkowitz was born on 11 January 1968 in Graz, Austria. She is an actress, known for Die Wunderübung (2018), Der Todestunnel - Nur die Wahrheit zählt (2005) and Einsatz in Hamburg (2000). She has been married to Marcus Müller since 1992. They have two children.
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Nina Proll was born on 12 January 1974 in Vienna, Austria. She is an actress and writer, known for Anna Fucking Molnar (2017), Nordrand (1999) and On the Other Side of the Bridge (2002). She has been married to Gregor Bloéb since 5 July 2008. They have two children.- Actress
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Hilde Dalik was born on 13 June 1978 in Vienna, Austria. She is an actress, known for Sargnagel - Der Film (2021), Tatort (1970) and Vorstadtweiber (2015).- Miriam Stein was born on 10 May 1988 in Vienna, Austria. She is an actress, known for Four Women and a Funeral (2005), Young Goethe in Love (2010) and Generation War (2013).
- Doris Schretzmayer was born on 31 May 1972 in Tulln an der Donau, Austria. She is an actress, known for Gruber Is Leaving (2015), What to Do in Case of Fire (2001) and Der letzte Zeuge (1998).
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Mirjam Weichselbraun was born on 27 September 1981 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria. She is an actress, known for Dancing Stars (2005), Big Spender (2012) and Die Rosenkönigin (2007).- Actress
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Edita Malovcic was born on 21 January 1978 in Vienna, Austria. She is an actress, known for Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020), Tatort (1970) and Im weißen Rössl - Wehe Du singst! (2013).- Anna Rot is known for Der Fall der Gerti B. (2019), All the Tired Horses (2017) and Blind ermittelt: Die toten Mädchen von Wien (2018).
- Silvia was born and grew up in the countryside of Austria. After having completed her A- Levels at the age of 18, she moved to Vienna where she decided to join the entrance exam for acting at the Conservatory of the City of Vienna. She passed and after four years education and diploma she signed her first contract at the theatre. During the next 7 years several theatre engagements and smaller movie parts followed. In 2008 she was attached to lead in the TV series "Alles was zaehlt" for German Television, which has become a great success. After two years she decided to leave the series in September 2010 to focus on different projects.
- Katrin Lux was born on 25 March 1980 in Kirchdorf an der Krems, Upper Austria, Austria. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Familiensache (2021) and Schnee (2023). She has been married to Guido Lux since August 2013. She was previously married to Sascha Ritt.
- Melanie Kogler was born on 18 April 1985 in Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria. She is an actress, known for Verbotene Liebe (1995), Der Komödienstadel (1959) and SOKO München (1978).
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Nicole Beutler was born on 6 June 1969 in Vienna, Austria. She is an actress, known for Klimt (2006), Bernds Hexe (2002) and Tatort (1970).- Actress
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Romy Schneider was born on 23 September 1938 in Vienna, Austria into a family of actors. Making her film debut at the age of 15, her breakthrough came two years later in the very popular trilogy Sissi (1955). Her mother, supervising her daughter's career, immediately approved Romy's participation in Christine (1958), the remake of Max Ophüls's Playing at Love (1933), where Magda Schneider once starred herself. During the shooting, she fell in love with her co-star Alain Delon and eventually moved with him to Paris. At that time, she started her international career collaborating with famous directors such as Luchino Visconti and Orson Welles. After Delon had broken up with her in 1964, she married Harry Meyen shortly after. Although she gave birth to a boy, David-Christopher, their relationship was difficult, so they divorced in 1975. Being unsatisfied with her personal life, she turned to alcohol and drugs, but her cinematic career -especially in France- remained intact. She was the first actress, receiving the new created César Award as "Best Actress" for her role in That Most Important Thing: Love (1975). Three years later, she was awarded again for A Simple Story (1978). After a short marriage to her former secretary Daniel Biasini, being the father of her daughter Sarah Biasini, she suffered the hardest blow of her life when her son was impaled on a fence in 1981. She never managed to recover from this loss and died on 29 May 1982 in Paris. Although it was suggested she committed suicide caused by an overdose of sleeping pills, she was declared to have died from cardiac arrest.- Actress
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Born in Austria in 1965, Marion Mitterhammer was trained at the Academy for Music and Performing Arts in Graz. She set out her stage career at the Theatre in Baden-Baden and the Salzburg Festival; in Salzburg she worked with directors Jürgen Flimm und Thomas Langhoff. A tour production of Tschechows 'Platonov' followed in 1990, her partner was Götz George. In 1990 and 1991 Marion Mitterhammer also played at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna, where she worked under the direction of, among others, Otto Schenk und Harald Clemen. It was director Bernd Fischerauer who discovered Marion Mitterhammer for television in 1992. She starred as Lotti von Mitzko in the Austrian TV feature 'Der Salzbaron' under Fischerauer's direction, and she received the Austrian Motion Picture Award as best upcoming artist for this performance in 1994. Numerous appearances in popular German and Austrian feature films and TV movies have followed since, e.g. in 'Die Strassen von Berlin', 'Tatort', 'Wie eine Spinne im Netz', 'Schmutzige Wahrheit', 'Kommissar Rex', 'Eine Sünde zuviel', 'Julia (Die Bezirksrichterin)', 'Quintett komplett', 'Die Callboys' and 'Klinik unter Palmen'. In 1999 Marion Mitterhammer performed in two TV features: 'Das Mädchen aus der Torte', directed by Peter Weck, and 'Verbotenes Verlangen', directed by Soltan Spirandelli, where she played the main part. In 2000 she played the lead in Rosamunde Pilcher's 'Zerrissene Herzen' and 'Das Traumschiff' (both directed by Michael Steinke). In 2001 she appeared in the three-part TV feature 'Liebe, Lüge, Leidenschaft' (Regie: Marco Serafini) and in the cinema production 'Verrückt nach Paris'. Her major productions in 2002 were: 'Auch erben will gelernt sein', 'Der Mond im See', 'Held der Gladiatoren' (Jorgo Papavassiliou), and an episode of 'Bella Block'. For the cinema feature 'Böse Zellen' Marion Mitterhammer collaborated with director Barbara Albert (Nordrand). The TV drama 'Gefährliche Gefühle' (Martin Enlen) was shown on the occasion of the Munich Film Festival in the summer of 2003. In 2005 she played the lead in two films for Austrian TV ORF: 'Tor zur Hölle' (Max Gruber) and 'Heaven' (David Schalko). The same year Marion also starred in 'PingPong' (script and director Matthias Luthardt), a feature film which won an invitation to the semaine de la critique at the Cannes Film Festival 2006.
After sojourns in Paris, Naples, and Berlin, Marion Mitterhammer is currently living in Vienna.- Actress
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Sabrina Reiter was born on 5 August 1983 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. She is an actress and director, known for In 3 Tagen bist du tot (2006), Unsere Zeit wird kommen (2017) and In 3 Tagen bist du tot 2 (2008).- Actress
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Elisabeth Lanz was born on 12 June 1971 in Graz, Austria. She is an actress and writer, known for In aller Freundschaft (1998), The Leaving (2003) and Tierärztin Dr. Mertens (2006). She has been married to Jan Batu-Lanz since 2008. They have one child.- Actress
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Doris Golpashin was born on 17 August 1980 in Grieskirchen, Upper Austria, Austria. She is an actress and director, known for Free Rainer (2007), Falco - Verdammt, wir leben noch! (2008) and Kommissar Rex (1994). She has been married to Klaas Heufer-Umlauf since 6 August 2022. They have two children.- Actress
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Elke Winkens was born on 25 March 1970 in Heinsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Kommissar Rex (1994), Arschkalt (2011) and Die kranken Schwestern (1995).- Franziska Weisz was born on 4 May 1980 in Vienna, Austria. She is an actress, known for Hotel (2004), Mutig in die neuen Zeiten (2005) and Tage, die es nicht gab (2022). She has been married to Felix Herzogenrath since 2015.
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Senta Berger was born in 1941 in Vienna, Austria to her father Josef Berger who was a musician and her mother Therese Berger, a school teacher. Senta and her father performed together when she was just four years old. She sang and her dad played the piano. At five years old, she took ballet lessons and at 14, Berger turned to acting taking private lessons. She left her private school education at 16. In 1957, Berger was discovered by famous director Willi Forst and played a small role in a film. She was accepted to the Max Reinhardt Seminar. In 1958, Berger was the youngest member at the Vienna Theater in Josefstadt. Director Bernhard Wicki and producer Artur Brauner sought after Senta producing the film The Good Soldier, by Heinz Rühmann. It succeeded and Brauner used her in several films. In 1962, Berger moved to Hollywood and starred with Charlton Heston, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Richard Harris, George Hamilton, Kirk Douglas, John Wayne and Yul Brynner. In 1969 she returned to Europe and was seen during the 1970's in Italian productions of various genres. In 1967, she returned to the silver screen with an Alain Delon film. In 1968, Berger played in the three-part thriller Babeck by Herbert Reinecker. 1970 was her debut as Producer of her own company. As director she put her husband's film before the camera. Further, international successful of films of her production company have included The White Rose, The Nasty Girl and Mother Courage. In addition, Berger expanded her European career in France and Italy. The birth of her two sons, Simon (b. 1972) and Luca (b. 1979) prompted Berger to turn back to the theater. In 1985/86, she managed her TV comeback in front of the German-speaking audience in the television series Kir Royal co-starring with Franz Xaver Kroetz , Dieter Hildebrandt and Billie Zöckler. Many TV series guest appearances followed.- Actress
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Julia Stemberger was born on 29 January 1965 in Vienna, Austria. She is an actress, known for Mutig in die neuen Zeiten (2005), Swing Kids (1993) and Freier Fall (1997). She was previously married to Christian Altenburger.- Barbara Wussow was born on 28 March 1961 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Il mistero del lago (2009), The Black Forest Hospital (1985) and Ariadna (1990). She has been married to Albert Fortell since 26 May 1990. They have two children.
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Sabine Petzl is an Austrian actress, born in Vienna, known for TV Series, such as "Medicopter117", "Küstenwache", "Kommissar Rex", "Der Alte" and many more. She worked as a TV Pronouncer and TV host at Austrian Broadcast Station ORF, before she decided to follow her acting and singing talents. Also as a coach for camera training, language and pronunciation working in Austria and Germany. Also on tour with her Kids- Program "KIBUKI", a mobile cinema for kindergarten- children, inspiring parents, to not forget about reading books to their little ones. she is living in Salzburg, Austria since 2014 with her son.- Sandra Cervik was born on 18 September 1966 in Vienna, Austria. She is an actress, known for Stockinger (1996), Der eingebildete Kranke (2005) and Kommissar Rex (1994). She is married to Herbert Föttinger.
- Amira El Sayed is an Austrian-Egyptian actress based in Berlin, Germany. She spent her early years living in Alexandria, Egypt and was brought up bilingual with both Arabic and German. She studied acting at the renowned Max Reinhardt-Seminar. She left University in the first year of studying to be able to work on a theatre play of Paul Schrader, where she was noticed by her agent. She wrote a book about the political developments in Egypt, titled "Klang der Freiheit" /"Sound of freedom". It was published in 2013 by the publishing house "Letter P" in Austria. She now lives in Berlin. Her first international film was "A Hologram for the King", starring Tom Hanks and directed by Tom Tykwer.
- Larissa Marolt was born on 10 July 1992 in St. Kanzian, Austria. She is an actress, known for Unter uns (1994), Hopped Up - Friedliche Droge (2013) and Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996).
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Charming, dainty Heidelinde Weis shot to instant stardom after her dual role in the three-part miniseries Die Frau in Weiß (1971), based on the 19th century novel by mystery writer Wilkie Collins. In Germany, this production ended up being classified as a 'Straßenfeger' (which translates to 'street sweeper'), since it was viewed by so many people that the streets were literally empty when the show went to air. Weis, as the titular mystery 'woman in white' and the gentle, soulful Laura Fairlie, excelled in a cast which included Christoph Bantzer, Pinkas Braun, Eric Pohlmann and Helmut Käutner.
Austrian-born Weis attended a trade school and then studied acting at the prestigious Max-Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna from 1957 to 1958. The following year, she became an ensemble member of the Theater in der Josefstadt. Since then, she has performed in classical plays on many stages throughout Germany and Austria. The screen saw her first in Wolfgang Liebeneiner's romantic comedy Ich heirate Herrn Direktor (1960), already cast as the female lead opposite Gerhard Riedmann and Hans Söhnker. She played the titular heroine in several popular motion pictures, including Dead Woman from Beverly Hills (1964) and the historical biopic Liselotte von der Pfalz (1966) (this won her a German Film Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role). Likewise, on the small screen, she headlined as Mary Rose (1961) and Eurydike (1964), and co-starred with Claus Biederstaedt in the 20-part series Meine Frau Susanne (1963).
Through the succeeding decades, Weis made guest appearances in a number of popular crime series (Der Kommissar (1969), Derrick (1974), etc.), enjoyed a recurring role in the dynastic TV drama Das Erbe der Guldenburgs (1987) and had starring turns in tele-movies like Quadrille (1986), Die selige Edwina Black (1987) and the revenge drama Gabriellas Rache (1994). She co-starred with Christiane Hörbiger in the comedy series Neue Freunde, neues Glück (2005) and Das Glück ist ein Kaktus (2011); and with Peter Weck in Glück auf vier Rädern (2006) and Ein Ferienhaus auf Ibiza (2008). In the turbulent 'odd couple' comedy Liebe für Fortgeschrittene (2008), she played a tough businesswoman involved with an eccentric gardener (Günther Maria Halmer).
In addition to her acting career, Heidelinde Weis also enjoyed success as a singer and writer of chansons, releasing a trio of albums between 1975 and 1979.
The actress had her fair share of personal setbacks, including the loss of her husband of 38 years, Hellmuth Duna, in 1998. She survived both breast cancer (2010) and bladder cancer (2016). In 2022, she published a delightfully optimistic autobiography, entitled 'Das Beste kommt noch' (The Best is yet to come). Sadly, she passed away on November 24 2023 in her hometown of Villach, Kärnten, at the age of 83.- Actress
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Zoë Straub, known professionally as Zoë, stylized as ZOË, is an Austrian singer, songwriter and actress. She represented Austria with the song "Loin d'ici" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and placed thirteenth in the grand final.
The last few years the singer and actress has been musically very active. She released her first album "Debut", which very quickly achieved gold status, after which she toured Austria and Europe. Her single "C'est la Vie" was No.1 in Italy for many months, and also became a big radio hit in some European countries. Her release "Tout Paris" is on its way to hit a million Spotify streams.
ZOË also started her career as an actress: in addition to several series and film appearances, she appeared in the first German Netflix production "Isi und Ossi", as well as the most successful Austrian series of the last 10 years "Vorstadtweiber", among others.
After her last single releases "Tout Paris" and "Rêverie", she released the song "Loin d'ici (far from here)": a new, modern and up-to-date version of the 2016 ESC hit "Loin d'ici", this time with the support of newcomer Leonardo Davi, who enriches the song with English verses.- Muriel Baumeister was born on 24 January 1972 in Salzburg, Austria. She is an actress, known for Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997), Ein Haus in der Toscana (1991) and Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova (1992). She was previously married to Rainer Strecker.
- Andrea Wenzl is known for The Fatherless (2011), Crossing Boundaries (2012) and Woman of the Dead (2022).
- Gorgeous and appealing brunette knockout Herta-Maria Perschy was born on September 23, 1938, in Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria. Maria moved to Vienna at age 17 to study acting at the prestigious Max Reinhardt Seminar. After finishing her education in Vienna, Perschy moved to Germany for further training and began her career acting in German comedies in the mid-'50s (her teacher, 'Suzi Nicoletta', helped Perschy get a contract at Bavaria Film Studios). She went on to act in an eclectic array of movies in such genres as drama, horror, Western and action/adventure, made in Europe and the US. Maria was usually cast in sexpot roles in her English-language films. She was nominated for the Golden Laurel Award for Top Female New Face in 1964. In 1971 she suffered a burn injury while filming a movie in Spain; she underwent several operations and then resumed her career. In 1977 she moved to Los Angeles and was married to a writer, who committed suicide in 1983. In 1985 she moved back to her native Austria and continued to act in both plays and TV series.
Maria Perschy died from cancer at age 66 on December 3, 2004; she was married twice and was survived by a daughter. - Fanny Stavjanik was born on 13 April 1966 in Vienna, Austria. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Beautiful Girl (2015) and Hades - Eine (fast) wahre Geschichte aus der Unterwelt (2023). She is married to Thomas Herrmann. They have one child.
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Julia Sophie Schabus was born on 1 March 1992 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria. She is an actress and director, known for Vis-à-Vis (2012), Tödlicher Rausch (2011) and Die Bergretter (2009).- Actress
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- Cornelia Ivancan completed her acting training at the European Theater Institute in Berlin, followed by residences in New York, London and a film debut in "Der Vampir auf der Couch" alongside Tobias Moretti and Jeanette Hain. The film had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival and won the Gold Prize at the Montreal Fantasia Film Festival in 2015. In 2014 she starred in the international production "Woman in Gold" alongside Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds, directed by Simon Curtis, and co-starred with Christina Hendricks for Matthew Weiners "The Romanoffs" in 2017. In addition to other film and television engagements, Cornelia Ivancan is known to a wider audience for her roles in the Austrian drama series "Copstories" and Bully Herbig's "Bullyparade - Der Film". In 2021 she starred in "Smother", a psychological drama with horror elements, directed by Achmed Abdel Salam. "Smother" will have its world premiere at "Diagonale - Festival of Austrian Film" in March 2023.
- At first she wanted to become a dancer. Sonja Kirchberger took classical ballet lessons for 10 years and was part of the ballet ensemble at the Vienna Opera from 1974 to 1978. Then Sonja Kirchberger left the spotlight and became a dental assistant. She also worked as a model. At the age of 21, she came to the attention of director Robert van Ackeren, who first saw Sonja Kirchberger in a furniture catalog. He also discovered her talent and hired her for the lead role in the film "The Venus Trap", which also marked her breakthrough as an actress.
After the big screen success with which she is still identified today, the Viennese took acting, speaking and singing lessons. In 1990 she played the role of Nene in the film "Sissi" directed by Christoph Böll. In the same year she filmed again with Robert von Ackeren, "The True Story of Men and Women". She starred with Hollywood star Anthony Quinn in the 1995 film "Seven Servants" directed by Daryush Shokof and also appeared in international TV productions, such as "Alerte Rouge" in France in 1991, "Padre Papa" and "Fratello Mio" in 1996 " and in 1998 in "Il fondo al Cuore".
Sonja Kirchberger's important productions also include "Peanuts - the bank pays everything" directed by Carlo Rola and "Our Man" directed by Rainer Bär, both from 1995, as well as "Dance on the Volcano" in 1996 and "Gigolo" in 1998. . She also played the dancer Lajana in Dieter Wedel's highly acclaimed multi-part film "The King of St. Pauli" (1997/98). In 1999 she impressed as Inspector Anna Göllner in "Kill me softly", in the role of a single mother in the melodrama "The Lover" and as an unscrupulous businesswoman active in the human organ trade in the science fiction thriller "The Runner" by director Michael Rowitz.
In addition to the successful film adaptation of Utta Danella's novel "The Black Mirror" from 2000 and the second Anna Göllner film adaptation, which was shown on RTL in autumn 2001, Kirchberger played in the RTL fantasy/adventure TV movie "Lenya - The Greatest Warrior of all time" the black magician Kundrie. This film was also broadcast in autumn 2001. She also appeared in a guest role in Dieter Wedel's multi-part series "The Semmeling Affair". She also appeared in a number of stage plays, such as twice as Buhlschaft in "Everyman" in the Berlin Cathedral in 1996/97. In 1995 she went on tour with "Weibsteufel" and from 1997 to 1998 as "Effi Briest". In October 2001, Sonja Kirchberger was seen again in the Berlin Cathedral for the 15th anniversary of the "Everyman Festival".
In 2003 she appeared in front of the camera for the TV productions "Your Hardest Case" and "Savoy with Chopsticks" and again on the theater stage for "Madame Melville". In April 2005, Sonja Kirchberger, Julia Stemberger and Marianne Mendt caused a stir with their reading of "Vagina Monologues" in Vienna. This was followed in September 2005 by the audio book production "Sonja Kirchberger reads Christmas stories". At the 2006 Nibelungen Festival, Kirchberger played in "Siegfried's Women" directed by Dieter Wedel.
In her personal life, Sonja Kirchberger is the mother of two children and lives in Mallorca.