Brunette leading actress of 1950's and 60's German film, trained at the theatre school of the Preußische Staatstheater in Berlin. A prolific stage actress with residencies at the Münchner Kammerspiele, the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, and, latterly the Staatlichen Schauspielbühnen Berlin and the Schillertheater. On screen, mostly in TV roles from 1965. Specialised in playing resolute, emancipated women of middle-class background.