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Pam Ferris was born on 11 May 1948 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress, known for Matilda (1996), Children of Men (2006) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). She has been married to Roger Frost since August 1986.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Chris Barrie was born Christopher Jonathan Brown on March 28, 1960, in a British military hospital in Hanover, Germany. He was brought up in Northern Ireland and was a boarder at Methodist College Belfast. He was Head Boy in his final year and played the lead in a "Dial M for Murder" production. He started a business course at Brighton Polytechnic but dropped out. After working at various jobs and developing his impressionist skills, he decided to shift careers to television and film.
He originally met Rob Grant and Doug Naylor on Jasper Carrott's Carrott's Lib (1982), and eventually went on to perform on the radio, for a show called "Son of Cliche", which both Rob Grant and Doug Naylor were working on. Around this time, he was working on the television show, Spitting Image (1984).
This association with Rob Grant and Doug Naylor later caused the two of them to have him audition for Red Dwarf (1988). A few years after the beginning of Red Dwarf (1988), he brought life to another character in the sitcom The Brittas Empire (1991).
He lives in Berkshire, England, with his wife Alecks.- Actress
- Composer
- Music Department
Lena Meyer-Landrut was born on 23 May 1991 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress and composer, known for What a Man (2011), Lena: If I Wasn't Your Daughter (2017) and Lena: Thank You (2018). She has been married to Mark Forster since 2020. They have one child.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Erdogan Atalay was born in Hannover, Germany, on September 22, 1966 to a Turkish father and a German mother. Erdogan took up acting classes at "Hochschule fur Musik und darstellende Kunst" in Hamburg in 1984. After guest-starring in various TV movies and series, Erdogan landed the leading role of Detective Superintendent "Semir Gerkhan" in the series "Alarm fur Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei" in 1995 - this until today.- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Bora Dagtekin was born on 27 October 1978 in Hannover, Germany. He is a writer and producer, known for Suck Me Shakespeer (2013), The Perfect Secret (2019) and Türkisch für Anfänger (2012).- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Born in 1973 in Hannover, Germany, Dennis Gansel studied at Munich Film School HFF. Remarkably his first feature length movie Das Phantom (2000) was shot while he was still studying. Between his movies Girls on Top (2001), Before the Fall (2004) and The Wave (2008) he spent a long time struggling for the budget of the films. During these times he shot commercials. Dennis Gansel lives in Berlin.- Actress
- Director
Lena Kalisch was born in 1989 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress and director, known for The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018), Tatort (1970) and Fucking Drama (2017).- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Helmfried von Lüttichau was born on 20 November 1956 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Hubert ohne Staller (2011), Der letzte Bulle (2010) and Zwei Ärzte sind einer zu viel (2006). He has been married to Gabriela Raible since 2015. He was previously married to Karin Werner.- Writer
- Director
- Actress
Dörrie completed her schooling at a humanistic high school, from which she graduated in 1973 with her Abitur. In the same year he spent two years in the USA. There she studied film and acting at the Drama Department at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. This was followed by studies at the New School of Social Research in New York. She also worked in cafés and as a projectionist in the Goethe House in New York. In 1975 she returned to Germany. She then studied at the University of Television and Film in Munich. At the same time, she worked as a film critic journalist for the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Her final film is entitled "The First Waltz" and was broadcast on Bavarian television as "Max and Sandie". Doris Dörrie made various documentaries until 1982. In 1983 she made her first feature film in Munich called "Mitten ins Herz". Three years later she had a cinema hit with the title "Men". The well-known actors Uwe Ochsenknecht and Heiner Lauterbach star in the chaotic relationship comedy. The play became the most successful German film of 1986. Doris Dörrie was married to Helge Weindler from 1988 to 1996. Their daughter Carla was born in 1990.
In 1991 she had another cinema success with the title "Happy Birthday, Turk". She filmed the novel by the German writer Jakob Arjouni, a novel in the Kayankaya series. The witty film is in the tradition of classic detective films and tells the story of the search for a missing person in the Frankfurt milieu. The Turkish private detective Kayankaya, played by Hansa Czypionka, experiences police corruption. In 1994, Doris Dörrie shot the comedy film "Nobody Loves Me" with Maria Schrader. This production is about personal happiness. The work was honored with the silver film ribbon, the leading actress Maria Schrader with the gold film ribbon.
Her other film works include "No Trace of Romanticism" from 1980, "Between" from 1981, "Love in Germany" from 1989 and "Enlightenment Guaranteed" from 1999. Among all her film works The director also wrote the script herself. The films were often cast with well-known actors such as Senta Berger, Gottfried John or Uwe Ochsenknecht. She also shot the documentary entitled "What can it be?" In addition to her role behind the camera, she also performed guest roles in front of the camera. For example, she played in the film "The Leading Man" from 1977 or in "King Kong's Fist" and in "Back to Go" from 2000.
In addition to her film work, Doris Dörrie realized literary projects. This is how the short stories entitled "Love, Pain and All the Damned Stuff" and "What Do You Want from Me?" were created. She also wrote the short story "The Man of My Dreams" and the novel "What Do We Do Now?" In 1991 her collection of short stories entitled "Forever and Ever" was created. The 300-page work was well received by critics. In 2002 her film work entitled "Naked" and her novel "Happy" followed. In 2005 she staged Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto" at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich under the musical direction of Zubin Mehta.
In the same year, 2005, she directed Giacomo Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" at the Gärtnerplatztheater. At the Salzburg Festival in 2006 she staged Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "La finta Giardiniera".- Nazan Gökdemir was born on 31 December 1980 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress, known for Stralsund (2009), Wilsberg (1995) and Familie Fröhlich - Schlimmer geht immer (2010).
- Tanja Tischewitsch was born on 18 August 1989 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress, known for Asphaltgorillas (2018), Alles was zählt (2006) and Herz über Kopf (2019).
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Caro Cult was born on 27 June 1994 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Babylon Berlin (2017) and Fucking Berlin (2016).- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Veit Helmer was born on 24 April 1968 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is a director and producer, known for Tuvalu (1999), Surprise! (1995) and Absurdistan (2008).- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Klaus Meine was born on 25 May 1948 in Hannover, Germany. He is an actor and composer, known for Hellboy (2019), On Deadly Ground (1994) and Knight and Day (2010). He has been married to Gabi Meine since 24 March 1976.- Actor
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- Writer
Dieter Borsche was born on 25 October 1909 in Hannover, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Die große Versuchung (1952), Fanfaren der Liebe (1951) and No Greater Love (1952). He was married to Ursula Willick, Monika Drum and Ursula Poser. He died on 5 August 1982 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany.- Markus Boysen was born on 3 September 1954 in Hannover, Germany. He is an actor, known for Kanzleramt (2005), Wer erschoß Boro? (1987) and Ku'damm 56 (2016).
- Actress
Rike Schmid was born on 19 July 1979 in Hannover, Germany. She is an actress, known for Don 2 (2011), Schwere Jungs (2006) and Rote Rosen (2006).- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Matthias Jabs was born on 25 October 1955 in Hannover, Germany. He is an actor and composer, known for Queen: Die Show (2006), Scorpions: Believe in Love (1988) and Scorpions: Wind of Change (1991).- Lucas Prisor was born on 23 September 1983 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is an actor, known for Elle (2016), My Zoe (2019) and Young & Beautiful (2013).
- Anke Retzlaff was born on 25 March 1989 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress, known for Puppe (2012), Tatort (1970) and Für immer Sommer.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Oliver Kalkofe was born on 12 September 1965 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Der Wixxer (2004), The Vexxer (2007) and Kalkofes Mattscheibe (1994).- Kathrin Kühnel was born on 10 January 1977 in Hannover, Germany. She is an actress, known for Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013), Die Novizin (2002) and Tatort (1970).
- Nicola Tiggeler was born on 1 April 1960 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Storm of Love (2005), Der Fahnder (1984) and Inseln unter dem Wind (1995). She has been married to Timothy Peach since 1988. They have two children.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Jürgen Jürges was born on 12 December 1940 in Hannover, Germany. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Wege in die Nacht (1999), Schatten der Zeit (2004) and Sawdust Tales (1997). He has been married to Gunda Jürges since 27 June 1978.- Marcel Werner was born on 13 March 1952 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. He was an actor, known for Michael Kramer (1984), Etwas wird sichtbar (1981) and Tatort (1970). He died on 10 June 1986 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Lars Becker was born on 12 January 1954 in Hannover, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Zum Sterben zu früh (2015), Nachtschicht (2003) and Rette deine Haut (2001).- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Nele Wohlatz was born in 1982 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is a director and producer, known for The Future Perfect (2016), Dormir De Olhos Abertos (2024) and Ricardo Bär (2013).- Actress
- Editor
- Director
Barbara Kowa was born on 5 March 1973 in Hannover, Germany. She is an actress and editor, known for Dreaming Mali (2010), Blues (2012) and Lexx (1996).- Annalena Baerbock was born on 15 December 1980 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. She has been married to Daniel Holefleisch since 2007. They have two children.
- Matthias Fuchs was born on 3 November 1939 in Hannover, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der erste Frühlingstag (1956), Ferien auf Immenhof (1957) and Lola (1981). He was married to Ilse Welter. He died on 31 December 2001 in Hamburg, Germany.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Actress
Sabine Zimmermann was born on 22 July 1951 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany. She was an assistant director and producer, known for Verbrechen, die Geschichte machten (1995), K - Verbrechen im Fadenkreuz (1992) and Natascha Kampusch - 3096 Tage Gefangenschaft (2010). She died on 1 May 2020 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.- Actor
- Producer
Oliver Broumis was born in Hannover, Germany where he grew up.
Right after College he went to the Hamburg University of Music and Dramatic Arts for a 4 years education in acting. Since then, he also did a lot of training in Los Angeles with M. K. Lewis (Film Tech), Sam Christensen (S. Chr. Process) and Frank Betzelt, Berlin (Meisner Technique). He began his professional life with the German/Swiss film "Immer & Ewig"/"Always & Forever", a modern version of the Jean Paul Sartre play "The game is over". At the same time he also started in theaters all over Germany with plays of Shakespeare, Goethe and others.
Through the war movies "Stalingrad" and "Hasenjagd"/"The quality of mercy" he discovered his fondness and ability to play emotional disturbed and volatile characters.
In 2002 his interest in film politics made him one of the co-founders of the "film.lounge.berlin", a meeting and networking spot for the Berlin film industry.
In 2004 he played the German zoologist and wild life activist "Bernhard Grzimek" who was responsible for the conservation of natural world heritage like the Tanzanian Serengeti National Park. As a boy of 4 years he grew up with Bernhard Grzimek's monthly TV show and he decided to become this fighting man - 3 decades later that happened.
Also in 2004 he produced the documentary "Zwischen Kopf and Himmel" of a young first time director. It is a movie about the life of women in East Africa.
At the moment he his working with a German director on the script of "Rigby". A film about death and the process of dying. The story explores the question If you are able to live in the presence of your own mortality and transience, what benefits for your life you will get out of it ?! For research he worked a few weeks in a local hospice. He will also play the main part in the film.
He is also working on two documentaries for the first time. In 2013 he did the "Raindance Berlin Documentary Foundation Course" (Raindance Film Festival) to expand his abilities as a filmmaker.
From 2013 to 2015 he was a coach and director for prison theater in womens prison Berlin - Pankow, projects "Home" and "Identity"
In Feb. 2021 he took part with 184 other LGBTQIA+ Actors in the Initiative #Actout of the famous german SZ-Magazin.
In his private life he is an enthusiastic traveler around the world.
Oliver Broumis is based in Berlin.- Actor
- Producer
Bruno Eyron was born on 4 November 1964 in Lühnde, Hannover, Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Space Island One (1998), Partners in Justice (2014) and Hititya Madalyonun Sirri (2013).- Sineb El Masrar was born in 1981 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- Hanns Lothar was born on 10 April 1929 in Hannover, Germany. He was an actor, known for One, Two, Three (1961), The Buddenbrooks (1959) and The Buddenbrooks (1959). He was married to Wiemer, Gabriele, Ingrid Andree and Kari Noller. He died on 11 March 1967 in Hamburg, West Germany.
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- Location Management
Marc Schölermann was born on 14 October 1971 in Hannover, Germany. He is a director and production manager, known for Pathology (2008), Inner City Blues (1998) and Ende (1998).- Annemarie Carpendale was born on 29 October 1977 in Hannover, Germany. She is an actress, known for Das Traumschiff (1981), The Country Doctor (1987) and Men in the City 2 (2011). She has been married to Wayne Carpendale since 28 September 2013. They have one child.
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Rudolf Jugert was born on 30 September 1907 in Hannover, Germany. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Mistress (1952), Film Without a Name (1948) and Die feuerrote Baronesse (1959). He died on 14 April 1979 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.- Fritz Odemar was born on 13 January 1890 in Hannover, Germany. He was an actor, known for M (1931), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1937) and 1914, die letzten Tage vor dem Weltbrand (1931). He was married to Erika Nymgau-Odemar. He died on 6 June 1955 in Munich, Germany.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
- Art Director
Eberhard Schröder was born on 18 November 1933 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. He was an assistant director and director, known for Massage Parlor '73 (1972), Madame and Her Niece (1969) and Hausfrauen-Report (1971). He died on 1 April 1974 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Peter F. Bringmann was born on 1 August 1946 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Theo gegen den Rest der Welt (1980), Die Heartbreakers (1983) and Mord ist kein Geschäft (1971).- Gisa Zach was born on 23 May 1974 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress, known for Unter uns (1994), Das Traumschiff (1981) and Morden im Norden (2012).
- Natalie Holle was born in 1993 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress, known for ... Where Is She Now? (2015), The Midas Touch (2020) and Busted (2014).
- Lucie Höflich was born on 20 February 1883 in Hannover, Germany. She was an actress, known for Anastasia: The Czar's Last Daughter (1956), Tartuffe (1925) and Sky Without Stars (1955). She was married to Georg Anton Mayer and Emil Jannings. She died on 9 October 1956 in Berlin, Germany.
- Art Department
- Writer
- Actor
Tex Rubinowitz was born on 5 December 1961 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is a writer and actor, known for Before Sunrise (1995), Roadhouse 66 (1984) and Dorfers Donnerstalk (2004).- Michael Schiller was born in 1963 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Schindler's List (1993), Lotta in Love (2006) and The Country Doctor (1987).
- Kerim König gained first stage experiences with bands and ensembles as a drummer, singer and guitarist. He studied "Cultural Studies and Aesthetic Practice" with a focus on music and media at the University of Hildesheim. Already during his studies he wrote his first soundtracks for short and animated films by the directors Lothar Herzog and Jan-Peter Meier. To deepen his knowledge he participated in the "Hollywood Music Workshop" under the direction of Conrad Pope in Baden near Vienna. König then moved to Berlin and his first commissions for various television productions followed.
On the Cologne label Hey!blau Records König releases solo albums that show other image-independent facets of his compositions. During the production of the albums he collaborated with the Japanese concert pianist Mayuko Miyata, the Oriel Quartet and the New Zealand singer Teresa Bergman. - Actor
- Producer
Daniele Rizzo was born on 19 January 1984 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Blood Red Sky (2021), Der letzte Bulle (2019) and Heldt (2013).- Ulf Nadrowski was born on 4 April 1966 in Hannover, Germany. He is an actor, known for Mute (2018), Tatort (1970) and High Society (2017).
- Karl-Heinz Thomas was born on 15 February 1937 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is an actor.