Born in Saarbrücken and initially employed as a teacher in Upper Bavaria, she entered the performing arts through Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s anti-theater troupe in the 1960s, which led to her screen debut in the short Fernes Jamaica (1969). Her early film work is closely linked to Fassbinder, appearing in titles such as Love Is Colder Than Death, Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?, The American Soldier, T…
