Emerging from a theatrical family in Hamburg, she studied drama at the Hochschule für Theater und Musik before becoming a leading figure at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus under Peter Zadek, earning the 1988 “Actress of the Year” accolade from Theater heute. Her screen debut in Tankred Dorst’s Eisenhans (1983) secured the Federal Film Prize for best young actress, and a series of collaborations with…
