Ingrid van Bergen
German actress

Ingrid van Bergen

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German actress
Gender:
Female
Places:
Germany
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ActorVoice actor
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
15 June 1931(Gdańsk)
Family:
Spouse(s):
Michael Hinz
Children:
Carolin van Bergen
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Ingrid van Bergen (born 15 June 1931) is a German film actress. She has appeared in 100 films since 1954. She was born in Free City of Danzig, today Gdańsk, Poland.
On the night of 2-3 February 1977 she shot her lover, the money broker Klaus Knaths, dead. She was charged with murder but was convicted for manslaughter and sentenced to seven years imprisonment. She was released after five years, because of good behaviour.
She is also best known for her role in the film Richy Guitar (where German band Die Ärzte played roles) as Richy's mother. In 2009, she was the winner of Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!, the German edition of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

Selected filmography

  • Des Teufels General (1955)
  • The Muzzle (1958)
  • Wir Wunderkinder (1958)
  • Der eiserne Gustav (1958)
  • The Blue Moth (1959)
  • Rosen für den Staatsanwalt (de) (1959)
  • Triplets on Board (1959)
  • Cry Double Cross (de) (Bumerang) (1960)
  • Als geheilt entlassen (1960)
  • The High Life (1960)
  • We Cellar Children (1960)
  • The Avenger (1960)
  • Town Without Pity (1961)
  • The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
  • The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
  • Genosse Münchhausen (de) (1962)
  • Escape from East Berlin (1962)
  • Katz und Maus (de) (1967)
  • The New Adventures of Snow White (1969)
  • What Is the Matter with Willi? (1970)
  • The Vampire Happening (1971)
  • Vier gegen die Bank (de) (1976) (TV film)
  • Richy Guitar (de) (1985)
  • Der Madonna-Mann (1987)
  • Pakten (1995)
  • Angst (de) (2003)