Charlotte Kerr

In 1971, she was a member of the jury at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. In 1983, during the filming of a film about the Greek minister Melina Mercouri, Kerr met the Swiss poet Friedrich Dürrenmatt. They became close after discussing his latest play Achterloo and were married in 1984. The two collaborated on the film Portrait eines Planeten and the play Rollenspiele. Her autobiography, Die Frau im roten Mantel, discussed her life with the writer. In 2000, her Centre Dürrenmatt was opened in Neuchâtel. She died on 28 December 2011 in a hospital in Bern.

• Name — Charlotte Kerr • Born — 29 May 1927 • Birthplace — Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany • Died — 28 December 2011 • Place of death — Bern, Switzerland • Occupation — film director, film producer, actress, writer, and journalist

• Carnival in White (1952) - Peggy Swenson • Dein Mund verspricht mir Liebe (1954) • Heldinnen (1960, screenplay) • The Miracle of Father Malachia (1961) - Dr. Renate Kellinghus • Raumpatrouille (1966, TV series) - General Lydia van Dyke • The New Life Style (1968) - Frau Bergmann • Peter und Sabine (1968) - Frauenärztin • Mattanza – ein Liebestraum (1969) - Geraldine • Your Caresses (1969) - Mother • Alexander Zwo (1972–1973, TV miniseries) - Maud • Temptation in the Summer Wind (1972) • Only the Wind Knows the Answer (1974) - Hilde Hellmann • Abelard (film) (1977) - Prosecutor • Plutonium (film) (1978, TV film) - Anna Ferroli • Fleisch (1979, TV film) - Dr. Jackson • Swann in Love (1984) - Sous-maitresse • Raumpatrouille Orion – Rücksturz ins Kino (2003) - General Lydia van Dyke (archive footage)