Charlotte Kerr
Charlotte Kerr (29 May 1927 – 28 December 2011) was a German director, film producer, actress, writer and journalist. She first performed on stage in Fritz Kortner’s version of Schiller's Don Carlos in 1951. She became well known for her television role as commander of the spaceship Hydra in the Raumpatrouille series and for her appearances in the films of Rainer Erler, including Fleisch (1979).
Charlotte Kerr
- 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
- Full name
- Charlotte Klein.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
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Charlotte Kerr (29 May 1927 – 28 December 2011) was a German director, film producer, actress, writer and journalist. She first performed on stage in Fritz Kortner’s version of Schiller's Don Carlos in 1951. She became well known for her television role as commander of the spaceship Hydra in the Raumpatrouille series and for her appearances in the films of Rainer Erler, including Fleisch (1979).
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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.
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• 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
Filmography
Filmography
• 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)
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1927
Charlotte Kerr born at Frankfurt.
2011
Charlotte Kerr died at Bern.
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