Solveig Dommartin
Solveig Dommartin (lang; 16 May 1961 – 11 January 2007) was a French actress and filmmaker. She appeared in seven major films, including Wings of Desire (1987), Until the End of the World (1991), and Faraway, So Close! She was also known as a writer (Until the End of the World), editor (Tokyo-Ga), and director (Il suffirait d'un pont).
Also recorded as Solveig Danièle Jeanne Dommartin
Solveig Dommartin

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- Name
- Solveig Dommartin
- Born
- 16 May 1961
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 11 January 2007
- Full name
- Solveig Danièle Jeanne Dommartin.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- actress, screenwriter, film editor and director.
- Education
- Paris 8 University.
- Languages
- French.
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Solveig Dommartin (lang; 16 May 1961 – 11 January 2007) was a French actress and filmmaker. She appeared in seven major films, including Wings of Desire (1987), Until the End of the World (1991), and Faraway, So Close! She was also known as a writer (Until the End of the World), editor (Tokyo-Ga), and director (Il suffirait d'un pont).
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• Name — Solveig Dommartin • Born — 16 May 1961 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 11 January 2007 • Place of death — Paris, France
Biography
Biography
Her acting career began in the theatre with Compagnie Timothee Laine and with the Theater Labor Warschau. She began her career in film as an assistant of Jacques Rozier. Her debut as a film actress was in Wings of Desire (1987), by Wim Wenders, with whom she was in a relationship. She learned circus acrobatics for the role in only eight weeks, and performed without using a stunt double. She co-authored Until the End of the World (1991) with Wenders and travelled around the world with him in search of locations for the project. Wim Wenders said about Until the End of the World: "Solveig Dommartin and I had written the story of our film together, and we thought that we only had the right to enter into such a sacred area like a person's dreams, if we would bring something into the work that was sacred to ourselves". She had one daughter, Venus. Dommartin died of a heart attack in Paris in 2007 at the age of 45.
Filmography
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Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1987 — Wings of Desire — Marion • 1989 — The Prisoner of St. Petersburg — Elena • 1990 — Je t'ai dans la peau — Jeanne • No Fear, No Die — Toni • 1991 — Until the End of the World — Claire Tourneur • 1993 — Faraway, So Close! — Marion • 1994 — I Can't Sleep — Blonde Woman • 1997 — Eiffel Tower Trilogy: Height, Weight & Gravity — Solveig — Short Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1983 — Cinéma Cinémas — Herself — TV series documentary • 1995 — Navarro — Clémence Larue — Episodes: "L'ombre d'un père" "Sentiments mortels" • 1996 — Commandant Nerval — Suzy — Episode: "A qui profite le crime?" Editor • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1985 — Tokyo-Ga — Editor — Documentary Writer • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1991 — Until the End of the World — Co-story Director • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1998 — Si il suffirait d'un pont (It Would Only Take a Bridge) — Short
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Solveig Dommartin is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as actress, screenwriter, film editor and director.
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1961
Solveig Dommartin was born on 16 May 1961.
2007
Solveig Dommartin died on 11 January 2007.
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Identity and origins. Recorded at birth as Solveig Danièle Jeanne Dommartin. The authorities additionally record the heading Solveig Danièle Jeanne Dommartin. Her recorded language was French.
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