Sunnyi Melles
Princess Sunnyi of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (née Melles, born 7 October 1958) is a Swiss-Hungarian actress active in Germany and Austria.
Sunnyi Melles

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- Born
- 1958 · Luxembourg.
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- actress · singer · musician
- Education
- Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts
- Honours
- Bavarian Order of Merit · Nestroy Theatre Prize · Deutscher Schauspielpreis
- Languages
- German
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She is the only daughter of Austrian orchestral conductor Carl Melles and Hungarian noblewoman Judith von Rohonczy (1929-2001), an actress, daughter of actress Ila Lóth. Since 1993, she has been married to Prince Peter of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1954), son of photographer Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. They have a son and a daughter: Prince Constantin Victor Ludwig of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1994) Princess Leonille Elisabeth Judith Maria Anna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1996).
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
Derrick - Season 8, Episode 8: "Prozente" (1981, TV series episode), as Alice Hollerer Die Leidenschaftlichen (1982, TV film), as Charlotte Who's Crazy, Doc? (1982), as Marlene Schulz Tatort: Miriam (1983, TV series episode), as Miriam Schultheiss The Roaring Fifties (1983), as Bambi Rote Erde (1983, TV series), as Sylvia von Kampen Paradise (1986), as Angelika Maschenka (1987), as Lilli '38 – Vienna Before the Fall (1987), as Carola Faust (1988), as Gretchen (with Helmut Griem as Faust) Money (1989), as Gabriele Gessmann Mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen (1990, TV miniseries), as Norma Desmond Ich schenk dir die Sterne (1991), as Laura Montesi Maigret: Maigret at the Crossroads (1992, TV series episode), as Else The Rat (1997, TV film), as Damroka Long Hello and Short Goodbye (1999), as Aurelia Olgas Sommer (2004), as Ella Live Wire (2009), as Sigrid Freesmann The Marriage Swindler and His Wife (2012, TV film), as Gabriele Muntz Freshly Squeezed (2012), as Franziska Schnidt Hotel Adlon: A Family Saga (2013, TV miniseries), as Ottilie Schadt The Invention of Love, as Amine von Kirsch Altes Geld (2015), as Liane Rauchensteiner Der Bauer zu Nathal (2018) Kaisersturz as German Empress Augusta Victoria The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018), as Mrs. Silberzweig Enfant Terrible (2020) Triangle of Sadness (2022) Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (2024), as Marlene Dietrich Mr. K (2024)
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
2024: "Beste Schauspielerin" (best actress) for Die Zweiflers (ARD/Degeto/hr/Turbokultur)

Verleihung des Nestroy-Theaterpreises 2009: Sunnyi Melles und Nicholas Ofczarek (Circus Roncalli auf dem Wiener Rathausplatz).
Manfred Werner - Tsui

Sunnyi Melles beim Nestroy-Theaterpreis 2012 im MuseumsQuartier in Wien.
Manfred Werner - Tsui
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